Stocked

FMZ 15 · Bangor · Bancroft District

Hicks Lake

Hicks Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 53 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
20162017: 3,860 Brook Trout3.9k201720182019: 3,500 Brook Trout3.5k201920202021: 3,500 Brook Trout3.5k202120222023: 2,800 Brook Trout2.8k202320242025: 3,500 Brook Trout3.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,300
    Last 10 yrs
    17,160

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings3,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,800
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,500
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings3,860
Older records (48 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-06Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-14Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,686L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600Put-Grow-and Take
1990-04-30Brook Troutyearlings2,500Assessment
1990-04-30Brook Troutyearlings2,500Assessment
1989-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,700Assessment
1989-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,700Assessment
1988-04-22Brook Troutyearlings850Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-22Brook Troutyearlings850Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,400Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-12Brook Troutyearlings200Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-13Brook Troutyearlings5,500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-09Brook Troutyearlings5,600Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,800Put-Grow-and Take
1980-04-26Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-11Brook Troutyearlings5,650Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,750
1974-05-08Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1973-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,550HL
1973-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,450HL
1972-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,600
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,700
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,650
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,650
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,650
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1947-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000

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

Where it is

45.3747, -77.8249 · Open in OpenStreetMap