Stocked

FMZ 8 · Duff · Cochrane District

Crawfish Lake

Crawfish Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 850 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1957: 33 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 890 Lake Trout89020162017: 898 Lake Trout89820172018: 850 Lake Trout85020182019: 850 Lake Trout85020192020: 850 Lake Trout850202020212022: 880 Lake Trout88020222023: 850 Lake Trout850202320242025: 850 Lake Trout85020252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,730
    Last 10 yrs
    6,028

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

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1989
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1957
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings850
2023Lake Troutyearlings850
2022Lake Troutyearlings850
2022Lake Troutadults30
2020Lake Troutyearlings850
2019Lake Troutyearlings850
2018Lake Troutyearlings850
2017Lake Troutyearlings898
2016Lake Troutyearlings850
2016Lake Troutadults40
Older records (23 stockings, 1957–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-02Lake Troutadults38Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2015-05-27Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-21Lake Troutadults20Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-30Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-04Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-24Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-18Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-10-26Lake Troutadults45Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2010-05-19Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-10-28Lake Troutadults30Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2009-05-27Lake Troutyearlings850Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-26Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-26Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-10-10Lake Troutadults40Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2007-05-24Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-26Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-11Lake Troutyearlings350Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-27Lake Troutyearlings299Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-09-25Lake Troutadults55Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-09-13Lake Troutadults100Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-09-21Lake Troutadults100Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-08-10Smallmouth Basssub-adults280Introduction
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500

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

Where it is

48.8556, -81.1198 · Open in OpenStreetMap