Stocked

FMZ 8 · Yarrow · Kirkland Lake District · unofficial name

Charles Lake

Charles Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2024 with 920 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1953: 48 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k201620172018: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k201820192020: 700 Brook Trout700202020212022: 700 Brook Trout700202220232024: 920 Brook Trout920202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    700
    Last 10 yrs
    3,420

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings920
2022Brook Troutyearlings700
2020Brook Troutyearlings700
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,100
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,100
Older records (43 stockings, 1953–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-31Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-31Brook Troutyearlings1,400Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,399Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,700Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-12Brook Troutfry30,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-17Brook Troutfry20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-04-09Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-03-29Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-28Brook Troutfry25,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-03-09Brook Troutfry13,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-01-25Brook Troutfry20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-03-23Brook Troutfingerlings13,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-11Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-04-10Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-20Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-05Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental/Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1980-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,430Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1974-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1971-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,250HL
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1967-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings3,500
1964-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,500
1963-09-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults650
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings700

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

Where it is

47.8676, -80.6869 · Open in OpenStreetMap