Stocked

FMZ 6 · Dorion · Thunder Bay District

Sandybeach Lake

Sandybeach Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 2,000 Splake yearlings, 1,500 Rainbow Trout yearlings and 500 Brown Trout yearlings.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018201920202021: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20212022: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20222023: 1,700 Rainbow Trout2023: 500 Brown Trout2.2k20232024: 1,645 Rainbow Trout1.6k20242025: 1,500 Rainbow Trout2025: 1,000 Brown Trout2.5k20252026: 2,000 Splake2026: 1,500 Rainbow Trout2026: 500 Brown Trout4.0k2026
  • Splake
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,700
    Last 10 yrs
    9,345

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

  • Brown TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    500
    Last 10 yrs
    2,000

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

  • SplakeStill growing
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    2,000

    Recent stockings, but most of those fish are still small.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Splakeyearlings2,000
2026Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2026Brown Troutyearlings500
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2025Brown Troutyearlings1,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,645
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2023Brown Troutyearlings500
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow 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

48.7780, -88.7692 · Open in OpenStreetMap