Stocked

FMZ 11 · French · North Bay District · unofficial name

Pothole 2 Lake

Pothole 2 Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 250 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 74 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 200 Brook Trout20020162017: 100 Brook Trout10020172018: 750 Brook Trout75020182019: 300 Brook Trout300201920202021: 300 Brook Trout30020212022: 150 Brook Trout15020222023: 250 Brook Trout25020232024: 200 Brook Trout20020242025: 250 Brook Trout25020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    700
    Last 10 yrs
    2,300

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings250
2024Brook Troutyearlings200
2023Brook Troutyearlings250
2022Brook Troutyearlings150
2021Brook Troutyearlings300
2019Brook Troutyearlings300
2018Brook Troutyearlings750
2017Brook Troutyearlings100
2016Brook Troutyearlings200
Older records (65 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-15Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-26Brook Troutyearlings200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-13Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-11Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2010-04-14Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2009-05-11Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-05-23Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2007-04-25Brook Troutyearlings150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-05-12Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2004-11-04Brook Troutsub-adults200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
2004-05-06Brook Troutsub-adults150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2003-05-25Brook Troutsub-adults200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-17Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-16Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1988-06-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-02Brook Troutyearlings770Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-24Brook Troutyearlings770Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-03Brook Troutyearlings796Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1971-05-01Brook Troutadults750
1970-05-25Brook Troutadults750NRHL
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1969-05-01Brook Troutadults750
1968-05-01Brook Troutadults600
1968-05-01Brook Troutadults200
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1965-05-01Brook Troutadults300
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1964-06-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1964-04-01Brook Troutadults500
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1963-04-01Brook Troutadults500
1962-07-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1962-05-01Brook Troutadults1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutadults400
1961-05-01Brook Troutadults300
1960-05-01Brook Troutadults500
1960-05-01Brook Troutadults500
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,867
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1952-02-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,500
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1949-06-01Brook Troutyearlings5,500
1949-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1948-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1947-09-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500

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

Where it is

46.5034, -79.1621 · Open in OpenStreetMap