Stocked

FMZ 8 · Ossian · Kirkland Lake District

Barnard Lake

Barnard Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 575 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1948: 59 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 500 Rainbow Trout50020162017: 500 Rainbow Trout50020172018: 370 Rainbow Trout37020182019: 498 Rainbow Trout498201920202021: 500 Rainbow Trout50020212022: 500 Rainbow Trout50020222023: 500 Rainbow Trout50020232024: 599 Rainbow Trout59920242025: 575 Splake57520252026
  • Splake
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,500
    Last 10 yrs
    3,467

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

  • SplakeStill growing
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    575

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1984
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Splakeyearlings575
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings599
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings498
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings370
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings500
Older records (50 stockings, 1948–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings450Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-25Rainbow Troutyearlings330Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings675Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings450Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-02Rainbow Troutyearlings450Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings450Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-04Rainbow Troutyearlings650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-11-08Rainbow Troutyearlings100Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-08Rainbow Troutyearlings700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-02Rainbow Troutyearlings500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-12Rainbow Troutyearlings790Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-06Rainbow Troutfingerlings6,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-18Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-18Rainbow Troutyearlings200Put-Grow-and Take
1988-10-23Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,200Put-Grow-and Take
1988-01-01Rainbow Troutsub-adults550Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-29Brook Troutyearlings3,000Assessment
1976-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-28Brook Troutyearlings700
1972-01-01Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1971-05-20Brook Troutyearlings750HL
1970-05-25Brook Troutyearlings750HL
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1968-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings500
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1964-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1964-08-01Brook Troutadults1,000
1963-07-01Brook Troutyearlings7,500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults625
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,250
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1952-07-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1951-10-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1950-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1949-07-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1948-05-01Brook 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

48.2402, -79.5358 · Open in OpenStreetMap