Brook Trout in Northeastern Ontario
775 named lakes here hold brook trout, 5 of them with a lodge — the season opens Sun, Feb 15 in the earliest of the region's zones.
775Lakes with brook trout
5With a lodge
528Depth-charted
198With stocking records
2026 regulations
When brook trout opens in Northeastern Ontario
This region spans 5 fishing zones and they do not open together — check the zone on your lake's page before you book.
FMZ 8
closes Sep 15
FMZ 10
closes Sep 30
FMZ 11
opens Sun, Feb 15
FMZ 12
opens Fri, Apr 24
FMZ 15
closes Sep 30
Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.
Proven water
Brook trout lakes with the most lodges
On the water
Lodges on brook trout water in Northeastern Ontario
Mixed bags
What else swims with them here
White Sucker 426Yellow Perch 309Northern Redbelly Dace 261Lake Trout 189Creek Chub 186Pumpkinseed 181Common Shiner 176Northern Pearl Dace 168Fathead Minnow 167
Counts are lakes in Northeastern Ontario recorded with both species. Brook Trout across Ontario & Manitoba →