Stocked

FMZ 16 · Guelph · Aylmer Guelph District · unofficial name

Marden Pond

Marden Pond (FMZ 16) was last stocked in 2025 with 136 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 2004: 16 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 16 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 500 Brown Trout50020162017: 485 Brown Trout48520172018: 481 Brown Trout48120182019: 655 Brown Trout65520192020: 400 Brown Trout40020202021: 150 Brook Trout15020212022: 150 Brook Trout15020222023: 135 Brook Trout13520232024: 195 Brook Trout19520242025: 136 Brook Trout13620252026
  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    435
    Last 10 yrs
    766

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

  • Brown TroutAging out
    Last stocked
    2020
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    2,021

    Last major stocking was more than five years ago. Some fish may remain.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2006
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings136
2024Brook Troutyearlings195
2023Brook Troutyearlings135
2022Brook Troutyearlings150
2021Brook Troutyearlings150
2020Brown Troutyearlings400
2019Brown Troutyearlings655
2018Brown Troutyearlings481
2017Brown Troutyearlings485
2016Brown Troutyearlings500
Older records (6 stockings, 2004–2009)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2009-04-24Brown Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-and-Take
2008-04-21Brown Troutyearlings700Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-25Brown Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
2006-04-24Rainbow Troutyearlings758Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings1,024Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-05Rainbow Troutsub-adults1,002Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-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

43.5798, -80.3117 · Open in OpenStreetMap