Stocked

FMZ 6 · Nipigon · Nipigon District

Shoepac Lake

Shoepac Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Brook Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 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
2016: 1,326 Brook Trout1.3k20162017: 1,908 Brook Trout1.9k20172018: 2,190 Brook Trout2.2k20182019: 2,798 Brook Trout2.8k201920202021: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202120222023: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202320242025: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    15,896

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1949
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,798
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,190
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,908
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,326
Older records (31 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-16Brook Troutyearlings2,357Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-03-20Brook Troutyearlings1,974Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-02-25Brook Troutyearlings1,782Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-02-17Brook Troutyearlings1,444Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-03Brook Troutyearlings1,524Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-02-25Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-03-26Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-02-28Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-28Brook Troutyearlings2,070Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-03-31Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-03-24Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-03-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-03-14Brook Troutyearlings3,406Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1974-06-19Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1973-06-11Brook Troutfingerlings2,000DN
1972-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1965-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,900
1963-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings700
1963-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1961-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1953-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1951-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1949-07-01Lake Troutyearlings2,500
1947-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

49.0138, -88.3790 · Open in OpenStreetMap