Stocked

FMZ 7 · Arnott · Hearst Cochrane Kapuskasing District

Claire Lake

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

Records here go back to 1960: 33 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 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k201620172018: 5,000 Brook Trout5.0k20182019: 1,260 Brook Trout1.3k20192020: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20202021: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k20212022: 4,250 Brook Trout4.3k20222023: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20232024: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20242025: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    7,450
    Last 10 yrs
    20,710

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

  • Aurora TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1978
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2022Brook Troutyearlings4,250
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2020Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2019Brook Troutadults60
2018Brook Troutyearlings5,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings5,000
Older records (23 stockings, 1960–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-09-22Brook Troutyearlings5,044Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-28Brook Troutyearlings3,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-28Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-06Brook Troutyearlings5,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-09Brook Troutyearlings5,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-08Brook Troutyearlings5,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-06-03Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-11Brook Troutyearlings2,200Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-24Brook Troutyearlings3,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-02Brook Troutyearlings6,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-26Brook Troutyearlings4,100Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-19Brook Troutfingerlings60,000Supplemental
1985-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,200Assessment
1984-05-23Brook Troutyearlings3,450Assessment
1983-05-27Brook Troutyearlings2,000Assessment
1978-06-20Aurora Troutfingerlings11,716Introduction/Assessment
1974-10-28Aurora Troutfingerlings8,752
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,300
1960-06-01Brook Troutadults1,600

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

Where it is

49.6168, -84.6127 · Open in OpenStreetMap