Stocked

FMZ 8 · Garrison · Kirkland Lake District

Pothole Lakes

Pothole Lakes (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 12,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1969: 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 29,500 Brook Trout30k20162017: 40,000 Brook Trout40k20172018: 30,000 Brook Trout30k20182019: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k201920202021: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k20212022: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k20222023: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k20232024: 7,500 Brook Trout7.5k20242025: 12,000 Brook Trout12k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    13,500
    Last 10 yrs
    107,500

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings12,000
2024Brook Troutfingerlings7,500
2023Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
2022Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
2021Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
2019Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
2018Brook Troutfingerlings30,000
2017Brook Troutfingerlings40,000
2016Brook Troutfingerlings29,500
Older records (33 stockings, 1969–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-20Brook Troutfingerlings29,750Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings29,950Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-07Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-28Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-26Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-09Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-11Brook Troutfingerlings42,100Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-30Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-17Brook Troutfingerlings14,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-08Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-06Brook Troutfry10,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-21Brook Troutfry10,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-03-02Brook Troutfry10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-03-25Brook Troutfingerlings7,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-10-28Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-09Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-11-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,475Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-31Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-13Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-02Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Supplemental/Put-Grow-and Take
1986-09-22Brook Troutfingerlings6,500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-24Brook Troutyearlings500
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1979-10-11Brook Troutfingerlings1,000Supplemental
1977-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings1,250Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings645
1973-10-03Brook Troutfingerlings500HL
1971-09-27Brook Troutfingerlings500HL
1969-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000

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

Where it is

48.4759, -79.9993 · Open in OpenStreetMap