Stocked

FMZ 15 · Airy · Bancroft District

Poverty Lake

Poverty Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,068 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 46 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
2016: 1,007 Brook Trout1.0k20162017: 796 Brook Trout79620172018: 1,292 Brook Trout1.3k20182019: 2,122 Brook Trout2.1k20192020: 1,493 Brook Trout1.5k20202021: 1,298 Brook Trout1.3k20212022: 1,197 Brook Trout1.2k20222023: 1,096 Brook Trout1.1k20232024: 1,068 Brook Trout1.1k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,591
    Last 10 yrs
    10,362

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2015
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1979
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,068
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,096
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,197
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,298
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,493
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,122
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,292
2017Brook Troutyearlings796
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,007
Older records (37 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-11Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-15Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-10-14Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-07-07Rainbow Troutyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take
1977-06-20Rainbow Troutyearlings1,775Put-and-Take
1977-06-13Rainbow Troutyearlings1,775Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings450Put-Grow-and Take
1977-01-01Rainbow Troutfish1,775
1977-01-01Rainbow Troutfish1,775
1977-01-01Rainbow Troutfish450
1973-03-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1972-02-16Brook Troutyearlings2,100
1970-10-09Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1970-03-03Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,380
1965-06-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,722
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,150
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,800
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1948-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,900
1947-08-01Brook 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

45.4839, -78.2192 · Open in OpenStreetMap