Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cardiff · Bancroft District

Cardiff Lake

Cardiff Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,600 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 67 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20162017: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20172018: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20182019: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20192020: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20202021: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20212022: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20222023: 1,384 Rainbow Trout1.4k20232024: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20242025: 1,600 Rainbow Trout1.6k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,584
    Last 10 yrs
    14,184

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1971
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1954
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,384
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600
Older records (57 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,450Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings1,450Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,450Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1990-11-16Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1989-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings900Put-Grow-and Take
1987-10-05Rainbow Troutyearlings750Put-Grow-and Take
1986-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings875
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings600
1984-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1983-05-27Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,300Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1982-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1979-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings2,250Put-Grow-and Take
1978-07-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Supplemental
1977-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1974-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
1973-04-29Rainbow Troutyearlings800NM
1972-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings500
1971-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,000
1969-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,800
1966-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,500
1965-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,600
1963-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1956-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1955-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings5,000
1954-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1953-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-09-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1948-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings3,000
1947-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1946-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings850

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

Where it is

45.0717, -78.1778 · Open in OpenStreetMap