Stocked

FMZ 15 · Monmouth · Bancroft District

Buckskin Lake

Buckskin Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,500 Rainbow Trout yearlings and 300 Lake Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 60 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout and Lake Trout stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 300 Lake Trout30020162017: 4,200 Rainbow Trout2017: 675 Lake Trout4.9k20172018: 512 Lake Trout51220182019: 1,700 Rainbow Trout1.7k20192020: 1,498 Rainbow Trout1.5k20202021: 3,000 Rainbow Trout2021: 400 Lake Trout3.4k20212022: 1,500 Rainbow Trout1.5k20222023: 1,500 Rainbow Trout2023: 300 Lake Trout1.8k202320242025: 1,500 Rainbow Trout2025: 300 Lake Trout1.8k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Lake Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    14,898

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

  • Lake TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    700
    Last 10 yrs
    2,187

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1962
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2025Lake Troutyearlings300
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2023Lake Troutyearlings300
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2021Lake Troutyearlings400
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,498
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2018Lake Troutyearlings512
2017Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings1,700
2017Lake Troutyearlings675
2016Lake Troutyearlings300
Older records (46 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-05Lake Troutyearlings300Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-11Lake Troutyearlings300Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-20Lake Troutyearlings300Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-10-06Lake Troutsub-adults300Wild Egg Collection · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-30Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-06Lake Troutyearlings200Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-27Lake Troutyearlings200Killala Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2005-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-27Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2003-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-31Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
2001-05-02Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-12Rainbow Troutyearlings1,200Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-19Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-07Lake Troutyearlings1,000Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
1997-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings1,600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
1997-05-09Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Supplemental
1996-05-09Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-20Lake Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-03Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-28Lake Troutyearlings300Slate Islands (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-05Lake Troutyearlings300Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take
1991-05-02Lake Troutyearlings300Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-24Lake Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1989-05-18Lake Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1988-06-15Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,000Put-and-Take
1988-05-03Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-08Lake Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings950Put-and-Take
1986-05-01Lake Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-14Lake Troutyearlings1,500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings900NM
1966-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings900
1962-05-01Brook 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

44.9595, -78.1931 · Open in OpenStreetMap