Stocked

FMZ 6 · Hele · Nipigon District · unofficial name

Hele Lake 22

Hele Lake 22 (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2026 with 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1997: 29 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: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20162017: 2,008 Brook Trout2.0k20172018: 3,902 Brook Trout3.9k20182019: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k201920202021: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k202120222023: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k202320242025: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20252026: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k2026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2026
    Stocked 2021–2023
    10,000
    Last 10 yrs
    25,410

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2026Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings5,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings5,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings6,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,902
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,008
2016Brook Troutyearlings4,000
Older records (21 stockings, 1997–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-28Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-22Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-25Brook Troutyearlings4,700Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-10-25Brook Troutyearlings4,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-24Brook Troutyearlings7,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-01Brook Troutyearlings2,400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-18Brook Troutsub-adults1,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-08Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-03Brook Troutsub-adults1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-27Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,806Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,995Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-13Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings3,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-06Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-09Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake 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

48.9685, -88.5353 · Open in OpenStreetMap