Stocked

FMZ 11 · Best · North Bay District

Friday Lake

Friday Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1977: 36 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake stocked here in 20212023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 20212023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 6,000 Splake6.0k20172018: 3,000 Splake3.0k20182019: 2,000 Splake2.0k201920202021: 4,000 Splake4.0k20212022: 3,000 Splake3.0k20222023: 1,500 Splake1.5k20232024: 3,000 Splake3.0k20242025: 1,500 Splake1.5k20252026
  • Splake

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 20212023
    8,500
    Last 10 yrs
    24,000

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1999
    Stocked 20212023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Smallmouth BassHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1979
    Stocked 20212023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Splakeyearlings1,500
2024Splakeyearlings3,000
2023Splakeyearlings1,500
2022Splakeyearlings3,000
2021Splakeyearlings4,000
2019Splakeyearlings2,000
2018Splakeyearlings3,000
2017Splakeyearlings6,000
Older records (28 stockings, 19772015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-10-08Splakeyearlings4,198F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-10-25Splakesub-adults4,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-11-14Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-10-29Splakesub-adults3,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-04Splakesub-adults2,300Lake Manitou x Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-19Splakeyearlings5,750F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-07Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Splakeyearlings4,333F1 Splake · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2003-05-15Splakeyearlings7,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-10Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-05Splakeyearlings8,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-29Brook Troutyearlings8,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-14Splakeyearlings8,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-22Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-05Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-19Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-03-15Splakeyearlings5,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-02Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-21Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-30Splakeyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1979-07-18Smallmouth Bassfry7,800Introduction
1979-07-18Smallmouth Bassfry7,350Introduction
1978-08-03Smallmouth Bassfingerlings15,000Introduction
1977-07-26Smallmouth Bassfry10,000Introduction
1977-07-26Smallmouth Bassfry10,000Introduction

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

Where it is

47.2115, -79.6533 · Open in OpenStreetMap