Stocked

FMZ 8 · Stimson · Cochrane District

Wade Lake

Wade Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,550 Rainbow Trout yearlings and 1,535 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 98 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake and Rainbow Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2016: 3,000 Splake5.0k20162017: 2,097 Rainbow Trout2.1k20172018: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2018: 2,000 Splake4.0k20182019: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2019: 1,700 Splake3.3k20192020: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2020: 2,000 Splake3.5k20202021: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2021: 2,000 Splake3.5k20212022: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2022: 1,620 Splake3.2k20222023: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2023: 2,000 Splake3.5k20232024: 1,124 Rainbow Trout2024: 2,000 Splake3.1k20242025: 1,550 Rainbow Trout2025: 1,535 Splake3.1k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Splake

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,620
    Last 10 yrs
    14,855

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

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,650
    Last 10 yrs
    14,521

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

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

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2025Splakeyearlings1,535
2024Splakeyearlings2,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,124
2023Splakeyearlings2,000
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2022Splakeyearlings1,620
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2021Splakeyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2020Splakeyearlings2,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2019Splakeyearlings1,700
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,550
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2018Splakeyearlings2,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings2,097
2016Splakeyearlings3,000
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
Older records (79 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-26Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-26Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-29Rainbow Troutyearlings1,465Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-28Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-30Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-30Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-12-03Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-23Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-19Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-20Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-28Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-27Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-25Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-26Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-27Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-27Splakeyearlings300F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-12Splakeyearlings2,700F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-21Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-20Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-22Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-31Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-31Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Splakeyearlings3,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-10-07Rainbow Troutfingerlings6,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-06Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-29Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-29Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-29Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-24Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-20Splakeyearlings1,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-06-14Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-12Splakeyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-01Splakeyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-29Splakeyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-25Splakeyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-22Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-24Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-06-03Brook Troutfingerlings2,000Put-and-Take
1981-06-02Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1980-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,000Supplemental
1979-05-28Brook Troutyearlings1,500Rehabilitation
1978-05-25Brook Troutyearlings1,550Rehabilitation
1977-05-17Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1976-12-21Brook Troutsub-adults450Put-and-Take
1976-12-20Brook Troutsub-adults50Put-and-Take
1972-01-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1965-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1964-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings1,500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutadults500
1961-06-01Brook Troutadults500
1960-07-01Brook Troutadults1,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1953-11-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,800
1948-07-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1947-06-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1946-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700

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

Where it is

49.0377, -80.5928 · Open in OpenStreetMap