Stocked

FMZ 15 · Griffith · Pembroke District

Hardwood Lake

Hardwood Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 400 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1975: 35 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
2016: 400 Brook Trout40020162017: 300 Brook Trout30020172018: 300 Brook Trout30020182019: 300 Brook Trout30020192020: 300 Brook Trout30020202021: 300 Brook Trout30020212022: 300 Brook Trout30020222023: 200 Brook Trout20020232024: 500 Brook Trout50020242025: 400 Brook Trout40020252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    800
    Last 10 yrs
    2,900

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings400
2024Brook Troutyearlings500
2023Brook Troutyearlings200
2022Brook Troutyearlings300
2021Brook Troutyearlings300
2020Brook Troutyearlings300
2019Brook Troutyearlings300
2018Brook Troutyearlings300
2017Brook Troutyearlings300
2016Brook Troutyearlings400
Older records (25 stockings, 1975–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-07Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Brook Troutyearlings335L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-12Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-22Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-30Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-02Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-08Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-28Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-05-16Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-07Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-08Brook Troutyearlings300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-and-Take
2002-05-22Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-11Brook Troutyearlings250Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-10Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-10Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-08Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-04-26Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-26Brook Troutyearlings760Supplemental
1977-06-16Brook Troutyearlings580Supplemental
1975-05-13Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

45.3419, -77.1049 · Open in OpenStreetMap