Stocked

FMZ 11 · Best · North Bay District · unofficial name

Best Lake 89

Best Lake 89 (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,400 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1977: 33 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
20162017: 1,200 Brook Trout1.2k201720182019: 1,500 Brook Trout1.5k201920202021: 1,400 Brook Trout1.4k202120222023: 1,400 Brook Trout1.4k202320242025: 1,400 Brook Trout1.4k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    2,800
    Last 10 yrs
    6,900

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1999
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,400
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,400
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,400
2019Brook Troutyearlings1,500
2017Brook Troutyearlings1,200
Older records (28 stockings, 1977–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-24Brook Troutyearlings1,050L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,200Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-16Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-16Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-13Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-23Brook Troutyearlings1,250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-15Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-09Brook Troutyearlings1,250Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-05Lake Troutyearlings1,500Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-27Brook Troutyearlings1,500L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-10Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-11Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-21Brook Troutyearlings2,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-05Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-19Brook Troutyearlings1,700Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutyearlings2,003Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-13Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1980-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-09Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-02Brook Troutyearlings2,490Put-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

47.1719, -79.6697 · Open in OpenStreetMap