Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cardiff · Bancroft District

Colbourne Lake

Colbourne Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,800 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1971: 41 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: 3,500 Rainbow Trout3.5k20162017: 3,500 Rainbow Trout3.5k20172018: 3,500 Rainbow Trout3.5k20182019: 3,500 Rainbow Trout3.5k20192020: 3,500 Rainbow Trout3.5k20202021: 3,800 Rainbow Trout3.8k20212022: 6,800 Rainbow Trout6.8k20222023: 3,287 Rainbow Trout3.3k20232024: 3,800 Rainbow Trout3.8k20242025: 3,800 Rainbow Trout3.8k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    13,887
    Last 10 yrs
    35,487

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings3,287
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800
2022Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500
Older records (30 stockings, 1971–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-25Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-05Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings2,600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,850Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-03Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-11-16Rainbow Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1990-11-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Put-and-Take
1989-06-29Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,100Put-Grow-and Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
1983-05-27Rainbow Troutfingerlings6,200Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings3,304Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-13Rainbow Troutfingerlings6,200
1974-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings6,000
1972-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000NM
1971-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,650NM

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

Where it is

45.0003, -78.1392 · Open in OpenStreetMap