Stocked

FMZ 8 · Mcevay · Kirkland Lake District

Potvin Lake

Potvin Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1948: 59 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: 1,400 Brook Trout1.4k20162017: 1,050 Brook Trout1.1k201720182019: 700 Brook Trout700201920202021: 698 Brook Trout69820212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20222023: 700 Brook Trout70020232024: 644 Brook Trout64420242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,398
    Last 10 yrs
    5,792

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings644
2023Brook Troutyearlings700
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings698
2019Brook Troutyearlings700
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,050
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,400
Older records (51 stockings, 1948–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,600Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-27Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-23Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,700Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-03Brook Troutyearlings1,690Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,600Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,800Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-31Brook Troutyearlings2,800Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-16Brook Troutfingerlings3,260Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-03-28Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,800Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-10-29Brook Troutadults500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-28Brook Troutyearlings2,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Brook Troutyearlings2,400Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,400Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,500Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-10Brook Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-05Brook Troutyearlings3,100Supplemental/Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1983-05-25Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,250Put-Grow-and Take
1979-06-12Brook Troutyearlings2,250Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,110Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1973-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000HL
1971-10-13Brook Troutfingerlings3,000HL
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,700
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,700
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,700
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,500
1953-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,100
1951-08-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1950-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1948-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600

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

Where it is

48.2977, -80.5857 · Open in OpenStreetMap