Stocked

FMZ 18 · Effingham · Bancroft District

Machesney Lake

Machesney Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 72 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20162017: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20172018: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20182019: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20192020: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20202021: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20212022: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20222023: 1,730 Rainbow Trout1.7k20232024: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20242025: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,730
    Last 10 yrs
    17,730

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2011
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1983
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1950
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,730
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
Older records (62 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-16Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-16Splakeyearlings1,400F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Splakeyearlings1,400F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-01Splakeyearlings1,600F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-14Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-27Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-14Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-06Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-24Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-08-15Splakeyearlings2,277F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-26Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-27Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-10Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-05Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-17Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-10-06Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-12Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-14Splakeyearlings2,603F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-22Splakeyearlings1,800F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-04-24Splakeyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-02Splakeyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-16Splakeyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-19Splakeyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-13Splakeyearlings1,000Supplemental
1987-05-05Splakeyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-04-23Splakeyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-09Splakeyearlings3,008Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1984-04-30Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Put-and-Take
1983-05-05Brook Troutyearlings200Put-and-Take
1982-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Other
1981-05-15Brook Troutyearlings100Put-and-Take
1981-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,620Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,080Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1979-04-27Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings4,600Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200
1975-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings3,250
1974-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
1974-05-24Rainbow Troutyearlings1,935
1973-05-18Rainbow Troutyearlings4,600NM
1972-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1971-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1970-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1969-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1967-05-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,300
1966-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1965-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1964-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1963-04-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1962-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings400
1956-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings450
1950-05-01Walleyeeggs200,000
1949-05-01Walleyeeggs100,000
1948-05-01Walleyeeggs100,000
1947-06-01Walleyeeggs100,000

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

Where it is

44.9837, -77.2977 · Open in OpenStreetMap