Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Hardtack Lake
Surface area
145 ac59 ha
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 15
Shoreline
4.1 mi6.6 km
Depth map
Available
Hardtack Lake is the 836th-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 4.1 miles of charted shoreline.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Brown Bullhead, Brown Trout, Burbot, Creek Chub, Pumpkinseed, White Sucker
Stocked: Rainbow Trout (most recently 2025).
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 3,550 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 3,550 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 3,550 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 3,550 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 3,550 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Little Lake9 shared species · 947 ac
- Lake Huron (lac Huron)9 shared species · 5,432,227 ac
- Ermine Lake8 shared species · 165 ac
- Costello Lake8 shared species · 90 ac
- Heron Lake8 shared species · 72 ac
Nearby lakes
- West Headstone Lake1.2 mi · species data
- Seesaw Lake1.1 mi · species data
- Headstone Lake1.4 mi · species data
- Lunch Lake1.2 mi
- Gliskning Lake2.0 mi · species data
- Airy Lake2.1 mi · species data