Stocked

FMZ 18 · Miller · Bancroft District

Spring Lake

Spring Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 400 Brook Trout40020162017: 246 Brook Trout24620172018: 300 Brook Trout30020182019: 500 Brook Trout50020192020: 300 Brook Trout30020202021: 300 Brook Trout30020212022: 300 Brook Trout30020222023: 240 Brook Trout24020232024: 300 Brook Trout30020242025: 300 Brook Trout30020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    840
    Last 10 yrs
    2,786

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings300
2024Brook Troutyearlings300
2023Brook Troutyearlings240
2022Brook Troutyearlings300
2021Brook Troutyearlings300
2020Brook Troutyearlings300
2019Brook Troutyearlings500
2018Brook Troutyearlings300
2017Brook Troutyearlings246
2016Brook Troutyearlings400
Older records (44 stockings, 1953–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-04Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-06Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-07Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-11Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-27Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-28Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-29Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-02Brook Troutyearlings544L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings276Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-19Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-03Brook Troutyearlings690Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-07Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-11Brook Troutfingerlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,300Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-02Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-05Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1981-04-27Brook Troutyearlings300Put-and-Take
1980-04-24Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1979-05-06Brook Troutyearlings400Put-and-Take
1978-05-09Brook Troutyearlings400Put-and-Take
1975-05-06Brook Troutyearlings400
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook 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

45.0491, -76.9322 · Open in OpenStreetMap