Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cavendish · Bancroft District

Fortescue Lake

Fortescue Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2024 with 580 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 40 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 600 Lake Trout600201620172018: 600 Lake Trout600201820192020: 911 Lake Trout911202020212022: 800 Lake Trout800202220232024: 580 Lake Trout580202420252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    800
    Last 10 yrs
    2,891

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

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1953
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1946
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Lake Troutyearlings580
2022Lake Troutyearlings800
2020Lake Troutyearlings911
2018Lake Troutyearlings600
2016Lake Troutyearlings600
Older records (35 stockings, 1946–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-14Lake Troutyearlings400Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-13Lake Troutyearlings400Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-23Lake Troutyearlings600Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-04Lake Troutyearlings600Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-07Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-07Lake Troutyearlings600Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-27Lake Troutyearlings600Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-05-02Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-27Lake Troutyearlings800Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1996-05-09Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-03Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-27Lake Troutyearlings1,000Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-07Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-31Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1989-04-25Lake Troutyearlings900Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Lake Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-11-04Lake Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1983-04-19Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-05Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1978-05-08Lake Troutyearlings4,000Supplemental
1976-04-28Lake Troutyearlings3,600Supplemental
1974-05-14Lake Troutyearlings2,400
1971-05-11Lake Troutyearlings2,000WK
1968-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,500
1967-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,500
1964-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1963-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1962-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,500
1961-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500WK
1953-07-01Smallmouth Bassfingerlings500
1949-06-01Smallmouth Bassfry5,000
1946-05-01Walleyefry200,000

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

Where it is

44.8373, -78.4416 · Open in OpenStreetMap