Stocked

FMZ 20 · Darlington · Lake Ontario Management Unit

Bowmanville Creek

Bowmanville Creek (FMZ 20) was last stocked in 2025 with 31,261 Chinook Salmon fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1947: 81 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Brown Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other brown trout lakes in Zone 20 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017201820192020202120222023: 40,000 Brown Trout40k202320242025: 31,261 Chinook Salmon31k20252026
  • Chinook Salmon
  • Brown Trout

By species

  • Brown TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2023
    Stocked 2021–2023
    40,000
    Last 10 yrs
    40,000

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

  • Chinook SalmonStill growing
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    31,261

    Recent stockings, but most of those fish are still small.

  • Atlantic SalmonHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1996
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1984
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1972
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Chinook Salmonfingerlings31,261
2023Brown Troutfingerlings40,000
Older records (79 stockings, 1947–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-04-13Brown Troutyearlings24,987Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-11-08Brown Troutyearlings10,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-07Chinook Salmonfingerlings12,484Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-02Chinook Salmonfingerlings30,014Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-01Chinook Salmonfingerlings12,499Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-15Chinook Salmonfingerlings20,423Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-15Chinook Salmonfingerlings486Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-15Chinook Salmonfingerlings21,136Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-15Chinook Salmonfingerlings1,882Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-15Chinook Salmonfingerlings20,403Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-03Chinook Salmonfingerlings33,000Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-21Chinook Salmonfingerlings20,497Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-26Chinook Salmonfingerlings20,000Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-22Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,000Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,000Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-13Chinook Salmonfingerlings1,800Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-29Chinook Salmonfingerlings23,100Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-04-16Chinook Salmonfingerlings3,200Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-04-30Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,304Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-14Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,222Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-19Chinook Salmonfingerlings16,999Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-22Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,588Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-04-28Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,323Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-04-25Atlantic Salmonfingerlings4,000LaHave River (NMC) · Research
1996-04-24Chinook Salmonfingerlings24,927Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-26Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,089Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-29Chinook Salmonfingerlings25,047Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-04Chinook Salmonfingerlings28,298Lake Ontario (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-08Chinook Salmonfingerlings24,746Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-09Chinook Salmonfingerlings22,060Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-03Chinook Salmonfingerlings21,988Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-03Chinook Salmonfingerlings26,661Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-07Chinook Salmonfingerlings26,376Put-Grow-and Take
1984-04-13Rainbow Troutsub-adults702
1983-04-11Rainbow Troutsub-adults652
1982-04-19Rainbow Troutsub-adults472
1981-04-01Rainbow Troutsub-adults84
1979-04-18Rainbow Troutsub-adults322
1972-06-09Brook Troutyearlings400PB
1971-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,750
1970-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000CT
1969-07-01Brook Troutadults200
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1969-04-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1968-07-01Rainbow Troutfingerlings572
1968-07-01Rainbow Troutyearlings572
1968-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1966-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1964-04-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1961-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings900
1959-04-01Brook Troutyearlings750
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000
1957-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-05-01Brown Troutyearlings2,000
1955-04-01Brown Troutyearlings2,000
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1954-06-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000
1953-05-01Brown Troutfingerlings1,000
1952-07-01Brown Troutyearlings3,000
1951-06-01Brown Troutfry4,000
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1950-08-01Brown Troutfingerlings5,000
1950-07-01Brook Troutfingerlings5,000
1950-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1949-06-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1948-11-01Brown Troutfingerlings6,500
1948-07-01Brown Troutyearlings2,000
1947-08-01Brown Troutyearlings1,000

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

Where it is

43.8878, -78.6643 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Bowmanville Creek Fish Stocking — Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon | Stocked