Stocked

FMZ 18 · South Canonto · Bancroft District

Minnow Lake

Minnow Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1959: 39 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 500 Brook Trout500201620172018: 500 Brook Trout500201820192020: 500 Brook Trout500202020212022: 500 Brook Trout500202220232024: 500 Brook Trout50020242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    500
    Last 10 yrs
    3,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings500
2022Brook Troutyearlings500
2020Brook Troutyearlings500
2018Brook Troutyearlings500
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (33 stockings, 1959–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-05Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-11Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-19Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-03Brook Troutyearlings722Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-05Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1981-04-27Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1980-04-24Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1979-05-07Brook Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1977-05-03Brook Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1976-05-04Brook Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1975-05-06Brook Troutyearlings600
1974-04-30Brook Troutyearlings600
1972-05-17Brook Troutyearlings625
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings900
1966-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

45.0917, -76.8297 · Open in OpenStreetMap