Stocked

FMZ 6 · Mcmaster · Nipigon District · unofficial name

McMaster Lake 79 (Hans's Lake)

McMaster Lake 79 (Hans's Lake) (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1999: 20 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,061 Brook Trout1.1k201620172018: 2,190 Brook Trout2.2k20182019: 2,436 Brook Trout2.4k201920202021: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202120222023: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k202320242025: 2,000 Brook Trout2.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    12,626

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,436
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,190
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,061
Older records (14 stockings, 1999–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-16Brook Troutyearlings1,842Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-03-20Brook Troutyearlings1,800Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-02-25Brook Troutyearlings1,435Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-02-17Brook Troutyearlings1,155Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-03-03Brook Troutyearlings1,383Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-02-25Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-03-26Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-02-28Brook Troutyearlings2,400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-03-28Brook Troutyearlings2,255Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-03-31Brook Troutyearlings2,400Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-03-24Brook Troutyearlings3,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-03-14Brook Troutyearlings3,600Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-10-22Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Introduction

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

Where it is

49.0316, -88.5846 · Open in OpenStreetMap