Stocked

FMZ 6 · Ames · Thunder Bay District

Sitches Lake

Sitches Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1959: 54 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20162017: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20172018: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20182019: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20192020: 2,499 Brook Trout2.5k20202021: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20212022: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20222023: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20232024: 2,250 Brook Trout2.3k20242025: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    8,000
    Last 10 yrs
    22,749

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1976
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Arctic GraylingHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1962
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,250
2023Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,499
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2016Brook Troutyearlings2,500
Older records (44 stockings, 1959–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-04-09Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-03-26Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-02-28Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-29Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-03-31Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-20Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-07Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-06Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-19Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-11-26Brook Troutadults200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2002-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-24Brook Troutadults225Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2000-05-03Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-06Brook Troutyearlings6,000HL*LN · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-21Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-06Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-06Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-29Brook Troutyearlings2,500Supplemental
1982-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-12-02Brook Troutsub-adults1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1976-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,619Put-Grow-and Take
1974-05-30Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500NM
1972-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1971-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1968-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1967-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1964-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-08-01Arctic Graylingadults500
1959-06-01Arctic Graylingyearlings3,000

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

Where it is

48.6572, -90.6406 · Open in OpenStreetMap