Stocked

FMZ 15 · Bangor · Bancroft District

Potash Lake

Potash Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 700 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 38 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 557 Brook Trout557201720182019: 600 Brook Trout600201920202021: 700 Brook Trout700202120222023: 560 Brook Trout560202320242025: 700 Brook Trout70020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,260
    Last 10 yrs
    3,117

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings700
2023Brook Troutyearlings560
2021Brook Troutyearlings700
2019Brook Troutyearlings600
2017Brook Troutyearlings557
Older records (33 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-11Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-23Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-06Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-15Brook Troutyearlings650L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-15Brook Troutyearlings880L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-08Brook Troutyearlings850Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-04Brook Troutyearlings2,200Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1972-05-10Brook Troutyearlings625
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings700
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1946-06-01Brook 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

45.3789, -77.8283 · Open in OpenStreetMap