Stocked

FMZ 4 · Bradshaw · Dryden District

Little Butler Lake

Little Butler Lake (FMZ 4) was last stocked in 2025 with 500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1952: 45 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 4 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 145 Brook Trout14520162017: 153 Brook Trout15320172018: 145 Brook Trout14520182019: 145 Brook Trout14520192020: 165 Brook Trout16520202021: 290 Brook Trout29020212022: 290 Brook Trout29020222023: 290 Brook Trout29020232024: 500 Brook Trout50020242025: 500 Brook Trout50020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    870
    Last 10 yrs
    2,478

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1995
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings500
2024Brook Troutyearlings500
2023Brook Troutyearlings290
2022Brook Troutyearlings290
2021Brook Troutyearlings290
2020Brook Troutyearlings165
2019Brook Troutyearlings145
2018Brook Troutyearlings145
2017Brook Troutyearlings153
2016Brook Troutyearlings145
Older records (35 stockings, 1952–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-09-24Brook Troutyearlings520Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-09-27Brook Troutsub-adults400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-06Brook Troutyearlings480L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-09Brook Troutyearlings480L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-04Brook Troutyearlings480Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-06Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings599Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-16Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-26Splakeyearlings1,200F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,200Rehabilitation
1987-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200Rehabilitation
1985-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,198Put-Grow-and Take
1983-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-04-07Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1979-03-26Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1976-04-21Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-08Brook Troutfingerlings4,000DN
1972-10-18Brook Troutyearlings3,000DN
1971-05-12Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000
1963-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,250
1960-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings7,200
1957-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
1955-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000

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

Where it is

49.4768, -91.8412 · Open in OpenStreetMap