Stocked

FMZ 8 · Montrose · Kirkland Lake District · unofficial name

Jay Lake

Jay Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 2003: 14 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
20162017: 530 Rainbow Trout530201720182019: 500 Rainbow Trout500201920202021: 500 Rainbow Trout500202120222023: 500 Rainbow Trout500202320242025: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,000
    Last 10 yrs
    3,030

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings530
Older records (9 stockings, 2003–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-06Rainbow Troutyearlings875Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings900Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-11-03Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-15Rainbow Troutyearlings900Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings999Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

47.9422, -81.0484 · Open in OpenStreetMap