Stocked

FMZ 6 · Mctavish · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Caribou Lake

Caribou Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 2001: 27 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20162017: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20172018: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20182019: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20192020: 999 Brook Trout99920202021: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202120222023: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20232024: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20242025: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20252026: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k2026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    12,999

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings999
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (17 stockings, 2001–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-03-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-03Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-24Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-22Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-09-29Brook Troutfingerlings3,750Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-11-22Brook Troutadults195Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2004-11-22Brook Troutadults156Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2004-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-11-22Brook Troutadults200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2002-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

48.6215, -88.6712 · Open in OpenStreetMap