Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District · unofficial name

Forrest Lake

Forrest Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 2,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1969: 26 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: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201620172018: 2,998 Brook Trout3.0k201820192020: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202020212022: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202220232024: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k202420252026: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k2026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    12,798

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2022Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,998
2016Brook Troutyearlings3,000
Older records (20 stockings, 1969–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-20Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-04Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-02Brook Troutyearlings2,992Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-08Brook Troutfry8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-06-03Brook Troutfry8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-05Brook Troutfingerlings4,150Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-17Brook Troutfingerlings2,999Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-13Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1975-06-09Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings2,000DN
1972-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,000

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

Where it is

48.1240, -90.2548 · Open in OpenStreetMap