Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District

Upper Ross Lake

Upper Ross Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2024 with 725 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1974: 15 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
201620172018: 3,593 Brook Trout3.6k201820192020: 4,000 Brook Trout4.0k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202220232024: 725 Brook Trout725202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    9,318

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings725
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings4,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,593
Older records (11 stockings, 1974–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-02-28Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-03-30Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-03-21Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-09Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake 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
1988-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1984-06-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1974-06-26Brook 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

48.9145, -87.3359 · Open in OpenStreetMap