Stocked

FMZ 15 · Anstruther · Bancroft District · unofficial name

Gil Lake

Gil Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2024 with 250 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1965: 27 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 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 250 Brook Trout250201620172018: 250 Brook Trout250201820192020: 250 Brook Trout250202020212022: 250 Brook Trout250202220232024: 250 Brook Trout250202420252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    250
    Last 10 yrs
    1,000

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2024Brook Troutyearlings250
2022Brook Troutyearlings250
2020Brook Troutyearlings250
2018Brook Troutyearlings250
2016Brook Troutyearlings250
Older records (22 stockings, 1965–2014)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2014-05-07Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-13Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-03Brook Troutyearlings250L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-04-28Brook Troutyearlings200L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-28Brook Troutyearlings380L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-05-03Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-16Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-04-25Brook Troutyearlings400L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-08Brook Troutyearlings400Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1988-04-25Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-12Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-09Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-11Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1980-04-26Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-10Brook Troutyearlings500Rehabilitation
1976-05-11Brook Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1974-05-07Brook Troutyearlings400
1972-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400SK
1971-05-01Brook Troutyearlings200
1970-05-08Brook Troutyearlings400DL
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings750

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

Where it is

44.8855, -78.1735 · Open in OpenStreetMap