Stocked

FMZ 5 · Coyle · Kenora District

East Emerson Lake

East Emerson Lake (FMZ 5) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,700 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1978: 29 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 5 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20162017: 750 Brook Trout750201720182019: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20192020: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20202021: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20212022: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20222023: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20232024: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20242025: 2,700 Brook Trout2.7k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,500
    Last 10 yrs
    12,450

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,700
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings750
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (20 stockings, 1978–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,044L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-07Brook Troutyearlings1,900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-19Brook Troutsub-adults1,900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-09-12Brook Troutsub-adults1,900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-09Brook Troutyearlings1,900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-03-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-04-11Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-07Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-04-10Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-04-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-04-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-04-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1980-04-16Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1978-04-11Brook Troutyearlings20,000Put-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

49.7690, -94.1879 · Open in OpenStreetMap