Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District

Boobus Lake

Boobus Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,700 Rainbow Trout fingerlings, 3,000 Splake yearlings, 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings and 1,250 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 116 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake, Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 4,500 Rainbow Trout2016: 5,000 Splake2016: 4,574 Brook Trout14k20162017: 4,500 Rainbow Trout2017: 4,000 Splake2017: 1,500 Brook Trout10k20172018: 4,750 Rainbow Trout2018: 3,500 Splake2018: 2,000 Brook Trout10k20182019: 4,748 Rainbow Trout2019: 3,500 Splake2019: 2,000 Brook Trout10k20192020: 4,500 Rainbow Trout2020: 9,094 Splake2020: 2,249 Brook Trout16k20202021: 4,750 Rainbow Trout2021: 3,500 Splake2021: 2,000 Brook Trout10k20212022: 3,750 Rainbow Trout2022: 3,000 Splake2022: 3,450 Brook Trout10k20222023: 2,750 Rainbow Trout2023: 3,000 Splake2023: 1,000 Brook Trout6.8k20232024: 7,250 Rainbow Trout2024: 3,000 Splake2024: 2,000 Brook Trout12k20242025: 5,950 Rainbow Trout2025: 3,000 Splake2025: 2,000 Brook Trout11k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Splake
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    9,500
    Last 10 yrs
    35,594

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

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    11,250
    Last 10 yrs
    42,948

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

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,450
    Last 10 yrs
    18,199

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,700
2025Splakeyearlings3,000
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2024Rainbow Troutfingerlings6,000
2024Splakeyearlings3,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2023Splakeyearlings3,000
2023Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,500
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings3,321
2022Splakeyearlings3,000
2022Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2022Brook Troutadults129
2021Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,500
2021Splakeyearlings3,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2020Splakeyearlings9,094
2020Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,250
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,249
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2019Splakeyearlings3,500
2019Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,498
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2018Splakeyearlings3,500
2018Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,500
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250
2017Splakeyearlings4,000
2017Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2016Splakeyearlings5,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings4,574
2016Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,500
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (75 stockings, 1956–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-28Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-25Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-23Splakeyearlings1,615F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-23Brook Troutyearlings1,412L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-06Splakeyearlings6,321F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-06Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Splakeyearlings3,999F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-19Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-14Splakeyearlings3,993F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,566Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-11-25Brook Troutadults299Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2011-09-21Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-09-21Splakefingerlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-10-26Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-and-Take
2010-09-22Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-09-22Brook Troutfingerlings10,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-22Brook Troutadults237Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2006-10-04Brook Troutsub-adults8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-23Splakeyearlings1,999F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-21Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-21Brook Troutsub-adults3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-02Rainbow Troutsub-adults902Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-09-15Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-20Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-09-22Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-29Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-27Splakeyearlings3,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-10-23Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-10Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-10Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-11Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-11-15Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Introduction
1999-05-31Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-05Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-05Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-11-26Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-28Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-28Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-25Splakeyearlings6,423F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-25Brook Troutyearlings9,019Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,800Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-07Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-07Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-30Brook Troutfingerlings18,000Put-and-Take
1976-05-27Brook Troutyearlings200Rehabilitation
1975-05-30Brook Troutyearlings150
1965-07-01Brook Troutyearlings285
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1963-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900

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

Where it is

49.4707, -87.1554 · Open in OpenStreetMap