Stocked

FMZ 8 · Bryce · Kirkland Lake District

Gillies Lake

Gillies Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,800 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 57 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: 600 Rainbow Trout60020162017: 700 Rainbow Trout70020172018: 600 Rainbow Trout60020182019: 600 Rainbow Trout60020192020: 600 Rainbow Trout60020202021: 600 Rainbow Trout60020212022: 600 Rainbow Trout60020222023: 600 Rainbow Trout60020232024: 600 Rainbow Trout60020242025: 1,800 Rainbow Trout1.8k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,800
    Last 10 yrs
    6,700

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1986
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings600
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings700
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings600
Older records (47 stockings, 1955–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-09Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,900Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Rainbow Troutyearlings1,075Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-17Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-06-02Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-27Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-11-09Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-07Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-10-26Rainbow Troutsub-adults800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-29Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-11-20Rainbow Troutfingerlings9,000
1991-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-10-28Rainbow Troutfingerlings13,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,400Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,750Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-02Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,750
1981-05-14Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1978-05-26Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1971-11-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,479
1968-10-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings10,000
1964-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,410
1962-06-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings7,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1958-05-01Brook Troutadults775
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000

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

Where it is

47.7174, -80.0248 · Open in OpenStreetMap