Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District

Lower Ross Lake

Lower Ross Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1992: 13 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: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201620172018: 3,593 Brook Trout3.6k20182019: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201920202021: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k202120222023: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k202320242025: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    8,000
    Last 10 yrs
    18,593

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,593
2016Brook Troutyearlings3,000
Older records (7 stockings, 1992–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-02-25Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-03-09Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-21Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-03-26Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-09Brook Troutyearlings10Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-12Brook Troutyearlings1,250Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-03-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

48.8992, -87.3384 · Open in OpenStreetMap