Stocked

FMZ 15 · Head · Pembroke District

Head Lake

Head Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1968: 25 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016201720182019: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k20192020: 1,300 Brook Trout1.3k202020212022: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k20222023: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20232024: 900 Brook Trout90020242025: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,600
    Last 10 yrs
    7,400

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings900
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,100
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,300
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,100
Older records (19 stockings, 1968–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-07Brook Troutyearlings500Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-09Brook Troutyearlings500Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-23Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-08Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-12Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1972-06-06Brook Troutyearlings1,692HL
1970-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000HL
1970-03-01Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1969-03-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

46.0967, -77.8397 · Open in OpenStreetMap