FMZ 3 · Hearst Cochrane Kapuskasing District
Cardinal Lake
Cardinal Lake (FMZ 3) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,150 Splake yearlings.
Records here go back to 1963: 33 stocking events in total.
In the sweet spot
Splake stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 3 worth fishing.
- Splake
By species
- SplakeIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 1,053
- Last 10 yrs
- 5,003
Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.
- Brook TroutHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1988
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stage | Fish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Splake | yearlings | 1,150 | |
| 2024 | Splake | yearlings | 800 | |
| 2022 | Splake | yearlings | 1,053 | |
| 2019 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 |
Older records (29 stockings, 1963–2015)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-04 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2014-06-03 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2013-06-10 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2011-05-31 | Splake | yearlings | 4,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2009-06-03 | Splake | yearlings | 4,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2008-05-31 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2007-06-09 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2006-06-10 | Splake | yearlings | 2,500 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2005-06-07 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2003-06-07 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2002-06-15 | Splake | yearlings | 4,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2001-06-09 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1999-05-23 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1997-06-07 | Splake | yearlings | 1,550 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1995-05-29 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1993-05-28 | Splake | yearlings | 2,150 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1993-02-17 | Splake | fry | 15,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1992-05-28 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1990-05-28 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1988-05-21 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 4,000 | Put-and-Take |
| 1986-05-16 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1983-05-27 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 3,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1980-05-20 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 3,500 | Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1977-05-31 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 2,870 | Supplemental |
| 1973-06-06 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 3,500 | HL |
| 1969-06-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 3,500 | |
| 1965-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 1,500 | |
| 1964-05-01 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | |
| 1963-07-01 | Brook Trout | adults | 500 |
Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.
Where it is
50.0159, -84.1677 · Open in OpenStreetMap