Stocked

FMZ 10 · Viel · Sault Ste Marie Blind River District · unofficial name

Rainbow Lake

Rainbow Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2024 with 350 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1958: 17 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 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018: 350 Brook Trout3502018201920202021: 350 Brook Trout3502021202220232024: 350 Brook Trout350202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    350
    Last 10 yrs
    1,050

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1971
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings350
2021Brook Troutyearlings350
2018Brook Troutyearlings350
Older records (14 stockings, 1958–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-21Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-20Brook Troutyearlings350Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-16Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-29Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-28Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-07Brook Troutyearlings300Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-25Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings850
1969-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1964-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300
1961-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1958-06-01Rainbow 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

46.6672, -82.6119 · Open in OpenStreetMap