Stocked

FMZ 8 · Clifford · Kirkland Lake District

Gaf Lake

Gaf Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,100 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1963: 43 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: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20172018: 313 Rainbow Trout31320182019: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20192020: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20202021: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20212022: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20222023: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20232024: 1,100 Rainbow Trout1.1k20242025: 1,100 Rainbow Trout1.1k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,000
    Last 10 yrs
    8,513

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1973
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings313
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (33 stockings, 1963–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-28Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200Various private hatcheries · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-27Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,499Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings1,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-16Rainbow Troutyearlings2,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-20Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-04-08Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-22Rainbow Troutyearlings3,250Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-11-09Rainbow Troutfingerlings17,995Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings4,600Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-18Rainbow Troutyearlings3,300Put-Grow-and Take
1986-09-25Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-06-06Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-07-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,985Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-22Brook Troutyearlings3,000HL
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1968-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1963-08-01Brook Troutyearlings3,120

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

Where it is

48.3233, -79.8807 · Open in OpenStreetMap