Stocked

FMZ 11 · Papineau · North Bay District

Papineau Lake

Papineau Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1950: 81 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 3,000 Lake Trout2016: 1,800 Brook Trout4.8k20162017: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20172018: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20182019: 1,750 Lake Trout1.8k20192020: 2,800 Lake Trout2.8k20202021: 1,000 Lake Trout1.0k20212022: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20222023: 1,500 Lake Trout1.5k20232024: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20242025: 1,500 Lake Trout1.5k20252026
  • Lake Trout
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,500
    Last 10 yrs
    20,550

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2016
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1973
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings1,500
2024Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2023Lake Troutyearlings1,500
2022Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2021Lake Troutyearlings1,000
2020Lake Troutyearlings2,800
2019Lake Troutyearlings1,750
2018Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2017Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2016Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,800
Older records (70 stockings, 1950–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-03-10Lake Troutyearlings3,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-12Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2013-05-14Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2012-02-27Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2011-03-02Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2010-04-09Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-and-Take
2009-03-13Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-03-27Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2007-03-22Lake Troutyearlings2,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2006-03-23Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-03-29Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2004-03-22Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2003-04-02Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2002-05-13Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-03-20Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-03-16Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-09Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-04Lake Troutyearlings2,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-03-06Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-12Lake Troutyearlings2,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1995-03-21Lake Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1995-03-21Lake Troutyearlings1,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1994-04-08Lake Troutyearlings2,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1994-02-10Lake Troutyearlings3,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-03-18Lake Troutyearlings2,000Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1992-05-13Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1992-03-16Lake Troutyearlings993Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1991-05-10Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental/Assessment
1991-03-19Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1990-05-17Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1989-03-23Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1988-06-03Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1987-04-30Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1986-04-28Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1985-05-28Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1984-05-16Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1983-05-17Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-17Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-17Lake Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-12Lake Troutyearlings2,424Supplemental
1981-05-25Lake Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1980-05-14Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1979-05-03Lake Troutyearlings2,056Supplemental
1977-09-19Lake Troutfingerlings5,970Supplemental
1977-01-01Lake Troutyearlings2,980Supplemental
1976-04-27Lake Troutyearlings3,005Supplemental
1975-05-07Lake Troutyearlings2,500
1973-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000NM
1972-05-18Lake Troutyearlings3,000Lake Manitou (Wild)
1971-05-28Lake Troutyearlings2,250LS
1970-05-19Lake Troutyearlings2,250SPHL
1968-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1966-06-10Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1965-06-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1964-06-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,650
1964-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-25Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-08Brook Troutadults1,000
1960-07-07Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1959-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1958-05-30Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1957-05-06Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1956-06-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1954-05-18Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1953-07-03Lake Troutfry2,000
1952-07-19Lake Troutfry1,000
1951-07-11Lake Troutfry1,000
1950-07-10Lake Troutfry3,000

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

Where it is

46.1842, -78.7388 · Open in OpenStreetMap