Stocked

FMZ 2 · Rupert · Nipigon District · unofficial name

Johnny Lake

Johnny Lake (FMZ 2) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Brook Trout yearlings and 1,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1973: 63 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brook trout lakes in Zone 2 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 5,245 Brook Trout2016: 1,000 Rainbow Trout6.2k20162017: 2,000 Brook Trout2017: 1,463 Rainbow Trout3.5k20172018: 3,000 Brook Trout2018: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20182019: 3,902 Brook Trout2019: 1,904 Rainbow Trout5.8k20192020: 3,000 Brook Trout2020: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20202021: 3,000 Brook Trout2021: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20212022: 3,000 Brook Trout2022: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20222023: 1,000 Brook Trout2023: 1,500 Rainbow Trout2.5k20232024: 3,000 Brook Trout2024: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20242025: 3,000 Brook Trout2025: 1,000 Rainbow Trout4.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,000
    Last 10 yrs
    24,902

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

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,500
    Last 10 yrs
    10,867

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1995
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,902
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,904
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,463
2016Brook Troutyearlings5,245
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (43 stockings, 1973–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-06-02Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-02Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-17Brook Troutyearlings3,206Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,556Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-25Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-25Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,854L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,072Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-03Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-25Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-03Brook Troutfingerlings7,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-21Brook Troutsub-adults3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-21Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-09-15Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-09-30Rainbow Troutyearlings2,685Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-03Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-09-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-29Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-10-23Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-11-16Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Introduction
1998-05-11Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-19Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-30Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-06Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-25Brook Troutyearlings4,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-03Brook Troutyearlings3,300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-11-27Brook Troutsub-adults200Put-and-Take
1989-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-06-04Splakefingerlings16,000Supplemental
1983-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,700Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-25Brook Troutyearlings250Rehabilitation
1975-06-05Brook Troutyearlings500
1973-05-30Brook Troutyearlings250DN

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

Where it is

50.2941, -87.0464 · Open in OpenStreetMap