Stocked

FMZ 5 · Kenora District

Howard Lake

Howard Lake (FMZ 5) was last stocked in 2025 with 700 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 35 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 5 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20162017: 500 Brook Trout50020172018: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k201820192020: 700 Brook Trout70020202021: 700 Brook Trout70020212022: 700 Brook Trout70020222023: 700 Brook Trout70020232024: 700 Brook Trout70020242025: 700 Brook Trout70020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,100
    Last 10 yrs
    6,200

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1996
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings700
2024Brook Troutyearlings700
2023Brook Troutyearlings700
2022Brook Troutyearlings700
2021Brook Troutyearlings700
2020Brook Troutyearlings700
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings500
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (26 stockings, 1962–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-16Brook Troutyearlings1,400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,400Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,400Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-04Brook Troutyearlings1,400Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-17Brook Troutyearlings930Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-07Brook Troutyearlings870Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-09Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-03-26Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-03-27Brook Troutyearlings650Put-Grow-and Take
1989-04-03Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1987-04-08Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1985-04-09Brook Troutyearlings1,995Put-Grow-and Take
1983-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-04-06Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1979-04-18Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1977-04-13Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1975-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1973-05-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000DN
1971-04-26Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000

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

Where it is

49.9041, -94.1267 · Open in OpenStreetMap