Stocked

FMZ 18 · Ashby · Bancroft District

Nowlan Lake

Nowlan Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 42 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: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201620172018: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201820192020: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202220232024: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    4,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (37 stockings, 1953–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-12Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-08Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-02Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-29Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-20Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-08Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-04Brook Troutyearlings722Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-12Brook Troutfingerlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1981-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,800Put-and-Take
1979-05-06Brook Troutyearlings900Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1977-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1975-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1974-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1973-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,250HL
1972-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,125
1970-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,125
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,100
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

45.1271, -77.3637 · Open in OpenStreetMap