Stocked

FMZ 15 · Airy · Bancroft District

West Headstone Lake

West Headstone Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,300 Brook Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1956: 37 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
20162017: 2,798 Brook Trout2.8k201720182019: 2,385 Brook Trout2.4k201920202021: 1,798 Brook Trout1.8k202120222023: 1,655 Brook Trout1.7k202320242025: 2,300 Brook Trout2.3k20252026
  • Brook Trout

By species

  • Brook TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    3,453
    Last 10 yrs
    10,936

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

  • Lake TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    1962
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Brook Troutyearlings2,300
2023Brook Troutyearlings1,655
2021Brook Troutyearlings1,798
2019Brook Troutyearlings2,385
2017Brook Troutyearlings2,798
Older records (32 stockings, 1956–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-11Brook Troutyearlings2,800Dickson Lake (HLC) · Assessment/Put-Grow-and-Take
2013-05-23Brook Troutyearlings2,800L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-06Brook Troutyearlings2,750L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,800Dickson Lake (HLC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,300L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-21Brook Troutyearlings3,600L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-05-14Brook Troutyearlings2,960L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-14Brook Troutyearlings1,000L. Nipigon x Hills L. · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-10Brook Troutyearlings3,000Put-Grow-and Take
1989-05-06Brook Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1987-05-13Brook Troutyearlings4,000Put-Grow-and Take
1985-05-07Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1983-05-16Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1981-05-21Brook Troutyearlings500Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-19Brook Troutyearlings2,000Put-Grow-and Take
1976-06-02Brook Troutyearlings1,000Put-Grow-and Take
1973-05-14Brook Troutyearlings500HL
1972-02-16Brook Troutyearlings500
1970-09-14Brook Troutfingerlings1,000
1970-02-17Brook Troutyearlings500
1969-06-01Brook Troutyearlings300
1963-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,100
1962-10-01Lake Troutyearlings2,250
1961-05-01Brook Troutyearlings2,820
1960-06-01Brook Troutyearlings400
1959-10-01Lake Troutfingerlings1,000
1959-06-01Brook Troutyearlings450
1958-10-01Lake Troutyearlings1,000
1958-06-01Brook Troutyearlings350
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings500
1957-05-01Brook Troutyearlings350
1956-05-01Brook 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

45.5705, -78.2295 · Open in OpenStreetMap