Stocked

FMZ 18 · North Canonto · Bancroft District

McCreary Lake

McCreary Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2024 with 1,250 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1951: 49 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k201620172018: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k201820192020: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k202020212022: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k202220232024: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,250
    Last 10 yrs
    5,000

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

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1955
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2022Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2020Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2018Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,250
Older records (44 stockings, 1951–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutyearlings1,150L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-05Brook Troutyearlings900L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,354Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-11Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1981-04-27Brook Troutyearlings2,400Put-and-Take
1979-05-07Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1978-05-09Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1977-05-04Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1976-05-04Brook Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1975-05-07Brook Troutyearlings600
1974-04-30Brook Troutyearlings600
1972-05-17Brook Troutyearlings625
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1970-05-07Brook Troutyearlings700
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings950
1966-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings2,500
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

45.1748, -76.8427 · Open in OpenStreetMap