Stocked

FMZ 6 · Mctavish · Thunder Bay District

Sunset Lake

Sunset Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2024 with 5,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1958: 32 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201820192020: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202020212022: 500 Brook Trout500202220232024: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    500
    Last 10 yrs
    11,500

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings500
2020Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
2018Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
Older records (28 stockings, 1958–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-09Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-13Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-09Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-08Brook Troutfry2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-06-03Brook Troutfry2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-04Brook Troutfingerlings1,990Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Supplemental
1975-06-17Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings2,000DN
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1969-10-01Brook Troutadults400
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,900
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1965-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,900
1963-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1961-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000

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

Where it is

48.7380, -88.6816 · Open in OpenStreetMap