Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cardiff · Bancroft District

Hardings Lake

Hardings Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,250 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1950: 39 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

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

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 1,338 Brook Trout1.3k201720182019: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k201920202021: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 1,250 Brook Trout1.3k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,250
    Last 10 yrs
    5,838

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,250
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,338
Older records (34 stockings, 1950–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-03Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-02Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-05Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,173Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,024Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-12Brook Troutyearlings1,600Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-09Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings540
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1950-08-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000

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

Where it is

45.0056, -78.0825 · Open in OpenStreetMap