Stocked

FMZ 15 · Galway · Bancroft District

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,200 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 45 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,200 Lake Trout1.2k201720182019: 1,200 Lake Trout1.2k2019202020212022: 2,000 Lake Trout2.0k20222023: 1,100 Lake Trout1.1k202320242025: 1,200 Lake Trout1.2k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,100
    Last 10 yrs
    6,700

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

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2005
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1949
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings1,200
2023Lake Troutyearlings1,100
2022Lake Troutyearlings2,000
2019Lake Troutyearlings1,200
2017Lake Troutyearlings1,200
Older records (40 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Lake Troutyearlings1,200Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-07Lake Troutyearlings1,200Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-27Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-30Lake Troutyearlings1,200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-30Walleyefry6,600Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2004-07-21Walleyefingerlings1,453Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2004-06-25Walleyefry7,291Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation
2003-11-12Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-27Walleyefry40,000Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1996-05-09Lake Troutyearlings6,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1995-10-30Lake Troutyearlings4,343Slate Islands (DNC) · Rehabilitation/Research
1995-10-30Lake Troutyearlings4,240Killala Lake (HLC) · Rehabilitation/Research
1994-05-03Lake Troutyearlings6,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1993-04-27Lake Troutyearlings4,000Slate Islands (DNC) · Supplemental
1992-05-05Lake Troutyearlings6,100Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1990-05-31Lake Troutyearlings6,200Supplemental
1988-05-05Lake Troutyearlings5,500Supplemental
1986-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1984-05-14Lake Troutyearlings3,000Rehabilitation
1983-04-19Lake Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-05Lake Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1976-04-27Lake Troutyearlings8,000Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-11Lake Troutyearlings2,000WK
1970-05-08Lake Troutyearlings1,500LS
1969-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,350
1968-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,500WK
1963-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1961-11-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1961-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000WK
1960-06-01Lake Troutyearlings900
1959-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1958-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1958-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1953-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1951-08-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1949-08-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings1,000
1948-08-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings1,000
1947-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1946-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings850

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

Where it is

44.7594, -78.4825 · Open in OpenStreetMap