Walleye Stocked · 6 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night Bad Medicine fishing
Bad Medicine fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Northern Pike. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 2 (+3 also recorded)
Fish at Bad Medicine
Walleye Stocked · 6 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Bad Medicine is stocked
Fish stocked in 2022
38,322
Fish stocked in 2023
16,000
Fish stocked in 2024
20,774
Fish stocked in 2025
16,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 16,000 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 228 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 1,119 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 2,610 | – | report |
| 2024 | Walleye | 817 | – | report |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 16,000 | – | report |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 16,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 21,600 | – | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 722 | – | report |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 16,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Ponsford, MN
MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Bad Medicine (DOW 03008500): Open boat ramp at the north end of the lake off MN 113. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ponsford.
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Common questions
What fish are at Bad Medicine?
Fishing Bad Medicine usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 6 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Northern Pike are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Bad Medicine stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2022.
How do you get on Bad Medicine?
The nearest town is Ponsford, MN. MN DNR LakeFinder survey access records list open public boat access on Bad Medicine (DOW 03008500): Open boat ramp at the north end of the lake off MN 113. Nearest town on the DNR record is Ponsford.