Stocked

FMZ 15 · Airy · Bancroft District

Hardtack Lake

Hardtack Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,550 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 40 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 3,400 Rainbow Trout3.4k20162017: 3,400 Rainbow Trout3.4k20172018: 3,400 Rainbow Trout3.4k20182019: 3,400 Rainbow Trout3.4k20192020: 3,400 Rainbow Trout3.4k20202021: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20212022: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20222023: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20232024: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20242025: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    10,650
    Last 10 yrs
    31,350

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1990
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • 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 Troutyearlings3,550
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings3,550
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings3,550
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings3,550
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings3,550
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400
Older records (30 stockings, 1956–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-06Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-06-05Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings2,550Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings3,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-09-29Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-09Splakeyearlings2,200Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-06-22Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,000HL
1972-02-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500HL
1970-09-17Brook Troutfingerlings1,200HL
1970-02-06Brook Troutyearlings937HL
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings225
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings484
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,225
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

45.5562, -78.2192 · Open in OpenStreetMap