Stocked

FMZ 11 · Mattawan · North Bay District

Tower Lake

Tower Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 200 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1961: 45 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,060 Brook Trout1.1k201720182019: 800 Brook Trout800201920202021: 200 Brook Trout200202120222023: 200 Brook Trout200202320242025: 200 Brook Trout20020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    400
    Last 10 yrs
    2,460

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1995
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1964
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings200
2023Brook Troutyearlings200
2021Brook Troutyearlings200
2019Brook Troutyearlings800
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,060
Older records (40 stockings, 1961–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-17Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2009-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2007-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2003-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2001-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-16Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-18Splakeyearlings700F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-31Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,008Put-Grow-and Take
1981-04-30Brook Troutyearlings2,036Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-07Brook Troutyearlings995Supplemental
1980-05-07Brook Troutyearlings992Supplemental
1979-05-18Brook Troutyearlings815Put-Grow-and Take
1977-04-22Brook Troutyearlings1,005Supplemental
1976-05-11Brook Troutyearlings795Put-and-Take
1975-05-29Brook Troutyearlings600
1974-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1973-05-03Brook Troutadults1,000HL
1972-05-16Brook Troutadults1,000HL
1971-05-17Brook Troutadults1,000HL
1970-05-20Brook Troutadults1,000NRHL
1969-05-01Brook Troutadults200
1968-06-01Brook Troutyearlings150
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1965-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings250
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

46.3988, -78.9144 · Open in OpenStreetMap