FMZ 11 · North Bay

Ruth Lake

Ruth Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 1989 with 14,600 Walleye fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 22 stocking events in total.

By species

No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Older records (22 stockings, 1947–1989)

Date	Species	Stage	Fish	Strain / purpose
1989-07-13	Walleye	fingerlings	14,600	Supplemental/Assessment
1987-05-12	Walleye	fry	30,000	Introduction
1986-07-15	Walleye	fingerlings	24,000	Assessment
1985-01-01	Walleye	fingerlings	24,000	Assessment
1971-06-02	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	9,250
1968-04-01	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	2,675
1966-05-01	Rainbow Trout	adults	1,500
1965-05-01	Lake Trout	yearlings	1,000
1963-08-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	2,000
1963-05-01	Lake Trout	yearlings	2,000
1961-07-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	1,000
1959-08-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	500
1959-05-01	Lake Trout	yearlings	500
1957-06-01	Lake Trout	fingerlings	1,000
1955-05-01	Walleye	eggs	150,000
1955-05-01	Lake Trout	fingerlings	1,000
1954-08-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	200
1953-08-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	300
1953-05-01	Walleye	eggs	200,000
1950-06-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	5,000
1949-06-01	Lake Trout	fingerlings	1,000
1947-08-01	Smallmouth Bass	fingerlings	500

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

Check the Zone 11 regulations. Some lakes have special rules; we do not summarize regs.
Guide to Eating Ontario Fish for consumption advisories.
Fish sizes are estimates: yearlings stocked 3–5 years ago are usually 30–45 cm; fingerlings take a year longer.

From the MNRF access point dataset. May not be on this lake.