Stocked

FMZ 8 · Potter · Cochrane District

Zinger Lake

Zinger Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1957: 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20162017: 3,170 Lake Trout3.2k20172018: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20182019: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20192020: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20202021: 2,500 Lake Trout2.5k20212022: 2,561 Lake Trout2.6k20222023: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20232024: 2,310 Lake Trout2.3k20242025: 3,000 Lake Trout3.0k20252026
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    8,061
    Last 10 yrs
    25,541

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1981
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2024Lake Troutyearlings2,310
2023Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2022Lake Troutyearlings2,561
2021Lake Troutyearlings2,500
2020Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2019Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2018Lake Troutyearlings3,000
2017Lake Troutyearlings3,170
2016Lake Troutyearlings3,000
Older records (44 stockings, 1957–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-28Lake Troutyearlings683Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-29Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-30Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-30Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-16Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-17Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-22Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-15Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-23Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-25Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-03Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-06-04Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-27Lake Troutyearlings2,997Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-23Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-03-15Lake Troutyearlings3,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-03-23Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-03-24Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-03-26Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-10Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-04Lake Troutyearlings4,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-06-02Lake Troutyearlings4,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-18Lake Troutyearlings5,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-22Lake Troutyearlings9,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-09Lake Troutyearlings8,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-22Lake Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-05Lake Troutyearlings8,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-19Lake Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-01Lake Troutyearlings3,500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-28Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-23Lake Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Lake Troutyearlings5,000Put-and-Take
1983-06-01Lake Troutyearlings999Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-26Lake Troutyearlings2,500Put-and-Take
1981-06-03Brook Troutfingerlings12,000Put-and-Take
1981-05-20Lake Troutyearlings5,000Put-and-Take
1980-06-05Lake Troutyearlings2,000Supplemental
1979-05-31Lake Troutyearlings2,000Rehabilitation
1978-06-08Lake Troutyearlings2,450Rehabilitation
1977-05-17Lake Troutyearlings2,000Rehabilitation
1975-05-27Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1974-05-23Lake Troutyearlings2,000
1973-05-21Lake Troutyearlings3,500Lake Manitou (Wild)
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000

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

Where it is

49.4237, -80.7430 · Open in OpenStreetMap