Stocked

FMZ 15 · Anstruther · Bancroft District · unofficial name

Nixon Lake

Nixon Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 250 Splake yearlings.

Records here go back to 1955: 24 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Splake stocked here in 20212023 should be a good size now. See other splake lakes in Zone 15 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 20212023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 300 Splake300201720182019: 300 Splake300201920202021: 250 Splake250202120222023: 250 Splake250202320242025: 250 Splake25020252026
  • Splake

By species

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 20212023
    500
    Last 10 yrs
    1,350

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

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1977
    Stocked 20212023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Splakeyearlings250
2023Splakeyearlings250
2021Splakeyearlings250
2019Splakeyearlings300
2017Splakeyearlings300
Older records (19 stockings, 19552015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-07Splakeyearlings250F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-09Splakeyearlings250F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-09Splakeyearlings250F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-06Splakeyearlings250F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-04Splakeyearlings250F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-05Splakeyearlings500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-07Splakeyearlings500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-16Splakeyearlings500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1977-04-28Brook Troutyearlings700Put-Grow-and Take
1971-05-13Brook Troutyearlings400
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings950
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1962-05-01Brook Troutyearlings250
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings150
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500

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

Where it is

44.7886, -78.2604 · Open in OpenStreetMap