Stocked

FMZ 10 · Corkill · Kirkland Lake District · unofficial name

Sunshine Lake

Sunshine Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 56 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
2016: 6,300 Brook Trout6.3k20162017: 19,951 Brook Trout20k20172018: 6,300 Brook Trout6.3k20182019: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20192020: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20202021: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20212022: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20222023: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20232024: 2,925 Brook Trout2.9k20242025: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    9,000
    Last 10 yrs
    48,676

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings4,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,925
2023Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings6,300
2017Brook Troutyearlings19,951
2016Brook Troutyearlings6,300
Older records (46 stockings, 1953–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Brook Troutyearlings5,450Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-13Brook Troutyearlings3,600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-11Brook Troutyearlings4,900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-07Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Brook Troutyearlings4,700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-28Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-15Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-11-02Brook Troutfingerlings7,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-04Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-27Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-05Brook Troutyearlings7,998Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-16Brook Troutyearlings7,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-08Brook Troutyearlings6,900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-22Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-28Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-25Brook Troutyearlings10,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Brook Troutyearlings12,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-06Brook Troutyearlings14,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-03Brook Troutyearlings7,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-12Brook Troutfingerlings47,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-12Brook Troutyearlings3,750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-11Brook Troutyearlings7,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-27Brook Troutyearlings9,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-01Brook Troutyearlings9,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-16Brook Troutyearlings2,800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-11Brook Troutyearlings4,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-10Brook Troutyearlings5,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Brook Troutyearlings3,300Put-Grow-and Take
1986-09-22Brook Troutfingerlings29,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-17Brook Troutyearlings3,250Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1980-06-04Brook Troutyearlings3,250Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1977-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1974-09-27Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1971-09-27Brook Troutfingerlings3,000HL
1968-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings8,000
1967-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults2,000
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400

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

Where it is

47.5650, -80.6196 · Open in OpenStreetMap