Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District

Ambrose Lake

Ambrose Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1949: 22 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 5,906 Brook Trout5.9k201720182019: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201920202021: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,000
    Last 10 yrs
    9,906

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,906
Older records (17 stockings, 1949–2012)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2012-02-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-03-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-31Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-26Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Supplemental
1993-03-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Supplemental
1988-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1985-06-13Brook Troutyearlings800Rehabilitation
1975-06-18Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Rehabilitation
1973-06-06Brook Troutfingerlings2,500DN
1955-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1953-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,800
1949-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000

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

Where it is

48.9155, -87.3605 · Open in OpenStreetMap