Stocked

FMZ 18 · Ashby · Bancroft District

Ruby Lake

Ruby Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1960: 39 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,205 Brook Trout1.2k201720182019: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k201920202021: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202120222023: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k202320242025: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,700
    Last 10 yrs
    6,705

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,205
Older records (34 stockings, 1960–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-29Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-20Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-04Brook Troutyearlings902Put-Grow-and Take
1991-09-26Brook Troutfingerlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-12Brook Troutfingerlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-05Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1984-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1980-04-25Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1977-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,250Put-and-Take
1975-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1974-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1973-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200HL
1972-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1971-03-11Brook Troutfingerlings1,600
1970-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,600
1970-08-05Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,400
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,400
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1960-05-01Brook 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

45.1727, -77.3768 · Open in OpenStreetMap