Stocked

FMZ 15 · Ridout · Minden Parry Sound Bracebridge District

Shoe Lake

Shoe Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 200 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 50 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other lake trout lakes in Zone 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 200 Lake Trout200201720182019: 200 Lake Trout200201920202021: 200 Lake Trout200202120222023: 200 Lake Trout200202320242025: 200 Lake Trout20020252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    400
    Last 10 yrs
    1,000

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1989
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1967
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings200
2023Lake Troutyearlings200
2021Lake Troutyearlings200
2019Lake Troutyearlings200
2017Lake Troutyearlings200
Older records (45 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-11-18Lake Troutyearlings400Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-14Lake Troutyearlings200Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2008-04-25Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2006-05-05Lake Troutyearlings980Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Lake Troutyearlings298Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2002-05-15Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2000-04-18Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1998-10-14Lake Troutsub-adults300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1994-04-27Lake Troutyearlings300Lake Manitou (Wild) · Supplemental
1989-05-25Rainbow Troutfish700Put-and-Take
1987-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings700Put-and-Take
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1966-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,050
1964-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1954-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1953-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1952-04-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1952-04-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1951-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1950-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1950-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1949-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1949-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1948-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1946-05-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1946-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600

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

Where it is

45.2084, -78.9081 · Open in OpenStreetMap