Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District

Head Lake

Head Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 30,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 30 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
20162017: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k201720182019: 10,000 Brook Trout10k201920202021: 25,550 Brook Trout26k202120222023: 40,000 Brook Trout40k202320242025: 30,000 Brook Trout30k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    65,550
    Last 10 yrs
    110,550

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings30,000
2023Brook Troutfingerlings40,000
2021Brook Troutfingerlings25,550
2019Brook Troutfingerlings10,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,000
Older records (25 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-24Brook Troutyearlings4,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-04-04Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-12Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-13Brook Troutyearlings4,800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-12Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-24Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-05Brook Troutfry6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-09Brook Troutfry6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-06Brook Troutfingerlings5,940Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutfingerlings8,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1975-06-13Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1973-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1972-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000

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

Where it is

48.2808, -90.1584 · Open in OpenStreetMap