Stocked

FMZ 15 · Finlayson · Minden Parry Sound Bracebridge District

Big Hoover Lake

Big Hoover Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201720182019: 1,215 Brook Trout1.2k201920202021: 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
    5,215

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,215
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (27 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-15Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-16Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-03Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2009-05-12Brook Troutyearlings700Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-05Brook Troutyearlings746L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Supplemental
2002-05-31Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-03Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Supplemental
1996-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1993-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1990-05-03Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1985-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,200Supplemental
1978-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,600Supplemental
1976-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1974-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1973-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500HL
1972-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1947-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200

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

Where it is

45.4478, -78.9536 · Open in OpenStreetMap