Stocked

FMZ 18 · Denbigh · Bancroft District

Crankshaw Lake

Crankshaw Lake (FMZ 18) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,750 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1949: 48 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 18 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 2,208 Brook Trout2.2k201720182019: 3,000 Brook Trout3.0k201920202021: 2,750 Brook Trout2.8k202120222023: 2,200 Brook Trout2.2k202320242025: 2,750 Brook Trout2.8k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,950
    Last 10 yrs
    12,908

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,750
2023Brook Troutyearlings2,200
2021Brook Troutyearlings2,750
2019Brook Troutyearlings3,000
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,208
Older records (43 stockings, 1949–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-06Brook Troutyearlings2,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-04-28Brook Troutyearlings2,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-29Brook Troutyearlings2,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-03Brook Troutyearlings748L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-29Brook Troutyearlings1,100L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-07Brook Troutyearlings1,100Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-04-20Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1993-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-02Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-03Brook Troutyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-04Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-08Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-03Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1982-05-09Brook Troutyearlings300Put-and-Take
1981-04-30Brook Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1980-04-25Brook Troutyearlings2,200Put-and-Take
1979-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1977-05-06Brook Troutyearlings1,200Put-and-Take
1977-05-06Brook Troutyearlings800Put-and-Take
1976-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take
1975-05-08Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1972-05-12Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1971-01-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,000
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1967-05-01Brook Troutfingerlings2,200
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings4,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1956-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1955-04-01Brook Troutyearlings3,500
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500

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

Where it is

45.2017, -77.3355 · Open in OpenStreetMap