Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District

Elbow Lake

Elbow Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2024 with 9,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 39 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
201620172018: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k201820192020: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k202020212022: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k202220232024: 9,000 Brook Trout9.0k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,000
    Last 10 yrs
    24,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutfingerlings9,000
2022Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
2018Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
Older records (35 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-09Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-04-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-09Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-12Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-08Brook Troutfry3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-06-03Brook Troutfry3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-06Brook Troutfingerlings2,940Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-18Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Supplemental
1975-06-17Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1974-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1974-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1973-05-07Brook Troutfingerlings2,000DN
1972-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,600
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1965-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1963-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1962-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1961-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,500
1957-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,700
1953-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1946-08-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600

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

Where it is

48.1825, -90.2760 · Open in OpenStreetMap