Stocked

FMZ 11 · Joan · North Bay District

Hillcrest Lake

Hillcrest Lake (FMZ 11) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,000 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 44 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 11 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 800 Brook Trout800201720182019: 650 Brook Trout650201920202021: 500 Brook Trout500202120222023: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k202320242025: 1,000 Brook Trout1.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,500
    Last 10 yrs
    3,950

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1999
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,000
2021Brook Troutyearlings500
2019Brook Troutyearlings650
2017Brook Troutyearlings800
Older records (39 stockings, 1946–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-19Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-21Brook Troutyearlings750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-11Brook Troutyearlings800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-19Brook Troutyearlings700Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-16Brook Troutyearlings650L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-06-01Brook Troutyearlings650L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-23Brook Troutyearlings600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-09Brook Troutyearlings700Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-05Lake Troutyearlings700Killala Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-27Brook Troutyearlings700L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-19Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1994-05-10Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-21Brook Troutyearlings600Lake Nipigon (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-05Brook Troutyearlings600Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-09Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-19Brook Troutyearlings600Put-Grow-and Take
1986-05-23Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-13Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1984-05-15Brook Troutyearlings388Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-11Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-13Brook Troutyearlings400Put-Grow-and Take
1979-05-15Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1977-09-16Brook Troutfingerlings1,980Put-Grow-and Take
1977-04-26Brook Troutyearlings490Put-Grow-and Take
1975-05-22Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1967-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1965-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1963-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-07-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings3,000
1949-07-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1948-07-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1946-05-01Brook Troutyearlings350

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

Where it is

47.0145, -80.0567 · Open in OpenStreetMap