Stocked

FMZ 7 · Nipigon District

McAvay Lake

McAvay Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings and 100 Brook Trout adults.

Records here go back to 1946: 34 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
20162017: 1,208 Brook Trout1.2k201720182019: 200 Brook Trout20020192020: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202020212022: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202220232024: 1,100 Brook Trout1.1k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    4,508

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2024Brook Troutadults100
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2019Brook Troutadults200
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutadults208
Older records (27 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-09Brook Troutadults300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2012-03-06Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-25Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-19Brook Troutyearlings2,250Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-11-02Brook Troutadults200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2000-10-02Brook Troutadults300Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2000-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-11-17Brook Troutadults361Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
1999-11-17Brook Troutadults148Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-12-16Brook Troutsub-adults189Put-and-Take
1991-12-16Brook Troutsub-adults36Put-and-Take
1991-11-20Brook Troutsub-adults64Put-and-Take
1990-11-29Brook Troutsub-adults260Put-and-Take
1989-11-10Brook Troutsub-adults100Put-and-Take
1988-11-30Brook Troutsub-adults100Put-and-Take
1956-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1954-08-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1953-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1952-07-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1949-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1946-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400

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

Where it is

49.3131, -88.1091 · Open in OpenStreetMap