FMZ 15 · Ridout · Parry Sound District

Paint Lake

Paint Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2016 with 1,000 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 18 stocking events in total.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now

By species

Year	Species	Stage	Fish	Notes
2016	Splake	yearlings	1,000

Older records (17 stockings, 1947–2014)

Date	Species	Stage	Fish	Strain / purpose
2014-10-21	Splake	sub-adults	2,500	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-02	Splake	yearlings	2,500	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-14	Splake	yearlings	2,500	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-25	Splake	yearlings	3,000	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-04	Splake	yearlings	2,999	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-17	Splake	yearlings	3,020	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-13	Splake	yearlings	3,188	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-19	Splake	yearlings	3,873	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-20	Splake	yearlings	3,000	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-08	Splake	yearlings	3,000	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-20	Splake	yearlings	3,000	F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-14	Splake	yearlings	2,200	Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09	Splake	yearlings	3,000	Put-Grow-and Take
1950-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1949-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,200
1948-06-01	Brook Trout	fingerlings	2,000
1947-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	800

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

Check the Zone 15 regulations. Some lakes have special rules; we do not summarize regs.
Guide to Eating Ontario Fish for consumption advisories.
Fish sizes are estimates: yearlings stocked 3–5 years ago are usually 30–45 cm; fingerlings take a year longer.

From the MNRF access point dataset. May not be on this lake.