Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District

Shale Lake

Shale Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 70 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
2016: 500 Brook Trout50020162017: 500 Brook Trout50020172018: 500 Brook Trout50020182019: 500 Brook Trout50020192020: 500 Brook Trout50020202021: 500 Brook Trout50020212022: 300 Brook Trout30020222023: 500 Brook Trout50020232024: 500 Brook Trout50020242025: 500 Brook Trout50020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,300
    Last 10 yrs
    4,300

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings500
2024Brook Troutyearlings500
2023Brook Troutyearlings500
2022Brook Troutyearlings300
2021Brook Troutyearlings500
2020Brook Troutyearlings500
2019Brook Troutyearlings500
2018Brook Troutyearlings500
2017Brook Troutyearlings500
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (60 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-03-25Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-04Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-24Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-22Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-06Brook Troutyearlings497Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-09Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-18Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-03-17Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-06Brook Troutyearlings1,080Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-15Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-04Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-12Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-10Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-23Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-30Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-17Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1983-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1982-06-03Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-12-16Brook Troutsub-adults20Put-and-Take
1981-11-24Brook Troutsub-adults500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-08Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-08Brook Troutyearlings900Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-01-21Brook Troutsub-adults500Put-and-Take
1980-11-04Brook Troutsub-adults480
1976-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1975-09-10Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1975-06-12Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1975-05-16Brook Troutyearlings500
1974-05-21Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1974-05-21Brook Troutyearlings500
1973-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings2,000DN
1973-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500DN
1972-10-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1972-10-01Brook Troutadults450
1972-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1970-10-01Brook Troutadults450
1970-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings6,400
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1966-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1964-11-01Brook Troutyearlings181
1964-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1963-11-01Brook Troutadults300
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1962-06-01Brook Troutyearlings192

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

Where it is

48.8934, -88.7212 · Open in OpenStreetMap