Stocked

FMZ 7 · Fulford · Nipigon District

Hilder Lake

Hilder Lake (FMZ 7) was last stocked in 2025 with 4,700 Rainbow Trout fingerlings, 3,000 Splake yearlings, 2,000 Brook Trout yearlings and 1,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1963: 125 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake, Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 7 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 3,500 Rainbow Trout2016: 3,999 Splake2016: 4,575 Brook Trout12k20162017: 3,500 Rainbow Trout2017: 3,000 Splake2017: 5,500 Brook Trout12k20172018: 3,500 Rainbow Trout2018: 3,500 Splake2018: 2,000 Brook Trout9.0k20182019: 4,822 Rainbow Trout2019: 3,500 Splake2019: 2,000 Brook Trout10k20192020: 3,350 Rainbow Trout2020: 3,500 Splake2020: 2,000 Brook Trout8.8k20202021: 3,500 Rainbow Trout2021: 3,500 Splake2021: 2,000 Brook Trout9.0k20212022: 3,500 Rainbow Trout2022: 3,000 Splake2022: 2,130 Brook Trout8.6k20222023: 3,000 Rainbow Trout2023: 3,000 Splake2023: 1,000 Brook Trout7.0k20232024: 6,000 Rainbow Trout2024: 3,000 Splake2024: 2,000 Brook Trout11k20242025: 5,700 Rainbow Trout2025: 3,000 Splake2025: 2,000 Brook Trout11k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Splake
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    9,500
    Last 10 yrs
    29,000

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

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    10,000
    Last 10 yrs
    36,872

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

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,130
    Last 10 yrs
    20,630

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,700
2025Splakeyearlings3,000
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2024Rainbow Troutfingerlings5,000
2024Splakeyearlings3,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2023Splakeyearlings3,000
2023Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2022Splakeyearlings3,000
2022Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2022Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutadults130
2021Splakeyearlings3,500
2021Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2020Splakeyearlings3,500
2020Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,350
2020Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2019Splakeyearlings3,500
2019Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings2,322
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2018Splakeyearlings3,500
2018Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2018Brook Troutyearlings2,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,500
2017Splakeyearlings3,000
2017Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2016Brook Troutyearlings4,575
2016Splakeyearlings3,999
2016Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
Older records (84 stockings, 1963–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-06Brook Troutadults398Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2015-11-06Brook Troutadults200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2015-09-28Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-06-05Brook Troutadults229Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2015-05-15Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-15Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-06Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-23Splakeyearlings1,670F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-23Brook Troutyearlings1,268L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-02Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-02Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-17Brook Troutyearlings2,999Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-04-25Rainbow Troutyearlings2,598Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-25Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-09-25Brook Troutfingerlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,104Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-11-25Brook Troutadults199Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-and-Take
2011-09-21Splakefingerlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-09-21Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,997Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings2,005Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,500Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-26Brook Troutyearlings1,206L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-10-26Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-09-22Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-09-22Brook Troutfingerlings6,995L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-09-22Splakeyearlings4,995F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-22Brook Troutadults79Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2008-05-22Brook Troutadults70Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2007-03-26Brook Troutyearlings2,053Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-26Brook Troutyearlings2,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-26Brook Troutyearlings323Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-19Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-19Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-03-19Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-10-03Brook Troutsub-adults7,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-23Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings999Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-22Brook Troutsub-adults1,998Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-01Rainbow Troutsub-adults903Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-20Splakeyearlings1,999F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-06Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-03Brook Troutyearlings3,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-26Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-30Brook Troutadults200Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-and-Take
2002-05-28Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-11-06Rainbow Troutyearlings627Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-10-23Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-19Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-15Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-11-16Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Introduction
1999-05-31Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-05Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-05Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-11Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-11Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-21Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-30Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-06Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-04Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-11-27Brook Troutsub-adults200Put-and-Take
1989-05-17Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-06-04Brook Troutyearlings1,000Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
1983-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-27Brook Troutyearlings750Put-Grow-and Take
1975-06-04Brook Troutyearlings800
1974-12-06Brook Troutyearlings250Put-and-Take
1973-05-29Brook Troutyearlings400DN
1971-06-18Brook Troutfingerlings4,000DN
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings850
1967-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings750
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1965-06-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-06-01Brook Troutfingerlings500

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

Where it is

49.7807, -86.9796 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Hilder Lake Fish Stocking — Splake, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout | Stocked