Stocked

FMZ 10 · Morgan · Sudbury District · unofficial name

James Lake

James Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 800 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1996: 21 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Brook Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brook trout lakes in Zone 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201720182019: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k201920202021: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 800 Brook Trout80020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,250
    Last 10 yrs
    5,550

    Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings800
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (16 stockings, 1996–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-15Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-21Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-10Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-19Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-28Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-24Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-24Brook Troutyearlings375L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,125L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,125L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-11Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take

Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.

Where it is

46.6853, -81.2118 · Open in OpenStreetMap