Stocked

FMZ 8 · Garrison · Kirkland Lake District

Dewhirst Lake

Dewhirst Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 16,000 Brook Trout fingerlings and 2,250 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1964: 47 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 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 20,000 Brook Trout20k20162017: 19,800 Brook Trout20k20172018: 20,000 Brook Trout20k20182019: 19,996 Brook Trout20k20192020: 20,000 Brook Trout20k20202021: 20,000 Brook Trout20k20212022: 19,950 Brook Trout20k20222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 18,250 Brook Trout18k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    40,950
    Last 10 yrs
    138,996

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutfingerlings16,000
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,250
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2022Brook Troutfingerlings19,950
2021Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
2020Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
2019Brook Troutfingerlings19,996
2018Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
2017Brook Troutfingerlings19,800
2016Brook Troutfingerlings20,000
Older records (37 stockings, 1964–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-06-03Brook Troutfingerlings19,975Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-05Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-05-15Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-06-08Brook Troutyearlings450Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-27Brook Troutfingerlings17,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-28Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-22Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-07Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-11Brook Troutfingerlings29,100Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-05-03Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-14Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-30Brook Troutfingerlings19,995Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-17Brook Troutfingerlings19,500Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-06-06Brook Troutfingerlings25,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-09Brook Troutfingerlings25,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-27Brook Troutfingerlings30,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-04-29Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-06-04Brook Troutfingerlings10,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-06-10Brook Troutfingerlings20,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-03-21Brook Troutfry20,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-17Brook Troutfry30,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-03-02Brook Troutfry25,000Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-01-23Brook Troutfry30,000Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-08Brook Troutfingerlings55,000Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings60,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-25Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-31Brook Troutfingerlings20,000Introduction/Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-13Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-02Brook Troutfingerlings15,000Supplemental/Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-25Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1980-06-04Brook Troutyearlings2,500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1977-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,380Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1974-06-04Brook Troutyearlings2,500
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,250HL
1968-10-01Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000

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

Where it is

48.4614, -80.0090 · Open in OpenStreetMap