Stocked

FMZ 15 · Mcclintock · Minden Parry Sound Bracebridge District

Thumb Lake

Thumb Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,350 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1957: 27 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201620172018: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201820192020: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202020212022: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k202220232024: 1,350 Brook Trout1.4k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,500
    Last 10 yrs
    5,550

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,350
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (22 stockings, 1957–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-15Brook Troutyearlings800Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-20Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-05-13Brook Troutyearlings800Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-02Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Supplemental
2000-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,084Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,300Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-04-27Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1991-04-24Brook Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1988-04-22Brook Troutyearlings1,755Supplemental
1985-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,200Supplemental
1978-05-18Brook Troutyearlings2,200Supplemental
1976-05-10Brook Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1973-05-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000HL
1971-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,176
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook 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

45.3893, -78.8735 · Open in OpenStreetMap