Stocked

FMZ 7 · Arnott · Hearst Cochrane Kapuskasing District

Big Skunk Lake

Big Skunk Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 46 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,500 Lake Trout2.5k20162017: 2,537 Lake Trout2.5k20172018: 2,500 Lake Trout2.5k20182019: 2,400 Lake Trout2.4k20192020: 2,500 Lake Trout2.5k202020212022: 1,770 Lake Trout1.8k20222023: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20232024: 2,310 Lake Trout2.3k20242025: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,770
    Last 10 yrs
    20,017

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1970
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1959
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2024Lake Troutyearlings2,310
2023Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2022Lake Troutyearlings1,710
2022Lake Troutadults60
2020Lake Troutyearlings2,500
2019Lake Troutyearlings2,400
2018Lake Troutyearlings2,500
2017Lake Troutyearlings2,500
2017Lake Troutadults37
2016Lake Troutyearlings2,500
Older records (35 stockings, 1953–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-12Lake Troutadults75Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-06-02Lake Troutyearlings875Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-05Lake Troutyearlings2,140Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-06Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-17Lake Troutyearlings6,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-02Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-04Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-03Lake Troutyearlings4,400Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-31Lake Troutyearlings4,400Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-06Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-06Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-18Lake Troutadults30Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2004-06-12Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-04Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-12Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-06-06Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-23Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-18Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-24Lake Troutyearlings3,150Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-26Lake Troutyearlings2,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-06Lake Troutfingerlings30,000Killala Lake (HLC)
1991-05-24Lake Troutyearlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-03Lake Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-10-17Lake Troutfingerlings20,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-05Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-22Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-27Lake Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-09Lake Troutsub-adults1,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-15Lake Troutsub-adults1,750Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1970-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings7,000
1969-09-01Rainbow Troutfry10,000
1968-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings6,500
1967-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1959-11-01Brook Troutyearlings11,700
1953-01-01Brook Troutyearlings4,500

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

Where it is

49.5904, -84.5591 · Open in OpenStreetMap