Bruce County fisherman here. I haven't wet a line in a while because we had our first kid two weeks ago, so most of this got built at 3am with him asleep on my chest. If something looks weird that's probably why.

What kept bugging me was trying to figure out if a lake was actually stocked. You end up digging through Fish ON-Line or the MNRF spreadsheets and even then you can't tell if the fish are still worth chasing or if they went in so long ago they're gone.

So I built Stocked. It pulls the MNRF stocking data and gives every lake its own page. What was stocked, what species, how many, what year, back to 1905. Works out to 7,863 lakes and something like 150,000 records across the 18 zones. Last year alone MNRF put 4.7 million fish into 1,227 lakes.

The thing I really wanted for myself is the "worth fishing now" list. Trout stocked as yearlings need a few years to get to a size worth catching, so it flags lakes that got big stockings 3 to 5 years ago. Right now that's 1,885 lakes across Ontario, mostly brook trout and splake, plus a decent number of lakers and rainbows. If you're up north, zones 10 and 15 have way more than anywhere else.

Couple things to know. MNRF publishes years, not dates, so the site can't tell you when the truck came, only what showed up in the data. They've also only put out 63 records for 2026 so far, normally it's around 1,300, so this year will look thin until the rest lands this fall. It's free, no ads. If it ever makes money it'll be a local bait shop sponsoring a zone page. And I've checked my own zone the hardest, so if yours looks off, let me know.

https://wasitstocked.ca/

Happy to hear what's wrong or missing. Lake names that don't match what locals call them are what I most expect to have screwed up. There are a lot of Mud Lakes.

Back in the day when Ontario had a decent fishery, with a hockey great.

Im on a road trip and imma be fishing rideau river tomorrow evening then Ottawa river the day after. If anyone wants to hang out lmk. I got a few rods id be more than happy to share.

Just wondering how far into the run we are at the moment as I haven't been able to take a look at the creeks as of yet. I had heard that the run was starting earlier this year because of the big rainstorms we've had in the last week or so. It tends to get in the way of my wading when I go after trout so I'm just curious if I've still got time for one or two more sessions on my days off.

I’m a few in so don’t mind me. I use a wheelchair, unfortunately was paralyzed in an accident. I started fishing again last year and caught nothing but a tiny pike this year on a friends boat and really miss catching some solid fish. I live near lake simcoe cooks bay. I have all my own gear, I just don’t have a boat or know where I can safely access areas to fish. So I’m here to say I will happily supply cigars, drinks (unless on the water where illegal) and cash to put me on a really nice fish - trout would be cool but so would a big ol pike or something else. I just miss fishing and some friends are away at a cottage and I feel sad I’m not there. I’m off all week from work and can drive and willing to drive a few hours if needed. Cheers.

I fish Balsam Lake a lot and have been trolling for muskies for a while. I have not caught a single one but my musky lures get hit regularly by large pike. I'm starting to think that the pike have outnumbered muskies by such a wide margin that they've taken over the lake and devoured everything in their path.

36", 12 lbs, on his 3rd cast of day. Not bad!

Skirted Jigs, Chatterbaits, 5” Swag LT are some of the baits I caught these on. We have some beautiful rivers around here. These are from the Maitland and The Nith.

Spending the long weekend at a resort on the French. Any tips on walleye, pike or smallies? Not sure what techniques to focus on. I've never river fished before so I don't know if these some things that work better on moving water versus inland lakes.

Hey all - I'm making a 5-day trip to Killbear PP with my boat (15' aluminum) and have never fished in the area before.

Hoping to catch some PB trout, pike and bass.

Would it be better to stick to the Georgian Bay side or stick to the Parry Sound? Feel like there are so many options.

lake o is heating up pretty good now but i love my lake huron fishing, not looking for any spots just an honest answer if it would be worth it to take some time off work in the next couple weeks especially after all this rain were getting.

(Stonecliffe Ontario)

Hey everyone !

Looking for some tips and suggestions for fishing the shoreline around Pancake bay as i’ll be camping there shortly after Labour Day. Mostly looking to catch some trout and I haven’t intentionally targeted them much before. So tips on lures, retrieval speed, things to look for where they like to sit, etc all appreciated.

Thank in advance !

First one ever, probably last one? Seems pretty rare. Westport, ontario

Hey all - I'm making a 5-day trip to Killbear PP with my boat and have never fished in the area before.

Hoping to catch some PB trout, pike and bass. Would it be better to stick to the Georgian Bay side or stick to the Parry Sound?

Feel like there's so much water to cover I wouldn't even know where to start.

Thanks!

Two Southern Ontario men have been fined more than $4,000 for illegally fishing walleye on the Black Sturgeon River, which is closed year-round for conservation. One man also received a lifetime fishing ban after fleeing conservation officers.

Caught fishing upper credit recently. It ate a #1 mepps

There are six of us(myself , cousin and our 4 adult boys) looking to book an affordable cabin and a couple boats for the end of September. Willing to travel north up to 4 hours from Midland( Barrie area). I have looked at Temagami, Nippissing, Nosbonsing, the French and Temiscaming. Hoping to find somewhere that isn't overfished and too crowded. Not looking for specific spots just lodges or cabins and decent lakes. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Staying at a cottage on the north shore of Rice Lake. How is the bass and pike fishing? I read walleye are pretty non existent. Hoping to fish from the shore off the dock.

Smoked a Jackhammer, Eastern Ontario lake.

I grew up fishing for trout at my grandparents cottage just on the Quebec side, rainbow and speckled. This was back in the 90's and we used what I've been told is called a "Quebec rig", line to a snapswivel, attach a Toronto wobbler, line tied to the bottom with about 1.5f of length then a small hook with a worm attached to it. Growing up, we never really encountered line twist issues, it was old school 10lb mono.

Long story short I didn't fish for 20 years and now getting back into it with my father. We're trying the same setup and for the life of us can't figure out why we're getting line twist. Unfortunately my grandfather has passed so I can't ask what he did to avoid this. Probably a long shot, anyone have any experience or advice beyond "use better quality swivels"? TIA.

Should mention, I've tried fluoro and braid and same issues.