When was Bad Medicine Lake last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was in 2025 (rainbow trout, 16,000 fish), according to Minnesota agency reports.

Is Bad Medicine Lake stocked often?

Stocked about as often as a typical Minnesota water on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.

What kind of trout are stocked in Bad Medicine Lake?

Rainbow trout (9 stockings, 144,000 fish).

Bad Medicine Lake trout stocking

Becker County, Minnesota · lake · 1,616 ft elevation

Bad Medicine Lake was last stocked in 2025; Minnesota publishes yearly totals rather than dates. We have 9 stockings on record since 2017. Species stocked: rainbow trout.

Last stocked

2025

yearly total, no date published

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

0 stockings

On record

9 stockings

since 2017

Stocked about as often as a typical Minnesota water on our record.

Weather at Bad Medicine Lake

Overnight
60°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% rain · wind 13 mph
Tuesday
67°F
Patchy Fog
95% rain · wind 7 to 12 mph
Tuesday Night
54°F
Mostly Cloudy
3% rain · wind 6 mph
Wednesday
71°F
Mostly Sunny
1% rain · wind 8 mph
Wednesday Night
45°F
Partly Cloudy
wind 8 mph
Thursday
59°F
Sunny
wind 7 to 13 mph

Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking
Rainbow trout	9	144,000	16,000

Stocking history

20251 stocking · 16,000 fish

Date	Species	Fish
Yearly totalLatest date not published	Rainbow trout	16,000 8,222 lb

20241 stocking · 16,000 fish

Date	Species	Fish
Yearly total date not published	Rainbow trout	16,000 7,431 lb

20231 stocking · 16,000 fish

Date	Species	Fish
Yearly total date not published	Rainbow trout	16,000 7,690 lb

20221 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

20211 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

20201 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

20191 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

20181 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

20171 stocking · 16,000 fish

Yearly total rainbow trout, 16,000 fish

From Minnesota fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go. Seasons and limits: Minnesota fishing regulations.

Where is Bad Medicine Lake?

Becker County, Minnesota. The marker is the agency's location for this water; streams are often stocked at several access points.

Directions Larger map Minnesota fishing regulations

Stocked waters near Bad Medicine Lake

Island Lakelake · 11 mi12 on record
Long Lakelake · 11 mi11 on record
Blacksmith Lakelake · 16 mi11 on record
Blue Lakelake · 20 mi4 on record
Hanson Lakelake · 21 mi15 on record
Crappie Lakelake · 23 mi9 on record

All stocked waters in Becker County Stocked this week in Minnesota

Questions about Bad Medicine Lake

When was Bad Medicine Lake last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was in 2025 (rainbow trout, 16,000 fish), according to Minnesota agency reports.
Is Bad Medicine Lake stocked often?: Stocked about as often as a typical Minnesota water on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
What kind of trout are stocked in Bad Medicine Lake?: Rainbow trout (9 stockings, 144,000 fish).

Stocking data from the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder stocking reports for its designated stream trout lakes, which give yearly totals without stocking dates. We will correct or remove it on request.