Stocked

FMZ 15 · Monmouth · Bancroft District

Little Esson Lake

Little Esson Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1962: 38 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow 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
20162017: 5,500 Rainbow Trout5.5k201720182019: 3,000 Rainbow Trout3.0k20192020: 1,500 Rainbow Trout1.5k202020212022: 1,100 Rainbow Trout1.1k2022202320242025: 3,000 Rainbow Trout3.0k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    1,100
    Last 10 yrs
    14,100

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1967
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2017Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,500
Older records (32 stockings, 1962–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-04-30Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings600Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-04-30Rainbow Troutyearlings1,850Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-10-02Rainbow Troutyearlings650Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-25Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Unknown Stock · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings3,100Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-10-12Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
1997-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
1991-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings1,100Put-and-Take
1990-05-18Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1989-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1988-05-18Rainbow Troutfingerlings1,000Put-and-Take
1987-01-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1986-10-27Rainbow Troutyearlings500Put-and-Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutfish300Put-and-Take
1985-01-01Rainbow Troutsub-adults300Put-and-Take
1983-05-18Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,000Put-and-Take
1981-05-15Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1979-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings825NM
1970-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000DL
1967-05-01Lake Troutyearlings2,100
1966-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings900
1964-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings975
1963-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
1962-05-01Rainbow 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

45.0364, -78.2600 · Open in OpenStreetMap