FMZ 17 · Lake Ontario Management Unit

Shelter Valley Creek

Shelter Valley Creek (FMZ 17) was last stocked in 2015 with 14,996 Atlantic Salmon yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 52 stocking events in total.

By species

Atlantic SalmonHistorical only
Last stocked
2015
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Chinook SalmonHistorical only
Last stocked
2008
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Brook TroutHistorical only
Last stocked
1987
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Sockeye SalmonHistorical only
Last stocked
1972
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Brown TroutHistorical only
Last stocked
1961
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Older records (52 stockings, 1946–2015)

Date	Species	Stage	Fish	Strain / purpose
2015-12-01	Atlantic Salmon	yearlings	14,996	LaHave River (NMC) · Re-introduction
2008-05-15	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	13,500	Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-11-30	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	38,979	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2002-12-07	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	13,500	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2002-12-07	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	13,500	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2002-11-17	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	8,500	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2002-11-17	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	8,500	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2001-12-15	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	14,000	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2001-12-15	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	14,000	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2001-11-17	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	6,000	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2001-11-17	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	6,000	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2000-12-19	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	6,809	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
2000-12-19	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	6,809	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
1999-12-11	Atlantic Salmon	eggs	12,036	LaHave River (NMC) · Assessment/Re-introduction
1999-04-29	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	5,175	LaHave River (NMC) · Research/Re-Introduction
1999-04-29	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	2,700	LaHave River (NMC) · Research/Re-Introduction
1998-05-06	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	7,175	LaHave River (NMC) · Re-introduction
1998-05-06	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	2,700	LaHave River (NMC) · Re-introduction
1997-04-23	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	5,175	LaHave River (NMC) · Research/Re-Introduction
1997-04-23	Atlantic Salmon	fingerlings	2,700	LaHave River (NMC) · Research/Re-Introduction
1987-06-17	Brook Trout	fingerlings	1,000	Assessment
1986-05-13	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,200	Supplemental
1972-09-27	Sockeye Salmon	yearlings	61,000
1972-09-27	Sockeye Salmon	yearlings	61,000	WT
1972-07-06	Sockeye Salmon	fingerlings	189,860	CW
1964-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	80,500	GNBC
1964-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	30,000	GNMT
1964-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	30,000	GNWA
1964-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	20,000	GNCL
1961-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1961-05-01	Brown Trout	fingerlings	300
1959-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1958-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1957-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,000
1957-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,000
1956-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,500
1956-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,000
1955-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1955-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,500
1951-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,000
1950-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,000
1949-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,000
1949-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	5,000
1949-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,000
1948-11-01	Brown Trout	fingerlings	10,000
1948-07-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1948-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,000
1948-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	3,000
1947-08-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	3,000
1947-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1946-07-01	Brown Trout	fingerlings	5,000
1946-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,000

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

Where it is

43.9665, -78.0013 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Check the Zone 17 regulations. Some lakes have special rules; we do not summarize regs.
Guide to Eating Ontario Fish for consumption advisories.
Fish sizes are estimates: yearlings stocked 3–5 years ago are usually 30–45 cm; fingerlings take a year longer.

Nearest access points

Wicklow Beach
Boat Launch · 3.6 km away · parking
Cobourg Harbour
Boat Launch · 13.3 km away · parking · fee

From the MNRF access point dataset. May not be on this lake.

Stocked lakes nearby

Barnum House Creek
4 km
Historical only
last 2005
Colborne Creek
8 km
Historical only
last 1972
Cobourg Brook
14 km
Historical only
last 2015
Salem Creek
14 km
Historical only
last 1994
Baltimore Creek
14 km
Historical only
last 1976