Stocked

FMZ 18 · Barrie · Bancroft District

Shoepack Lake

Shoepack Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,150 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 41 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,726 Brook Trout1.7k201720182019: 1,700 Brook Trout1.7k201920202021: 2,150 Brook Trout2.1k202120222023: 1,720 Brook Trout1.7k202320242025: 2,150 Brook Trout2.1k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,870
    Last 10 yrs
    9,446

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,150
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,720
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,150
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,700
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,726
Older records (36 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-28Brook Troutyearlings1,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-30Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-02Brook Troutyearlings544L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-28Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-19Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-04Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-03Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1981-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1980-04-24Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-and-Take
1979-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1977-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1976-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1975-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1974-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100
1972-05-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1972-05-29Brook Troutyearlings500
1971-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,300
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,300
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

44.8463, -77.0550 · Open in OpenStreetMap