Stocked

FMZ 6 · Strange · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Strange Lake 81E

Strange Lake 81E (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 500 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 30 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 200 Rainbow Trout20020162017: 300 Rainbow Trout30020172018: 500 Rainbow Trout50020182019: 500 Rainbow Trout50020192020: 500 Rainbow Trout50020202021: 500 Rainbow Trout50020212022: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20222023: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20232024: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20242025: 500 Rainbow Trout50020252026: 500 Rainbow Trout5002026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,500
    Last 10 yrs
    6,300

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1973
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings300
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings200
Older records (19 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings300Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-04Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-19Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings200Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-16Rainbow Troutyearlings300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-09-30Rainbow Troutyearlings400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-07Brook Troutfingerlings1,000DN
1972-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,300
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500

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

Where it is

48.2286, -89.9053 · Open in OpenStreetMap