Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District · unofficial name

Hob Lake

Hob Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1974: 37 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 5,250 Brook Trout5.3k20162017: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20172018: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20182019: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20192020: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k20202021: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20212022: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20232024: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20242025: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,000
    Last 10 yrs
    21,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2020Brook Troutfingerlings3,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings5,250
Older records (26 stockings, 1974–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-31Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,857Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-25Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-04Brook Troutyearlings960L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-04Brook Troutyearlings893L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-09-26Brook Troutfingerlings6,998Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-04Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-29Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-31Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-09Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,780Put-Grow-and Take
1985-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-06-07Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1975-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1974-06-10Brook Troutfingerlings1,000

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

Where it is

49.5033, -86.5001 · Open in OpenStreetMap