Stocked

FMZ 16 · Glenelg · Aurora Midhurst Owen Sound District

Bells Lake

Bells Lake (FMZ 16) was last stocked in 2025 with 6,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

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

In the sweet spot

Brook Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brook trout lakes in Zone 16 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k20162017: 5,556 Brook Trout5.6k20172018: 3,938 Brook Trout3.9k20182019: 2,538 Brook Trout2.5k201920202021: 4,005 Brook Trout4.0k20212022: 5,206 Brook Trout5.2k20222023: 5,009 Brook Trout5.0k20232024: 4,998 Brook Trout5.0k20242025: 6,000 Brook Trout6.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    14,220
    Last 10 yrs
    37,250

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

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1978
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings6,000
2024Brook Troutyearlings4,998
2023Brook Troutyearlings5,009
2022Brook Troutyearlings5,206
2021Brook Troutyearlings4,005
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,538
2018Brook Troutyearlings3,938
2017Brook Troutyearlings5,556
2016Brook Troutyearlings1,500
Older records (89 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-04-17Brook Troutyearlings8,180L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-04-25Brook Troutyearlings6,793L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-04-24Brook Troutyearlings7,361L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-02Brook Troutyearlings1,772L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-11Brook Troutyearlings761L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-11Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-13Brook Troutyearlings760L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-12Brook Troutyearlings1,025L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-21Brook Troutyearlings780L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-21Brook Troutyearlings759L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-22Brook Troutyearlings1,036L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-16Brook Troutyearlings1,237L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,017L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-11Brook Troutyearlings1,003L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,340L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-27Brook Troutyearlings1,002L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2004-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,499L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-19Brook Troutyearlings1,431L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-04-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-04-25Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-26Brook Troutyearlings5,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Supplemental
1991-04-23Brook Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1989-04-19Brook Troutyearlings4,000Supplemental
1988-04-25Brook Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1987-04-24Brook Troutyearlings5,000Supplemental
1986-04-17Brook Troutyearlings10,000Supplemental
1985-05-13Brook Troutyearlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-24Brook Troutyearlings5,300Supplemental
1983-05-16Brook Troutyearlings9,800Supplemental
1981-05-01Brook Troutfish1,550Put-and-Take
1980-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take
1978-05-26Brook Troutyearlings2,600Put-and-Take
1978-05-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Put-and-Take
1977-05-31Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-and-Take
1977-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings655Put-and-Take
1977-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1976-06-03Brook Troutyearlings1,300Put-and-Take
1975-05-21Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1975-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-06-03Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1974-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1973-05-16Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500TMNM
1972-06-08Brook Troutyearlings1,690
1972-05-14Rainbow Troutadults1,000
1972-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1971-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
1969-10-01Brook Troutyearlings5,600
1969-06-01Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1969-05-01Rainbow Troutadults1,500
1968-05-01Brook Troutadults4,000
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings6,000
1964-06-01Brook Troutyearlings6,000
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings6,000
1962-06-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1956-06-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1954-07-01Brook Troutyearlings3,900
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings8,000
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings7,700
1951-06-01Brook Troutyearlings10,800
1950-07-01Brook Troutyearlings11,400
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings11,400
1948-09-01Brook Troutyearlings10,000
1947-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings7,200

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

Where it is

44.3210, -80.7361 · Open in OpenStreetMap