Stocked lakes in Saskatchewan
Hundreds of lakes, ponds, creeks and rivers are stocked every
year across
Saskatchewan.
Nearly 7 million fish were released in 2022 alone through the fish stocking program. The
program is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Fish Hatchery, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, and the
Ministry of the Environment.
The project is funded through the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF) which gets 30% of the provincial
revenue from angling, hunting and fur licenses sold in Saskatchewan.
Private Fish Stocking in Saskatchewan
Many people also stock privately owned ponds, dugouts and sloughs. There are currently two fisheries that supply
Rainbow Trout in the province.
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2023
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
119
Brook Trout Fingerlings
88,290
Total Brook Trout
88,409
Brown Trout Catchables
138
Total Brown Trout
138
Lake Trout Catchables
81
Lake Trout Fingerlings
1,318
Total Lake Trout
1,399
Rainbow Trout Adults
150
Rainbow Trout Catchables
4,832
Rainbow Trout Fingerlings
211,100
Total Rainbow Trout
216,082
Splake Trout Fingerlings
50,900
Total Splake
50,900
Tiger Trout Fingerlings
69,600
Total Tiger Trout
69,600
Walleye Fry
7,874,000
Total Walleye
7,874,000
Total of all species for 2023
8,300,528
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2022
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
250
Brook Trout Fingerlings
449,250
Total Brook Trout
449,500
Brown Trout Fingerlings
808,976
Total Brown Trout
808,976
Rainbow Trout Adults
27
Rainbow Trout Catchables
5,050
Rainbow Trout Fingerlings
614,800
Total Rainbow Trout
619,877
Tiger Trout Adults
10
Total Tiger Trout
10
Walleye Fingerlings
22,000
Walleye Fry
6,445,000
Total Walleye
6,467,000
Total of all species for 2022
8,345,363
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2021
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
350
Brook Trout Fingerlings
498,800
Total Brook Trout
499,150
Brown Trout Catchables
233
Total Brown Trout
233
Lake Trout Fingerlings
2,290
Total Lake Trout
2,290
Rainbow Trout Adults
25
Rainbow Trout Catchables
5,140
Rainbow Trout Fingerlings
580,412
Total Rainbow Trout
585,577
Splake Trout Fingerlings
69,250
Total Splake
69,250
Tiger Trout Fingerlings
118,000
Total Tiger Trout
118,000
Total of all species for 2021
1,274,500
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2020
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
255
Brook Trout Fingerlings
454,300
Total Brook Trout
454,555
Brown Trout Fingerlings
728,962
Total Brown Trout
728,962
Rainbow Trout Catchables
5,167
Rainbow Trout Fingerlings
625,988
Total Rainbow Trout
631,155
Tiger Trout Adults
3
Total Tiger Trout
3
Total of all species for 2020
1,814,675
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2019
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
45
Brook Trout Fingerlings
392,250
Total Brook Trout
392,295
Brown Trout Catchables
90
Total Brown Trout
90
Lake Trout Fingerlings
18,000
Total Lake Trout
18,000
Rainbow Trout Adults
47
Rainbow Trout Catchables
307,570
Total Rainbow Trout
307,617
Splake Trout Fingerlings
134,290
Total Splake
134,290
Tiger Trout Catchables
4,749
Tiger Trout Fingerlings
45,500
Total Tiger Trout
50,249
Walleye Fry
9,787,000
Total Walleye
9,787,000
Yellow Perch Fingerlings
632
Total Yellow Perch
632
Total of all species for 2019
10,690,173
Count and Description of Fish stocked in 2018
Description
Count
Brook Trout Catchables
119
Brook Trout Fingerlings
487,850
Total Brook Trout
487,969
Brown Trout Fingerlings
342,150
Total Brown Trout
342,150
Rainbow Trout Adults
54
Rainbow Trout Catchables
11,469
Rainbow Trout Fingerlings
384,550
Total Rainbow Trout
396,073
Walleye Fingerlings
5,500
Walleye Fry
1,202,000
Total Walleye
1,207,500
Yellow Perch Adults
100
Total Yellow Perch
100
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