Stocked

FMZ 15 · Head · Pembroke District

Smith Lake

Smith Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,900 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1948: 45 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,800 Rainbow Trout2.8k20162017: 2,800 Rainbow Trout2.8k20172018: 2,800 Rainbow Trout2.8k20182019: 5,900 Rainbow Trout5.9k20192020: 3,850 Rainbow Trout3.9k20202021: 4,500 Rainbow Trout4.5k20212022: 3,100 Rainbow Trout3.1k20222023: 4,500 Rainbow Trout4.5k20232024: 3,550 Rainbow Trout3.5k20242025: 1,900 Rainbow Trout1.9k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    12,100
    Last 10 yrs
    32,900

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

  • SplakeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2003
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1978
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,900
2024Rainbow Troutfingerlings3,550
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings4,500
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings3,100
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings4,500
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings3,850
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings5,900
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings2,800
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings2,800
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings2,800
Older records (35 stockings, 1948–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings5,430Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-10-06Rainbow Troutyearlings2,810Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings2,650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-13Rainbow Troutyearlings2,650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-29Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-06-08Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings2,650Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,600Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings3,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings4,800Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-10-07Rainbow Troutyearlings3,700Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-06Splakeyearlings3,965F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-11-28Rainbow Troutyearlings3,200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-08Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-26Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-09-29Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings4,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1978-06-27Brook Troutyearlings3,000Supplemental
1977-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000NM
1972-06-09Rainbow Troutyearlings2,160NM
1971-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings3,750NM
1969-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,700
1964-06-01Brook Troutyearlings420
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1959-01-01Brook Troutadults380
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1951-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1948-06-01Brook Troutyearlings100

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

Where it is

46.1917, -77.8889 · Open in OpenStreetMap