Stocked

FMZ 10 · Bolger · Sault Ste Marie Blind River District

Mink Lake

Mink Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 700 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 29 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
2016: 750 Brook Trout750201620172018: 750 Brook Trout750201820192020: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k2022202320242025: 700 Brook Trout70020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    3,450

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

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1955
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings700
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings750
2016Brook Troutyearlings750
Older records (24 stockings, 1953–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-22Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-08Brook Troutyearlings850L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-11Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-19Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-27Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-19Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1992-05-24Brook Troutyearlings900Supplemental
1990-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1988-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,500Supplemental
1985-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1983-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1980-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1976-04-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1974-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,900
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,560
1955-06-01Smallmouth Bassfry4,000
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings200

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

Where it is

46.3806, -82.7249 · Open in OpenStreetMap