Stocked

FMZ 10 · Cascaden · Sudbury District

Pistol Lake

Pistol Lake (FMZ 10) was last stocked in 2024 with 200 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 27 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 10 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 400 Splake400201720182019: 250 Splake250201920202021: 350 Splake350202120222023: 400 Splake40020232024: 200 Brook Trout200202420252026
  • Brook Trout
  • Splake

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2023
    Stocked 2021–2023
    750
    Last 10 yrs
    1,400

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

  • Brook TroutStill growing
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    200

    Recent stockings, but most of those fish are still small.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings200
2023Splakeyearlings400
2021Splakeyearlings350
2019Splakeyearlings250
2017Splakeyearlings400
Older records (22 stockings, 1956–2013)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2013-05-28Splakeyearlings700Lake Manitou x Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-07Splakeyearlings1,000Lake Manitou x Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Brook Troutyearlings325L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-23Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-15Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-11Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-19Brook Troutyearlings500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-20Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1987-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1986-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1985-05-17Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1983-05-16Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1977-09-14Brook Troutfingerlings2,490Introduction
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500

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

Where it is

46.5626, -81.5207 · Open in OpenStreetMap