Stocked

FMZ 15 · Harburn · Bancroft District

West Lake

West Lake (FMZ 15) was last stocked in 2025 with 1,300 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1991: 19 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
2016201720182019: 3,630 Rainbow Trout3.6k20192020: 2,340 Rainbow Trout2.3k202020212022: 2,000 Rainbow Trout2.0k20222023: 3,800 Rainbow Trout3.8k20232024: 2,500 Rainbow Trout2.5k20242025: 1,300 Rainbow Trout1.3k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    5,800
    Last 10 yrs
    15,570

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings1,300
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings2,340
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings3,630
Older records (13 stockings, 1991–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-13Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings3,800Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-04Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-05-02Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-05-01Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-28Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-10-04Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-10-18Rainbow Troutsub-adults1,306Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
2000-04-26Rainbow Troutyearlings2,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
1998-05-06Rainbow Troutyearlings2,400Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-and-Take
1991-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings600Put-and-Take

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

Where it is

45.1330, -78.4502 · Open in OpenStreetMap