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 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 11 worth fishing.
- Splake
By species
- SplakeIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 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 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- Smallmouth BassHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1979
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stage | Fish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Splake | yearlings | 1,500 | |
| 2024 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | |
| 2023 | Splake | yearlings | 1,500 | |
| 2022 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | |
| 2021 | Splake | yearlings | 4,000 | |
| 2019 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | |
| 2018 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | |
| 2017 | Splake | yearlings | 6,000 |
Older records (28 stockings, 1977–2015)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-08 | Splake | yearlings | 4,198 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2013-10-25 | Splake | sub-adults | 4,500 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2012-11-14 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2011-05-11 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2010-10-29 | Splake | sub-adults | 3,500 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2009-06-04 | Splake | sub-adults | 2,300 | Lake Manitou x Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2009-05-19 | Splake | yearlings | 5,750 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2007-05-07 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2005-05-19 | Splake | yearlings | 4,333 | F1 Splake · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take |
| 2003-05-15 | Splake | yearlings | 7,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2002-05-15 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2001-05-10 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2000-05-05 | Splake | yearlings | 8,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1999-04-29 | Brook Trout | yearlings | 8,000 | Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1998-05-14 | Splake | yearlings | 8,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1997-05-22 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1996-06-05 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1995-05-19 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1994-03-15 | Splake | yearlings | 5,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1993-05-11 | Splake | yearlings | 4,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1992-06-02 | Splake | yearlings | 2,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1992-05-21 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1991-05-30 | Splake | yearlings | 3,000 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1979-07-18 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 7,800 | Introduction |
| 1979-07-18 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 7,350 | Introduction |
| 1978-08-03 | Smallmouth Bass | fingerlings | 15,000 | Introduction |
| 1977-07-26 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | Introduction |
| 1977-07-26 | Smallmouth Bass | fry | 10,000 | Introduction |
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