Stocked

FMZ 8 · Mortimer · Cochrane District · unofficial name

Elsie Lake

Elsie Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 700 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 65 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20162017: 1,049 Rainbow Trout1.0k20172018: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20182019: 450 Rainbow Trout45020192020: 700 Rainbow Trout70020202021: 700 Rainbow Trout70020212022: 700 Rainbow Trout70020222023: 700 Rainbow Trout70020232024: 508 Rainbow Trout50820242025: 700 Rainbow Trout70020252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,100
    Last 10 yrs
    6,507

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1999
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1989
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings508
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings450
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,049
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (55 stockings, 1956–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-29Rainbow Troutyearlings733Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-30Rainbow Troutyearlings1,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-11Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-07Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-09-24Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-06-18Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-12Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-12Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Supplemental
1980-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Rehabilitation
1978-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000Rehabilitation
1976-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1974-09-30Brook Troutfingerlings2,500
1973-05-04Brook Troutyearlings750HL
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1966-09-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1965-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutadults400
1961-08-01Brook Troutadults800
1960-07-01Brook Troutadults400
1959-06-01Brook Troutadults200
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1956-07-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

48.8930, -80.6301 · Open in OpenStreetMap