Stocked

FMZ 11 · Butler · North Bay District

Sparks Lake

Sparks Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1959: 46 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k201720182019: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201920202021: 2,300 Brook Trout2.3k202120222023: 2,300 Brook Trout2.3k202320242025: 2,300 Brook Trout2.3k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,600
    Last 10 yrs
    11,400

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,300
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,300
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,300
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (41 stockings, 1959–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-18Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-22Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2009-03-23Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-06-03Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2004-11-04Brook Troutsub-adults500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
2004-05-06Brook Troutyearlings3,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2003-05-26Brook Troutyearlings3,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2002-10-30Brook Troutsub-adults1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2002-05-28Brook Troutyearlings3,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-22Brook Troutyearlings3,200Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-09Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,206Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1990-05-16Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-02Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,200Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-18Brook Troutyearlings2,487Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-13Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1982-05-27Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,979Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,800Supplemental
1979-05-22Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1977-09-24Brook Troutfingerlings4,001Supplemental
1977-09-24Brook Troutfingerlings4,001Supplemental
1977-05-05Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,997Supplemental
1975-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1972-06-12Brook Troutyearlings7,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,250
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1965-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250

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

Where it is

46.5181, -79.0559 · Open in OpenStreetMap