Stocked

FMZ 15 · Burns · Pembroke District

McDonald Lake

McDonald Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2024 with 500 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1950: 47 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 500 Brook Trout50020162017: 400 Brook Trout40020172018: 400 Brook Trout40020182019: 400 Brook Trout40020192020: 550 Brook Trout550202020212022: 500 Brook Trout50020222023: 500 Brook Trout50020232024: 500 Brook Trout500202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    3,250

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1996
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings500
2023Brook Troutyearlings500
2022Brook Troutyearlings500
2020Brook Troutyearlings550
2019Brook Troutyearlings400
2018Brook Troutyearlings400
2017Brook Troutyearlings400
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (39 stockings, 1950–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-05Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-05Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-06Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-10Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-20Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-30Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-21Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-21Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1992-10-22Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1991-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-04-26Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-04Brook Troutyearlings2,700Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1974-03-18Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1973-03-20Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1972-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1970-09-23Brook Troutfingerlings1,600HL
1970-04-03Brook Troutyearlings528HL
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings184
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings864
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,008
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1950-07-01Brook 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

45.6814, -77.7976 · Open in OpenStreetMap