Stocked

FMZ 6 · Thunder Bay District

Badger Lake

Badger Lake (FMZ 6) was last stocked in 2025 with 3,000 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 2004: 13 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 6 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017: 500 Rainbow Trout500201720182019: 1,000 Rainbow Trout1.0k201920202021: 1,560 Rainbow Trout1.6k202120222023: 3,000 Rainbow Trout3.0k20232024: 1,500 Rainbow Trout1.5k20242025: 3,000 Rainbow Trout3.0k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    4,560
    Last 10 yrs
    10,560

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

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,500
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings1,560
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings1,000
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings500
Older records (7 stockings, 2004–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-14Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-06-11Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-17Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-05-03Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-20Rainbow Troutyearlings500Ganaraska River (Wild) · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-09-20Rainbow Troutyearlings500Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-09-13Rainbow Troutyearlings500Various private hatcheries · Introduction

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

Where it is

49.4968, -89.5274 · Open in OpenStreetMap