FMZ 20 · Lake Ontario Management Unit
Niagara River
Niagara River (FMZ 20) was last stocked in 2025 with 40,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.
Records here go back to 1953: 35 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 20 worth fishing.
- Rainbow Trout
By species
- Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 37,007
- Last 10 yrs
- 102,049
Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.
- Chinook SalmonHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 2012
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- Brown TroutHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1991
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- Coho SalmonHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1977
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
- MuskellungeHistorical only
- Last stocked
- 1974
- Stocked 2021–2023
- 0
- Last 10 yrs
- 0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Stage | Fish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 40,000 | |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 25,042 | |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 22,007 | |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 15,000 |
Older records (31 stockings, 1953–2012)
| Date | Species | Stage | Fish | Strain / purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-26 | Chinook Salmon | fingerlings | 49,984 | Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 2010-05-15 | Chinook Salmon | fingerlings | 96,653 | Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1991-05-02 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 15,757 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1990-04-02 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 4,830 | Introduction |
| 1989-06-14 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 3,677 | Introduction |
| 1987-09-29 | Brown Trout | fingerlings | 8,775 | Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1977-04-26 | Coho Salmon | yearlings | 25,812 | |
| 1977-04-21 | Coho Salmon | yearlings | 24,955 | Introduction |
| 1977-03-30 | Coho Salmon | yearlings | 27,227 | Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take |
| 1975-03-20 | Coho Salmon | yearlings | 34,560 | |
| 1974-07-31 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 2,000 | |
| 1973-07-25 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 3,000 | SY |
| 1972-08-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1971-01-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1969-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,100 | |
| 1968-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,100 | |
| 1967-09-01 | Muskellunge | adults | 165 | |
| 1965-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1964-10-01 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 4,500 | |
| 1964-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1963-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1962-10-01 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 4,500 | |
| 1962-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,000 | |
| 1961-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,500 | |
| 1960-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,500 | |
| 1959-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 1,500 | |
| 1957-05-01 | Muskellunge | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1956-07-01 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 500 | |
| 1955-05-01 | Muskellunge | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1954-05-01 | Muskellunge | fry | 10,000 | |
| 1953-05-01 | Muskellunge | fry | 10,000 |
Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.
Where it is
43.2623, -79.0732 · Open in OpenStreetMap