Stocked

FMZ 2 · Thunder Bay District

Blue Lake

Blue Lake (FMZ 2) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1949: 34 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 2 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20162017: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20172018: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20182019: 3,998 Brook Trout4.0k20192020: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20202021: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k202120222023: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20232024: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20242025: 4,500 Brook Trout4.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    8,000
    Last 10 yrs
    27,498

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings4,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,998
2018Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings4,000
Older records (25 stockings, 1949–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-20Brook Troutyearlings3,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-29Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-12Brook Troutyearlings3,999Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-11Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-18Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-03Brook Troutyearlings3,999Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2009-05-20Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-08Brook Troutyearlings3,450Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-11Brook Troutyearlings3,994Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-03Brook Troutyearlings3,996Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-17Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-15Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-23Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-24Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-20Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-10Brook Troutyearlings8,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-30Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-05Brook Troutyearlings7,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-08Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-12-10Brook Troutsub-adults229Put-and-Take
1988-06-23Brook Troutsub-adults244Put-and-Take
1958-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1956-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1949-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500

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

Where it is

50.3351, -88.9471 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Blue Lake Fish Stocking — Brook Trout | Stocked