Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Chimney Lake

Chimney Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1996: 28 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,500 Splake2.5k20162017: 3,000 Splake3.0k20172018: 2,500 Splake2.5k20182019: 2,500 Splake2.5k20192020: 2,500 Splake2.5k20202021: 2,500 Splake2.5k202120222023: 5,000 Splake5.0k20232024: 2,500 Splake2.5k20242025: 3,000 Splake3.0k20252026
  • Splake

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,500
    Last 10 yrs
    23,500

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1996
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Splakeyearlings3,000
2024Splakeyearlings2,500
2023Splakeyearlings5,000
2021Splakeyearlings2,500
2020Splakeyearlings2,500
2019Splakeyearlings2,500
2018Splakeyearlings2,500
2017Splakeyearlings3,000
2016Splakeyearlings2,500
Older records (19 stockings, 1996–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-20Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-29Splakeyearlings1,900F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-12Splakeyearlings2,400F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-11Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-18Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-03Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-20Splakeyearlings2,499F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-08Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-11Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-03Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-17Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-15Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-21Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-23Splakeyearlings2,498F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-24Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-11Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-20Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-10Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-30Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake 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

50.2031, -89.1006 · Open in OpenStreetMap