Stocked

FMZ 6 · Booth · Nipigon District

Deer Lake

Deer Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 83 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: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20162017: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20172018: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20182019: 7,913 Brook Trout7.9k201920202021: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202120222023: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202320242025: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    23,913

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings7,913
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (76 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-10Brook Troutadults300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2015-05-09Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-22Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,263Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-25Brook Troutyearlings3,800Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-01Brook Troutyearlings1,800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-18Brook Troutsub-adults1,599Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-18Brook Troutsub-adults1,563Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-27Brook Troutyearlings3,950Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,400Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-23Brook Troutadults167Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,650Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-19Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-11-21Brook Troutsub-adults929Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1974-10-22Brook Troutsub-adults500Put-and-Take
1974-06-07Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1973-11-05Brook Troutadults250HL
1973-10-29Brook Troutadults250HL
1973-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Manitou (Wild)
1973-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1972-10-01Brook Troutadults860
1972-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1972-06-02Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1970-10-01Brook Troutadults450
1970-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1969-11-01Brook Troutadults400
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1967-10-01Brook Troutadults500
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-11-01Brook Troutadults1,330
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1964-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,400
1963-08-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1961-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults800
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1957-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1956-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1956-08-01Brook Troutadults4,200
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1955-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,900
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1953-10-01Brook Troutadults100
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-06-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1953-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1952-10-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1952-08-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1952-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-06-01Brook Troutadults200
1951-06-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1950-08-01Brook Troutyearlings7,600
1949-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1947-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1947-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,400
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000

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

Where it is

49.0599, -88.3397 · Open in OpenStreetMap