Stocked

FMZ 6 · Pardee · Thunder Bay District

Matson Lake

Matson Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 15,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1952: 38 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k201720182019: 10,000 Brook Trout10k201920202021: 17,500 Brook Trout18k202120222023: 13,000 Brook Trout13k202320242025: 15,000 Brook Trout15k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    30,500
    Last 10 yrs
    58,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings15,000
2023Brook Troutfingerlings13,000
2021Brook Troutfingerlings17,500
2019Brook Troutfingerlings10,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,500
Older records (33 stockings, 1952–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-24Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-19Brook Troutfingerlings8,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-13Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-06-08Brook Troutfry5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-06-03Brook Troutfry5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-16Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1988-05-06Brook Troutfingerlings4,900Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-18Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-09-09Brook Troutfingerlings5,500Put-Grow-and Take
1975-06-09Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1972-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,600
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1961-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings825
1960-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,300
1956-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
1953-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings10,000
1952-07-01Brook 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

48.0965, -89.7015 · Open in OpenStreetMap