Stocked

FMZ 10 · Emo · Sudbury District

Macdonald Lake

Macdonald Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 400 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1951: 31 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 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 750 Brook Trout750201620172018: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201820192020: 3,600 Brook Trout3.6k20202021: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k2021202220232024: 1,400 Brook Trout1.4k20242025: 400 Brook Trout40020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,500
    Last 10 yrs
    8,100

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings400
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,400
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2020Brook Troutyearlings3,600
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,200
2016Brook Troutyearlings750
Older records (25 stockings, 1951–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,125L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-19Brook Troutyearlings4,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-23Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-23Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-27Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-and-Take
1987-04-28Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-and-Take
1986-05-06Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-and-Take
1985-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-and-Take
1984-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,014Put-and-Take
1983-05-13Brook Troutyearlings8,500Put-and-Take
1982-05-20Brook Troutyearlings2,950Put-and-Take
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1979-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1977-09-14Brook Troutfingerlings5,530Introduction/Assessment
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1951-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,500

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

Where it is

46.9309, -81.5634 · Open in OpenStreetMap