Stocked

FMZ 7 · Summers · Nipigon District

Empire Lake

Empire Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1974: 20 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016201720182019: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k201920202021: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,000
    Last 10 yrs
    4,100

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,100
Older records (16 stockings, 1974–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-19Brook Troutyearlings1,299Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-10-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-11-09Brook Troutadults299Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2005-02-23Brook Troutadults140Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2005-02-23Brook Troutadults60Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2003-01-30Brook Troutadults188Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2000-10-02Brook Troutadults300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
1998-12-03Brook Troutsub-adults1,555Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
1997-02-19Brook Troutadults213Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
1990-11-30Brook Troutsub-adults260Put-and-Take
1989-11-09Brook Troutsub-adults100Put-and-Take
1988-11-29Brook Troutsub-adults114Put-and-Take
1988-11-28Brook Troutsub-adults117Put-and-Take
1974-10-21Brook Troutsub-adults250Put-and-Take
1974-10-17Brook Troutsub-adults250Put-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

49.6158, -87.9373 · Open in OpenStreetMap