Stocked

FMZ 8 · Dunmore · Kirkland Lake District

Sunny Lake

Sunny Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 12,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings and 1,000 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1949: 64 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20162017: 1,060 Lake Trout1.1k20172018: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20182019: 994 Lake Trout99420192020: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k202020212022: 1,284 Lake Trout1.3k20222023: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20232024: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20242025: 12,000 Rainbow Trout2025: 1,000 Lake Trout13k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,284
    Last 10 yrs
    8,338

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

  • Rainbow TroutStill growing
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    12,000

    Recent stockings, but most of those fish are still small.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1956
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings12,000
2025Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2024Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2023Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2022Lake Troutyearlings1,250
2022Lake Troutadults34
2020Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2019Lake Troutyearlings994
2018Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2017Lake Troutyearlings1,060
2016Lake Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (53 stockings, 1949–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-13Lake Troutadults50Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-11Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-30Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-14Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-20Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-25Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-12Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-30Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-10-29Lake Troutadults54Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2007-05-04Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-24Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Introduction
2005-11-08Lake Troutadults412Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2005-04-28Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-10Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-29Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-27Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-11Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-04Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-31Lake Troutyearlings1,600Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-03Lake Troutyearlings1,400Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Lake Troutyearlings1,150Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-20Lake Troutyearlings1,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-04Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-17Lake Troutyearlings900Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-10-04Lake Troutadults100Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-26Lake Troutyearlings1,300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-03-17Lake Troutfry30,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-12Lake Troutyearlings1,150Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-26Lake Troutyearlings1,400Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Lake Troutyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take
1990-03-30Lake Troutyearlings2,100Introduction
1989-05-31Lake Troutyearlings1,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-24Lake Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-02Lake Troutyearlings2,700Supplemental/Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-29Lake Troutyearlings3,500
1984-05-17Lake Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-06-06Lake Troutyearlings2,125Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1980-07-28Lake Troutyearlings2,000Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-28Lake Troutsub-adults2,000Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-29Lake Troutsub-adults2,000Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-11Lake Troutsub-adults3,000Rehabilitation/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-20Lake Troutsub-adults2,000
1974-06-04Lake Troutyearlings4,000
1973-05-22Lake Troutyearlings6,000Lake Manitou (Wild)
1971-05-01Lake Troutyearlings5,000Lake Manitou (Wild)
1970-09-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1969-05-01Lake Troutyearlings5,000
1961-09-01Lake Troutadults8,000
1956-10-01Brook Troutadults300
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1949-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500

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

Where it is

48.1612, -80.5332 · Open in OpenStreetMap