Stocked

FMZ 11 · Best · North Bay District · unofficial name

Best Lake 73

Best Lake 73 (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2024 with 490 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1975: 31 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 500 Brook Trout500201620172018: 500 Brook Trout500201820192020: 500 Brook Trout500202020212022: 500 Brook Trout500202220232024: 490 Brook Trout490202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    500
    Last 10 yrs
    1,990

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings490
2022Brook Troutyearlings500
2020Brook Troutyearlings500
2018Brook Troutyearlings500
2016Brook Troutyearlings500
Older records (26 stockings, 1975–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-20Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-04Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-11Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-12Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-16Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-13Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-09Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Brook Troutyearlings500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-07Brook Troutyearlings500Unknown Stock · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-19Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-30Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1989-06-05Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutyearlings986Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,300Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-15Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1977-09-16Brook Troutfingerlings995Put-Grow-and Take
1977-04-26Brook Troutyearlings674Put-Grow-and Take
1976-05-06Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-22Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take

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

Where it is

47.1584, -79.7614 · Open in OpenStreetMap