Stocked

FMZ 14 · Nottawasaga · Aurora Midhurst Owen Sound District

Pretty River

Pretty River (FMZ 14) was last stocked in 2025 with 7,029 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1946: 55 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 14 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
201620172018: 3,521 Brook Trout3.5k20182019: 27,700 Brook Trout28k20192020: 11,506 Brook Trout12k20202021: 5,310 Brook Trout5.3k20212022: 4,683 Brook Trout4.7k20222023: 4,007 Brook Trout4.0k20232024: 5,150 Brook Trout5.2k20242025: 7,029 Brook Trout7.0k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    14,000
    Last 10 yrs
    68,906

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

  • Brown TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2001
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Rainbow TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2001
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings7,029
2024Brook Troutyearlings5,150
2023Brook Troutyearlings4,007
2022Brook Troutyearlings4,683
2021Brook Troutyearlings5,310
2020Brook Troutyearlings11,506
2019Brook Troutyearlings27,700
2018Brook Troutfingerlings3,521
Older records (47 stockings, 1946–2001)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2001-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings14,020Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-05-05Rainbow Troutyearlings9,291Wild Egg Collection · Supplemental
2001-05-05Brown Troutyearlings1,828Ganaraska River (NMC) · Supplemental
1996-10-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings4,928Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-10-19Rainbow Troutfingerlings2,945Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1996-05-24Brown Troutfingerlings19,000Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1994-09-26Rainbow Troutfingerlings21,500Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1992-05-18Brown Troutyearlings3,000Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation
1992-05-07Rainbow Troutyearlings30,000Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation/Supplemental
1991-01-01Brown Troutyearlings6,000Rehabilitation
1970-05-26Brook Troutyearlings500
1969-03-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1968-04-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1967-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings800
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1961-06-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings700
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1960-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1959-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1958-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1958-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-04-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1956-04-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1956-04-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1955-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,600
1954-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1954-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1953-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1953-04-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1952-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1952-05-01Brook Troutyearlings600
1951-10-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1951-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,000
1950-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,300
1950-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1949-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1949-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1948-05-01Brook Troutyearlings1,200
1947-06-01Brook Troutyearlings1,500
1946-08-01Brook Troutyearlings2,000
1946-06-01Brook Troutyearlings2,100

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

Where it is

44.5024, -80.1918 · Open in OpenStreetMap