FMZ 14 · Lake Huron Management Unit

Sydenham River

Sydenham River (FMZ 14) was last stocked in 2015 with 79,902 Chinook Salmon fingerlings, 1,529 Rainbow Trout yearlings, 3,665 Rainbow Trout yearlings and 4,225 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 232 stocking events in total.

By species

Rainbow TroutHistorical only
Last stocked
2015
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Chinook SalmonHistorical only
Last stocked
2015
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Brown TroutHistorical only
Last stocked
1996
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Brook TroutHistorical only
Last stocked
1975
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
Sockeye SalmonHistorical only
Last stocked
1971
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.
WalleyeHistorical only
Last stocked
1957
Stocked 2021–2023
0
Last 10 yrs
0
No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Older records (232 stockings, 1946–2015)

Date	Species	Stage	Fish	Strain / purpose
2015-06-11	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	79,902	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2015-06-11	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	1,529	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2015-05-21	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,665	Saugeen River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-14	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	4,225	Saugeen River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-16	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	72,000	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2013-10-29	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	52,212	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2013-06-27	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	64,532	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2012-12-03	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	16,920	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2012-06-05	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	82,205	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2011-06-09	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	84,000	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2011-05-20	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,221	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2010-10-31	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	88,317	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2010-05-26	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	51,882	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2010-05-19	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	10,471	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2009-11-28	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	58,488	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2009-06-27	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	82,786	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-11-26	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	28,500	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2008-05-30	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	27,713	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-13	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	60,000	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-13	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,934	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2008-03-27	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	12,000	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2007-12-31	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	20,000	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2007-12-11	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	29,805	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2007-06-18	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	71,276	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-06-12	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	48,745	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-01-12	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	21,400	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2005-06-14	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	80,000	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-25	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	9,000	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2004-11-18	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	20,347	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
2004-05-16	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	189,234	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-13	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	175,430	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-13	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	10,180	Wild Egg Collection · Put-and-Take
2003-04-02	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,210	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2003-03-19	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	11,948	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2002-05-06	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	149,810	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-06	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	10,000	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-04-26	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	27,209	Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-03-13	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	21,600	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation
2001-12-12	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	5,330	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-11-14	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	20,541	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-05-24	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	153,360	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-04-26	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	23,800	Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-04-10	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	32,598	Wild Egg Collection · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-11-29	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	29,540	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-06-05	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	103,390	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-06-05	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	10,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-05-09	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	11,228	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-04-17	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	9,800	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
2000-04-15	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	490	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-12-08	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	30,420	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-11-09	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	29,267	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-05-28	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	66,230	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-05-27	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	70,168	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-05-26	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	68,376	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-04-22	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	49,983	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1999-04-21	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-12-12	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	49,914	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-11-24	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	36,131	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-11-14	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	33,888	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-05-27	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	249,341	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-04-23	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	29,999	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1998-04-22	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	99,992	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1997-06-22	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	225,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1997-04-13	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	78,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-12-12	Brown Trout	yearlings	14,045	Ganaraska River (NMC) · Rehabilitation
1996-12-11	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,149	Ganaraska River (NMC) · Rehabilitation
1996-11-15	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	65,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-11-10	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	25,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-05-25	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	183,598	Unknown Stock
1996-05-22	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-05-15	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	60,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-04-23	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	85,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1995-10-15	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	75,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1995-05-25	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	170,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1995-04-29	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	35,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1995-04-29	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	15,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-11-13	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	83,173	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-11-13	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	42,084	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-05-28	Chinook Salmon	yearlings	62,320	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-05-27	Chinook Salmon	yearlings	44,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-05-26	Chinook Salmon	yearlings	102,400	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-04-10	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	30,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-04-10	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	9,585	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-11-23	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	61,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-10-30	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	21,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-10-30	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	20,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation
1993-10-02	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	7,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-09-13	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	12,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-06-22	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	12,500	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-06-06	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	182,880	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1993-04-19	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	14,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1992-11-22	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	65,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1992-11-22	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	38,552	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1992-07-23	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	50,000	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1992-06-07	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	40,125	Unknown Stock · Supplemental
1992-05-29	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	164,604	Unknown Stock · Supplemental
1992-05-20	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	41,219	Unknown Stock · Supplemental
1992-05-04	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	13,377	Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation
1991-11-17	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	60,944	Rehabilitation
1991-11-17	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	3,500	Supplemental
1991-09-22	Brown Trout	fingerlings	5,000	Supplemental
1991-09-21	Brown Trout	fingerlings	32,500	Supplemental
1991-09-21	Brown Trout	sub-adults	1,300	Supplemental
1991-05-23	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	40,000	Supplemental
1991-05-22	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	161,534	Supplemental
1991-04-08	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	14,500	Rehabilitation
1991-03-21	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	17,500	Introduction
1991-03-20	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	17,500	Introduction
1990-11-03	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	24,664	Introduction
1990-11-03	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	19,403	Introduction
1990-10-29	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	21,883	Introduction
1990-08-14	Brown Trout	fingerlings	5,618	Supplemental
1990-05-22	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,603	Supplemental
1990-05-16	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,190	Supplemental
1990-05-12	Brown Trout	yearlings	910	Supplemental
1990-05-08	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	190,477	Supplemental
1990-04-11	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,530	Introduction
1990-04-10	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,700	Introduction
1990-04-09	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,700	Introduction
1990-04-06	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,750	Introduction
1990-04-06	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,700	Introduction
1990-04-05	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,750	Introduction
1990-04-05	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,100	Introduction
1990-04-04	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	2,800	Introduction
1989-10-28	Brown Trout	fingerlings	5,217	Supplemental
1989-09-07	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	35,426	Supplemental
1989-09-06	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	55,151	Supplemental
1989-06-07	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,863	Supplemental
1989-05-15	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	38,887	Supplemental
1989-05-11	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	11,340	Supplemental
1989-05-10	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	110,441	Supplemental
1989-05-05	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,455	Introduction
1989-05-04	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	5,675	Introduction
1989-05-04	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,750	Introduction
1989-04-20	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	4,000	Introduction
1989-04-18	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,800	Introduction
1989-04-17	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,250	Introduction
1989-04-14	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	3,000	Introduction
1988-11-05	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,950	Supplemental
1988-10-23	Brown Trout	fingerlings	4,170	Supplemental
1988-09-14	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	129,471	Supplemental
1988-06-28	Brown Trout	yearlings	600	Supplemental
1988-05-04	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	196,515	Supplemental
1987-09-15	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,080	Supplemental
1987-09-03	Brown Trout	yearlings	5,000	Supplemental
1987-05-06	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	134,559	Supplemental
1987-04-21	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	875	Supplemental
1987-01-01	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	131,459	Supplemental
1987-01-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	12,946	Supplemental
1986-10-23	Brown Trout	fingerlings	12,414
1986-09-17	Brown Trout	fingerlings	10,526
1986-07-23	Brown Trout	fingerlings	8,842	Supplemental
1986-07-02	Brown Trout	fingerlings	5,925
1986-05-08	Rainbow Trout	fry	112,758
1986-01-01	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	196,200
1985-05-21	Chinook Salmon	fingerlings	87,327
1985-01-01	Brown Trout	fry	7,352
1985-01-01	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	6,776	Supplemental
1982-11-17	Brown Trout	yearlings	11,000	Rehabilitation
1975-04-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	900
1974-06-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	155
1974-06-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	155
1974-06-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	155
1974-06-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	155
1974-06-24	Brook Trout	yearlings	155
1972-06-08	Brook Trout	yearlings	400
1972-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,400
1972-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	400
1971-11-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,000
1971-11-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1971-08-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,500
1971-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1971-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1971-04-28	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,000
1971-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,000
1971-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	360
1971-03-26	Sockeye Salmon	fry	400,000
1970-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1970-03-01	Sockeye Salmon	fry	175,000
1969-11-01	Rainbow Trout	yearlings	1,400
1969-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,200
1968-08-01	Brook Trout	adults	200
1968-08-01	Brook Trout	adults	200
1968-07-01	Brook Trout	adults	250
1968-06-01	Brook Trout	adults	950
1968-05-01	Brook Trout	adults	1,600
1967-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,130
1967-01-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	10,000
1966-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	6,600
1965-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	100,000
1964-11-01	Sockeye Salmon	eggs	50,000
1964-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,700
1963-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,000
1963-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	200
1962-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,700
1959-06-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,500
1959-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,000
1959-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,000
1958-06-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,000
1958-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	10,000
1957-05-01	Walleye	eggs	250,000
1957-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	3,500
1957-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	3,500
1956-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	3,500
1955-06-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1955-04-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	5,000
1954-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	5,000
1954-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	3,600
1954-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	900
1954-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	500
1953-06-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,100
1953-04-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	5,000
1952-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	7,000
1952-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	6,000
1951-08-01	Rainbow Trout	fingerlings	2,750
1951-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	10,000
1950-09-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,315
1950-06-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	4,000
1950-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	11,000
1949-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	20,000
1949-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	11,000
1949-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	2,000
1948-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	2,800
1948-05-01	Brown Trout	fry	8,000
1948-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	7,600
1948-05-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	1,830
1948-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	1,800
1947-08-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	8,000
1947-06-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	5,000
1947-05-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	5,000
1946-07-01	Brook Trout	yearlings	12,600
1946-07-01	Brown Trout	yearlings	6,000

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

Where it is

44.5791, -80.9404 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Check the Zone 14 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.

Nearest access points

Access point
Boat Launch · <1 km away · fee
Access point
Boat Launch · <1 km away · parking · fee
Access point
Boat Launch · <1 km away

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

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<1 km
Historical only
last 1991
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<1 km
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last 1991
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last 1974
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4 km
Historical only
last 1986
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Historical only
last 1970