Stocked

FMZ 11 · Joan · North Bay District

Herbert Lake

Herbert Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1959: 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k201720182019: 1,040 Brook Trout1.0k20192020: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k20202021: 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
    7,240

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1999
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,040
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,000
Older records (23 stockings, 1959–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-19Brook Troutyearlings250Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-16Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,110Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,280Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,105Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

46.9801, -80.1381 · Open in OpenStreetMap