Stocked

FMZ 10 · Norman · Sudbury District

Minnow Lake

Minnow Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 672 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 22 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: 500 Brook Trout500201620172018: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201820192020: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20202021: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202120222023: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202320242025: 672 Brook Trout67220252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    6,872

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings672
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (16 stockings, 1946–2011)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2011-05-09Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-13Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,350L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-19Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1947-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200

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

Where it is

46.7256, -80.8351 · Open in OpenStreetMap