Stocked

FMZ 6 · Lybster · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Pothole Lake

Pothole Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 200 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 2004: 20 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 100 Rainbow Trout10020162017: 200 Rainbow Trout20020172018: 196 Rainbow Trout19620182019: 200 Rainbow Trout20020192020: 200 Rainbow Trout20020202021: 200 Rainbow Trout20020212022: 500 Rainbow Trout50020222023: 500 Rainbow Trout50020232024: 500 Rainbow Trout50020242025: 200 Rainbow Trout20020252026: 200 Rainbow Trout2002026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,200
    Last 10 yrs
    2,896

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings196
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings200
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings100
Older records (9 stockings, 2004–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-04Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-19Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings100Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-16Rainbow Troutyearlings100Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-09-30Rainbow Troutyearlings200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

48.2299, -89.8959 · Open in OpenStreetMap