FMZ 16 · Amabel · Aurora Midhurst Owen Sound District
Chesley Lake
Chesley Lake (FMZ 16) was last stocked in 2025 with 119,780 Walleye fry and 4,985 Walleye fingerlings.
Records here go back to 1946: 41 stocking events in total.
In the sweet spot
Walleye stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other walleye lakes in Zone 16 worth fishing.
- Walleye
By species
- WalleyeIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 280,120
- Last 10 yrs
- 687,508
Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.
- Smallmouth BassHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1956
- 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 | Walleye | fry | 119,780 | |
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,985 | |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 264,135 | |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 5,959 | |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 280,120 | |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 7,672 | |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 118 | |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,739 |
Older records (33 stockings, 1946–2015)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,000 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2014-10-09 | Walleye | fingerlings | 5,645 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2012-10-18 | Walleye | fingerlings | 7,500 | Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2011-07-07 | Walleye | fingerlings | 42,000 | Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Supplemental |
| 2010-11-03 | Walleye | fingerlings | 6,161 | Lake Manitou (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment |
| 2009-07-10 | Walleye | fingerlings | 25,222 | Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2008-10-17 | Walleye | fingerlings | 600 | Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Supplemental |
| 2006-10-29 | Walleye | fingerlings | 800 | Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation |
| 2005-10-30 | Walleye | fingerlings | 750 | Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental |
| 2004-10-26 | Walleye | fingerlings | 600 | Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Supplemental |
| 2003-10-25 | Walleye | fingerlings | 500 | Unknown Stock · Supplemental |
| 1988-05-09 | Walleye | fry | 620,750 | Supplemental |
| 1956-06-01 | Walleye | eggs | 90,000 | |
| 1956-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1955-10-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fingerlings | 875 | |
| 1955-06-01 | Walleye | fry | 111,000 | |
| 1954-09-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fingerlings | 1,500 | |
| 1954-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1954-05-01 | Walleye | eggs | 300,000 | |
| 1953-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1953-05-01 | Walleye | eggs | 500,000 | |
| 1952-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1952-05-01 | Walleye | eggs | 200,000 | |
| 1951-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 100,000 | |
| 1950-06-01 | Walleye | fry | 600,000 | |
| 1950-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 20,000 | |
| 1949-05-01 | Walleye | fry | 1,200,000 | |
| 1949-05-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 40,000 | |
| 1948-05-01 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | |
| 1947-06-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1947-04-01 | Walleye | fry | 1,100,000 | |
| 1946-10-01 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 500 | |
| 1946-05-01 | Walleye | fry | 100,000 |
Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.
Where it is
44.5529, -81.2241 · Open in OpenStreetMap