Stocked

FMZ 15 · Sherborne · Bancroft District

Blackcat Lake

Blackcat Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 600 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 42 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 500 Brook Trout500201720182019: 600 Brook Trout600201920202021: 600 Brook Trout600202120222023: 600 Brook Trout600202320242025: 600 Brook Trout60020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,200
    Last 10 yrs
    2,900

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings600
2023Brook Troutyearlings600
2021Brook Troutyearlings600
2019Brook Troutyearlings600
2017Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (37 stockings, 1955–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-13Brook Troutyearlings600Dickson Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2014-05-13Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-23Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-04Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-09Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-26Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
2004-04-27Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-29Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-05Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-04Brook Troutyearlings900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-02Brook Troutyearlings900Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-26Brook Troutyearlings900Put-Grow-and Take
1994-04-25Brook Troutyearlings900Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,400Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1980-04-27Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,200Supplemental
1975-05-14Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1972-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000SK
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-04-01Brook 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

45.1837, -78.6979 · Open in OpenStreetMap