Stocked

FMZ 15 · Cardiff · Bancroft District

Lower Cardiff Lake

Lower Cardiff Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,350 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1974: 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: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20162017: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20172018: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20182019: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20192020: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20202021: 1,350 Rainbow Trout1.4k20212022: 1,350 Rainbow Trout1.4k20222023: 1,168 Rainbow Trout1.2k20232024: 1,350 Rainbow Trout1.4k20242025: 1,350 Rainbow Trout1.4k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,868
    Last 10 yrs
    13,368

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,168
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,350
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
Older records (30 stockings, 1974–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-06-07Rainbow Troutyearlings900Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-26Rainbow Troutyearlings800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings800Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings3,300Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings3,300Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1990-11-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1989-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,600Put-Grow-and Take
1986-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1984-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings4,200
1982-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1981-06-05Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-06-09Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1978-07-05Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1976-05-03Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings500
1975-05-13Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,000
1974-06-10Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000

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

Where it is

45.0641, -78.1934 · Open in OpenStreetMap