Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cardiff · Bancroft District

Cope Lake

Cope Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,800 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1965: 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: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20162017: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20172018: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20182019: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20192020: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20202021: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20212022: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20222023: 1,557 Rainbow Trout1.6k20232024: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20242025: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,157
    Last 10 yrs
    15,957

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,557
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
Older records (31 stockings, 1965–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,150Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings850Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-28Rainbow Troutyearlings1,150Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-03Rainbow Troutyearlings841Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1989-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings550Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,600Put-Grow-and Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,050
1984-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings4,200
1982-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1982-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1978-07-06Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1978-07-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1976-05-03Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-13Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,500
1971-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings1,250NM
1970-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000DL
1970-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000DL
1969-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
1967-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1966-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings900
1965-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

45.0545, -78.1595 · Open in OpenStreetMap