2002 Manitoba Fish Stocking Final Report

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2002 Manitoba Fish Stocking Final Report 2002 Manitoba Fish Stocking Final Report Region Waterbody Date Species Size Number Description East/Southeastern ... Bagguley Lake June 17 Rainbow Trout Fry 2,000 400 m east of George Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park Barren Lake May 24 Walleye Fry 500,000 8 km west of the West Hawk Lake turn off on PTH 1 Bear Lake April 5 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 5,000 3 km hiking trail north of PTH 44, 10 km west of Caddy Lake Beauchemin Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 500,000 Approx. 11 km east of Brereton Lake off Hwy 307 Betula Lake May 26 Walleye Fry 100,000 40 km east of Seven Sisters Falls on PR 307 Bird's Hill Lake June 4 Brook Trout 18+ cm 1,000 In Bird's Hill Park June 4 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 1,000 Black Lake May 24 Walleye Fry 500,000 Approx. 32 km north of Nopiming Provincial Park off Hwy 314 Booster Lake May 24 Walleye Fry 500,000 3 km south of Bird Lake in Nopiming Provincial Park Brereton Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 100,000 North of Rennie, west of Hwy 307 Brokenhead River July 4 Brook Trout Fry 20,000 PTH 1, 15 km E of Richer Caddy Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 400,000 North of PTH 44 Camp Lake May 31 Splake 12-15 cm 5,000 1 km south from Lyons Lake parking area Donner Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 250,000 8 km west of Cat Lake off Hwy 314 Dorothy Lake Pond May 13 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 Dorothy Lake garbage dump road. East Pine Creek July 4 Brook Trout Fry 10,000 3.5 km east of the junction of PTH 12 and 89 Falcon Lake May 26 Walleye Fry 2,300,000 Whiteshell Provincial Park south of PTH 1 Fishing Lake June 4 Lake Trout Fry 100,000 Whiteshell Provincial Park south of PTH 1 Florence Lake May 28 Walleye Fry 100,000 North of West Hawk Lake Granite Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 50,000 0.25 km east of Sailing Lake Hadashville Pond April 29 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 3.5 km east of Hadashville just south of PTH 1 Hamilton Lake June 17 Rainbow Trout Fry 5,000 Hiking trail from Wallace Lake campground east of Bisset Hunt Lake May 15 Brook Trout 18+cm 4,600 South of West Hawk Lake and east of the main beach June 10 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 1,500 Jessica Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 100,000 South of junction Hwys 307 and 309 Kameshkamak Lake May 24 Walleye Fry 100,000 Approx. 43 km east southeast of Bloodvein River mouth Lac du Bonnet Lagoon May 25 Walleye Fry 100,000 Approx. 2.4 km north of Lac du Bonnet Lac du Bonnet Pond May 13 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 2,000 East side of PTH 11, 2 km north of Lac du Bonnet Lyons Lake June 10 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 2,000 12 km east of Falcon Lake on south side of PTH 1 May 31 Splake 12-15 cm 2,500 November 7 Rainbow Trout Adult 100 Marchand Pond May 23 Walleye Fry 100,000 Approx. 8.4 km east of Marchand Marion Lake May 28 Walleye Fry 100,000 North of CNR tracks McHugh Lake September 12 Brown Trout 12-15 cm 7,500 1 km south along x-country ski trail from junction of PTH 44 and Trans Canada Highway September 12 Sparr 12-15 cm 3,000 Milner Ridge Pond May 13 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 0.2 km down bush trail on north side of PR 435- approx. 3 km west of PR 214 Moose Lake May 23 Walleye Fry 400,000 Southeast corner of Manitoba on PR 308 November 7 Walleye Fry 3,589 Nason Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 400,000 West of North Cross Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park Nora Lake May 28 Walleye Fry 100,000 North of West Hawk Lake North Cross Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 400,000 North of South Cross Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park O'Hanley Pond May 13 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 100m east of PTH 304 approx. 5 km south of O'Hanly River Pinawa Channel May 13 Brown Trout Fry 70,000 About 1 km north of PR 211 on the Pinawa Cemetery Road Raspberry Pond April 29 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 250 15 km west of Falcon Laek on south side of Hwy 1 Red Rock Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 50,000 In Whiteshell Provincial Park on PR 307, 24 km north of Rennie Reynolds Pond #1 April 26 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 10 km north of Trans. Canada Hwy on Forestry Road 13 (small white sign with green pine tree and 13), about 0.5 km west of Brokenhead River Reynolds Pond #2 April 26 Brook Trout 18+cm 500 Reynolds Pond #3 April 26 Brook Trout 18+cm 250 Reynolds Pond #4 April 26 Brook Trout 18+cm 500 Reynolds Pond #5 April 26 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 1,000 Reynolds Pond #6 April 26 Brook Trout 18+cm 1,500 Reynolds Pond #7 April 26 Brook Trout 18+cm 500 Reynolds Pond #8 April 26 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 1,000 Reynolds Pond #9 April 26 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 Rice Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 200,000 At the Town of Bissett Sailing Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 400,000 Northwest of West Hawk Lake Saskatoon Pond April 29 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 250 South of east lane of PTH 1, 11 km west of Falcon Lake Sherry Lake May 24 Walleye Fry 500,000 Approx. 2 km north of Davidson Lake Snowberry Pond April 29 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 5 km west of Falcon Lake on the south side of PT 1 South Cross Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 400,000 South of North Cross Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park Star Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 500,000 West of West Hawk Lake Strawberry Pond April 29 Rainbow Trout 18+cm 500 14 km west of Falcon Lake on the south side of PTH 1 Tugby Lake June 17 Brook Trout Fry 10,000 400 m walking trail south from Echo Lake in the north central Whiteshell Wasp Lake June 17 Brown Trout Fry 2,000 Off the northeast end of Blind Bay on the Winnipeg River at Point du Bois West Hawk Lake May 31 Splake 12-15 cm 8,500 East of Hwy 44 and North of Hwy 1 May 31 Lake Trout 12-15 cm 5,375 White Lake May 25 Walleye Fry 510,000 Southwest junction of Hwys 302 and 309, north of Rennie Whiteshell River May 21 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 2,690 500 m on White Pine walking trail, 5 km Northeast of PTH 44 on PR 312 in Whiteshell Provincial Park May 9 Brown Trout Fry 68,000 May 25 Rainbow Trout Adult 40 June 6 Brook Trout 18+ cm 740 Winnipeg River June 17 Lake Sturgeon Fry 34,000 Flows northwest into Lake Winnipeg August 20 Lake Sturgeon Fry 400 Western ….. Beautiful Lake May 30 Walleye Fry 200,000 10 km west of East Blue Lake on PR 367 in Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Beaver Lake May 30 Splake 12-15 cm 10,000 5 km east of Glad Lake south of Pine River road in Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Bell Lake May 29 Walleye Fry 200,000 South of PR 265 in the Porcupine Hills Birch River September 18 Brook Trout 12-15 cm 5,000 On PTH 10 near the town of Birch River N of Swan River Black Beaver Lake May 21 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 5,500 1 km east of PR 366 at Two Mile Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park September 20 Rainbow Trout 12-15 cm 5,000 Camperville Pond September 16 Brook Trout 12-15 cm 1,000 Approx. 17.5 km south of Camperville on Hwy 20 Carrot Lake September 16 Brook Trout 12-15 cm 8,000 Approx. 10 km west of Sclater - Duck Mountains Chain Lakes May 27 Walleye Fry 200,000 Approx. 10 km south of Hartney off Hwy 21 Childs Lake May 30 Splake 12-15 cm 5,000 28 km west of East Blue Lake on PR 367 in the Duck Mountain Provincial Park May 28 Lake Trout Fry 68,000 Dauphin Lake May 30 Walleye Fry 100,000 Dauphin East Blue Lake September 9 Rainbow Trout 12-15 cm 20,000 Duck Mountain Provincial Park at junction of PR 367 and PR 366 May 30 Splake 12-15 cm 10,000 East Goose Lake October 15 Brown Trout 12-15 cm 1,000 South of Roblin, E of PTH 83 October 15 Rainbow Trout 12-15 cm 5,000 Fishing Lake May 29 Walleye Fry 200,000 At the town of Little Grand Rapids Glad Lake April 12, May 27 Rainbow Trout 18+ cm 14,200 At junction of Pine River road and PR 366 in Duck Mountain Provincial Park Gull Lake September 23 Rainbow Trout 12-15 cm 15,000 4 km north of Camp Morton on east side of PTH 8 May 30 Splake 12-15 cm 5,000 September 26 Brook Trout Fry 8,800 Kennedy Lake May 16 Brook Trout 18+ cm 3,500 Approximately 7.5 km east of the Town of Merridale September 26 Brook Trout Fry 2,000 Lake Winnipegosis May 23 Walleye Eyed eggs 1,000,000 Winnipegosis May 29 Walleye Fry 5,000,000 Laurie Lake September 25 Brown Trout 12-15 cm 40,000 1 km east of Childs Lake on PR 367 in Duck Mountain Provincial Park May 30 Splake 12-15 cm 15,000 May 29 Lake Trout 12-15 cm 16,000 Line Lake May 27 Walleye Fry 250,000 Across road from Glad Lake at junction of Pine River road on PR 366 in Duck Mountain Provinical Park Little McBride Lake September 26 Brook Trout Fry 2,000 12 km north of San Clara and 3 km east of PTH 83 Loat Lake May 30 Walleye Fry 150,000 3 km north of Wellman Lake campground off Hwy 366 Methley Ponds May 27 Walleye Fry 100,000 Methley Beach Hatchery North Steeprock Lake May 29 Walleye Fry 400,000 20 km NW off HWY 10 on PR 365 Olsen Lake May 23 Rainbow Trout Fry 5,000 Approx.
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