Stocked

FMZ 18 · Ashby · Bancroft District

Simpson Lake

Simpson Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 282 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1951: 54 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 300 Lake Trout300201720182019: 300 Lake Trout300201920202021: 300 Lake Trout300202120222023: 300 Lake Trout300202320242025: 282 Lake Trout28220252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    600
    Last 10 yrs
    1,482

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1988
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1958
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brown TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1954
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings282
2023Lake Troutyearlings300
2021Lake Troutyearlings300
2019Lake Troutyearlings300
2017Lake Troutyearlings300
Older records (49 stockings, 1951–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Lake Troutyearlings300Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Lake Troutyearlings300Lake Manitou (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-28Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-29Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-04Lake Troutyearlings200Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
2004-04-29Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-03Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-20Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-29Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1997-05-07Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1996-05-08Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1995-04-20Lake Troutyearlings500Killala Lake (Wild) · Supplemental
1994-05-04Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (Wild) · Supplemental
1993-05-06Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1992-05-06Lake Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1991-05-02Lake Troutyearlings1,000Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1990-05-02Lake Troutyearlings3,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-03Lake Troutyearlings1,000Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1988-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-05Splakeyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-03Splakeyearlings750Introduction
1984-05-06Splakeyearlings750Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-05Lake Troutyearlings300Supplemental
1972-05-26Lake Troutyearlings300
1971-05-01Lake Troutyearlings450
1969-05-01Lake Troutyearlings250
1968-05-01Lake Troutyearlings250
1966-04-01Lake Troutyearlings500
1965-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500
1963-04-01Lake Troutyearlings500
1962-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1959-01-01Lake Troutfry1,000
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-04-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-07-01Brown Troutfingerlings3,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Lake Troutyearlings700
1953-06-01Lake Troutfingerlings2,000
1953-05-01Brown Troutfry2,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1952-07-01Brown Troutfingerlings3,000
1952-07-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-04-01Brook Troutyearlings800

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

Where it is

45.1567, -77.4036 · Open in OpenStreetMap