Stocked

FMZ 8 · Garrison · Kirkland Lake District

Collins Lake

Collins Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 400 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1952: 38 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k201720182019: 400 Brook Trout400201920202021: 400 Brook Trout400202120222023: 400 Brook Trout400202320242025: 400 Brook Trout40020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    800
    Last 10 yrs
    2,700

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings400
2023Brook Troutyearlings400
2021Brook Troutyearlings400
2019Brook Troutyearlings400
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,100
Older records (33 stockings, 1952–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-27Brook Troutyearlings585Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-29Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-27Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-01Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-30Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-30Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-25Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-03Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-03Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-18Brook Troutfry30,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-21Brook Troutfry10,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-21Brook Troutfry5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-27Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-03-02Brook Troutfry15,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-20Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-01-31Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1968-06-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1964-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults200
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1952-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400

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

Where it is

48.5126, -79.9794 · Open in OpenStreetMap