Stocked

FMZ 7 · Gilliland · Chapleau District

Square Lake

Square Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,350 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1976: 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k201620172018: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k201820192020: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k202020212022: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k202220232024: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,350
    Last 10 yrs
    5,400

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,350
Older records (24 stockings, 1976–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,350Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-20Brook Troutyearlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-28Brook Troutyearlings400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,100Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-19Brook Troutyearlings2,050Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-26Brook Troutyearlings2,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-23Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-22Brook Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-27Brook Troutyearlings3,000Assessment
1988-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-06Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-29Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-01-31Brook Troutfry50,000Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

47.8668, -83.7290 · Open in OpenStreetMap