Stocked

FMZ 7 · Yesno · Nipigon District

Flats Lake

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

Records here go back to 1998: 12 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: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201920202021: 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
    4,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (8 stockings, 1998–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,900Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-26Brook Troutyearlings996Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-26Brook Troutfingerlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,250Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-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

48.9483, -87.6740 · Open in OpenStreetMap