Stocked

FMZ 15 · Westmeath · Pembroke District

Muskrat Lake

Muskrat Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 6,930 Lake Trout yearlings and 4,000 Lake Trout fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 75 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 7,357 Lake Trout7.4k20162017: 7,050 Lake Trout7.0k20172018: 6,795 Lake Trout6.8k20182019: 6,919 Lake Trout6.9k20192020: 7,056 Lake Trout7.1k20202021: 4,655 Lake Trout4.7k20212022: 7,164 Lake Trout7.2k20222023: 6,896 Lake Trout6.9k20232024: 15,870 Lake Trout16k20242025: 10,930 Lake Trout11k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    18,715
    Last 10 yrs
    73,335

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

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1972
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • MuskellungeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1970
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Lake WhitefishHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1959
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Largemouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1958
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1953
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1951
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings6,930
2025Lake Troutfingerlings4,000
2024Lake Troutfingerlings8,688
2024Lake Troutyearlings7,182
2023Lake Troutyearlings6,896
2022Lake Troutyearlings7,164
2021Lake Troutyearlings4,655
2020Lake Troutyearlings7,056
2019Lake Troutyearlings6,919
2018Lake Troutyearlings6,795
2017Lake Troutyearlings7,050
2016Lake Troutyearlings7,357
Older records (63 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-19Lake Troutyearlings7,000Seneca Lake (TTC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2014-05-28Lake Troutyearlings7,893Seneca Lake (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Lake Troutyearlings7,284Seneca Lake (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-19Lake Troutyearlings6,687Seneca Lake (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Lake Troutyearlings6,817Seneca Lake (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2010-05-05Lake Troutyearlings6,272Seneca Lake (TTC) · Rehabilitation
2008-05-08Lake Troutyearlings6,727Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2007-05-16Lake Troutyearlings7,582Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2006-05-25Lake Troutsub-adults2,505Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2006-05-24Lake Troutsub-adults2,956Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2006-05-18Lake Troutyearlings5,067Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2005-05-24Lake Troutsub-adults1,678Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2004-05-27Lake Troutsub-adults2,405Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2003-05-23Lake Troutsub-adults440Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation
2002-11-12Lake Troutyearlings12,904Seneca Lake (HWC) · Supplemental
2001-06-14Lake Troutyearlings15,000Seneca Lake (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1999-10-26Lake Troutfingerlings21,639Seneca Lake (HWC) · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1989-04-14Lake Troutyearlings9,330Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-11Lake Troutyearlings5,241Put-Grow-and Take
1987-04-25Lake Troutyearlings7,500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-29Lake Troutyearlings1,480Put-Grow-and Take
1985-04-30Lake Troutyearlings6,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-24Lake Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1983-03-08Lake Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1983-03-02Lake Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1978-03-21Lake Troutsub-adults2,000Supplemental
1975-05-06Lake Troutsub-adults1,000
1974-05-13Lake Troutsub-adults963
1973-04-16Lake Troutadults1,000Lake Ontario (Wild)
1972-05-19Walleyeeggs1,000,000LS
1971-05-18Walleyeeggs1,000,000LS
1970-05-29Muskellungefingerlings20,000
1969-06-01Muskellungefry20,000
1969-05-01Walleyeeggs1,500,000
1968-07-01Muskellungefingerlings500
1968-05-01Walleyeeggs3,000,000
1968-05-01Muskellungefry20,000
1968-04-01Lake Troutyearlings1,260
1966-05-01Lake Troutyearlings10,000
1959-10-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1959-02-01Lake Whitefisheggs400,000
1958-10-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1958-06-01Largemouth Bassfry1,500
1955-09-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,500
1955-07-01Largemouth Bassfingerlings550
1953-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings2,000
1953-06-01Largemouth Bassfingerlings1,400
1953-04-01Walleyeeggs375,000
1953-04-01Walleyeeggs125,000
1952-07-01Largemouth Bassfingerlings1,000
1952-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings800
1951-08-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings1,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1950-06-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings2,500
1949-09-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings400
1949-09-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings200
1949-05-01Walleyefry400,000
1949-05-01Walleyefry150,000
1948-06-01Walleyefry150,000
1948-06-01Smallmouth Bassfry3,000
1947-09-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings300
1947-06-01Walleyefry75,000
1946-05-01Walleyefry75,000

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

Where it is

45.6746, -76.9085 · Open in OpenStreetMap