Stocked

FMZ 10 · Meredith · Sault Ste. Marie District

McCarrel Lake

McCarrel Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 51 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 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 458 Lake Trout45820162017: 2,008 Lake Trout2.0k20172018: 68 Lake Trout6820182019: 1,812 Lake Trout1.8k20192020: 700 Lake Trout70020202021: 1,628 Lake Trout1.6k202120222023: 1,100 Lake Trout1.1k202320242025: 1,500 Lake Trout1.5k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,728
    Last 10 yrs
    8,816

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1990
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings1,500
2023Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2023Lake Troutadults100
2021Lake Troutyearlings1,500
2021Lake Troutadults128
2020Lake Troutyearlings700
2019Lake Troutyearlings1,812
2018Lake Troutadults68
2017Lake Troutyearlings1,958
2017Lake Troutadults50
2016Lake Troutyearlings458
Older records (40 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-05Lake Troutadults50Slate Islands (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-11-06Lake Troutadults46Michipicoten Island (TTC) · Supplemental
2013-05-17Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2011-05-26Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2009-05-15Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-16Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-03Lake Troutyearlings1,100Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Supplemental
2004-05-03Lake Troutadults73Iroquois Bay (TTC) · Supplemental
2003-05-08Lake Troutyearlings1,000Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Lake Troutyearlings500Mishibishu Lakes (TTC) · Supplemental
1999-04-26Lake Troutyearlings500Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1997-06-03Lake Troutyearlings500Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1995-05-24Lake Troutadults120Mishibishu Lakes (Sanc) · Supplemental
1993-05-04Lake Troutyearlings500Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1991-04-30Lake Troutyearlings800Supplemental
1990-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000Supplemental
1989-05-16Lake Troutyearlings2,273Supplemental
1987-04-24Lake Troutyearlings950Supplemental
1985-05-09Lake Troutyearlings950Supplemental
1983-03-22Lake Troutyearlings950Supplemental
1981-04-16Lake Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1980-10-07Lake Troutsub-adults3,470Supplemental
1979-03-29Lake Troutyearlings2,508Supplemental
1979-03-28Lake Troutyearlings2,508Supplemental
1977-05-02Lake Troutyearlings6,000Supplemental
1975-05-07Lake Troutyearlings6,000
1971-05-01Lake Troutyearlings6,000
1968-05-01Lake Troutyearlings6,000
1966-05-01Lake Troutyearlings7,000
1965-05-01Lake Troutyearlings5,000
1964-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,000
1959-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Lake Troutfingerlings6,000
1953-04-01Lake Troutfingerlings9,000
1951-04-01Lake Troutfry6,000
1950-05-01Lake Troutfingerlings10,000
1949-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings10,000
1948-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1947-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000

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

Where it is

46.4466, -83.9269 · Open in OpenStreetMap