Stocked

FMZ 10 · Root · Sault Ste Marie Blind River District

Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1958: 29 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
2016: 300 Brook Trout3002016201720182019: 300 Brook Trout3002019202020212022: 300 Brook Trout3002022202320242025: 300 Brook Trout30020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    300
    Last 10 yrs
    900

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings300
2022Brook Troutyearlings300
2019Brook Troutyearlings300
2016Brook Troutyearlings300
Older records (25 stockings, 1958–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-06-06Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-06Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-22Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-21Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-16Brook Troutyearlings300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-29Brook Troutyearlings200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-09Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-22Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-18Brook Troutyearlings900Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-17Brook Troutyearlings700Supplemental
1986-05-24Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-21Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-18Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-04-01Brook Troutyearlings600

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

Where it is

46.9523, -83.1443 · Open in OpenStreetMap