Stocked

FMZ 10 · Curtis · Sault Ste. Marie District · unofficial name

Strums Lake

Strums Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 450 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1975: 24 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 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 450 Brook Trout450201720182019: 450 Brook Trout450201920202021: 450 Brook Trout450202120222023: 450 Brook Trout450202320242025: 450 Brook Trout45020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    900
    Last 10 yrs
    2,250

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings450
2023Brook Troutyearlings450
2021Brook Troutyearlings450
2019Brook Troutyearlings450
2017Brook Troutyearlings450
Older records (19 stockings, 1975–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-29Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-04Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-24Brook Troutyearlings635Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-26Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-05Brook Troutyearlings450L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-25Brook Troutyearlings360L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-21Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1992-05-14Brook Troutyearlings400Supplemental
1990-05-24Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1988-05-18Brook Troutyearlings900Supplemental
1985-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,125Supplemental
1980-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,200Assessment
1978-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,200Supplemental
1977-04-25Brook Troutyearlings1,140Assessment
1975-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,200

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

Where it is

46.7251, -83.8004 · Open in OpenStreetMap