Stocked

FMZ 6 · Nipigon District

Caro Lake

Caro Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1967: 40 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: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k20162017: 5,500 Brook Trout5.5k20172018: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k20182019: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k20192020: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k202020212022: 3,500 Brook Trout3.5k202220232024: 2,100 Brook Trout2.1k20242025: 2,500 Brook Trout2.5k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,500
    Last 10 yrs
    30,600

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,500
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,100
2022Brook Troutyearlings3,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings6,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings5,000
2018Brook Troutyearlings6,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,500
2016Brook Troutyearlings6,000
Older records (32 stockings, 1967–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-21Brook Troutyearlings3,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2014-06-09Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-24Brook Troutyearlings11,200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-24Brook Troutyearlings7,598Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-01Brook Troutyearlings2,400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-09Brook Troutyearlings3,999Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-25Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-23Brook Troutyearlings6,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,267Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-07Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-20Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-12Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1985-05-31Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1982-06-03Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1981-05-20Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1976-05-06Brook Troutyearlings999Supplemental
1975-06-06Brook Troutyearlings500Supplemental
1973-05-24Brook Troutfingerlings3,000DN
1972-06-02Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1970-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1970-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1969-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1968-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,000
1967-06-01Brook 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

49.1034, -88.9638 · Open in OpenStreetMap