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Spokane County

Badger Lake

WDFW logged 5 trout stocking dates at Badger Lake in 2026 so far, 65,073 fish in all. The latest was on Oct 16, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Badger Lk (Spok)”.

WDFW data pulled . Latest record in the WDFW data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

A lake with mountains and fog
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Badger Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
65,073
by the same date in 2025
20,100
in all of 2025
20,100
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and kokanee release WDFW lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include fry and fingerlings as well as catchable trout: WDFW calls catchable fish “legals”. Fish per pound is WDFW’s figure for each release; fewer fish per pound means bigger fish.

Last stocked, Oct 16, 202615,022Kokanee, fry
2026 · 65,073 fish on 5 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Oct 16Kokanee15,022 fish · Fry15,022Fry58
May 14Cutthroat trout20,017 fish · Fingerling20,017Fingerling21.5
May 11Rainbow trout9,849 fish · Fry9,849Fry113
May 7Rainbow trout20,085 fish · Fry20,085Fry103
Mar 4Rainbow trout100 fish · Legals100Legals0.33
2025 · 20,100 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Oct 9Kokanee18,290 fish · Fry18,290Fry51.5
Oct 9Kokanee1,710 fish · Fry1,710Fry47.5
Mar 6Rainbow trout100 fish · Legals100Legals0.33
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026565,073
2025220,100
2024453,652
2023455,351
2022551,858
2021454,232
2020549,167
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fry and fingerlings.

  1. 49k2020: 49,167 fish
  2. 54k2021: 54,232 fish
  3. 52k2022: 51,858 fish
  4. 55k2023: 55,351 fish
  5. 54k2024: 53,652 fish
  6. 20k2025: 20,100 fish
  7. 65k2026: 65,073 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Kokanee128,12237%
Cutthroat trout118,12634%
Rainbow trout103,18530%

Where it is

Washington trout stockingAll Spokane County watersRecently stocked in WashingtonTrout stocking near Spokane

Open on a map

Map point 47.3504, -117.6288: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1503109). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Spokane County: Clear Lake, Liberty Lake, West Medical Lake, Williams Lake, Hog (canyon) Lake, Long Lake, Bear Lake, Medical Lake.

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Badger Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Bait and tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground8.8miLodging2.1mi
Badger LakeWDFW water access area · 0.7 mi from the map point
  • Boat ramps1 · concrete
  • Boarding floatNo
  • Parking lots2
  • Restrooms2
  • CampingNo
  • OpenYear-round. Open to vehicles only during the regulated sport fishing and waterfowl season.

From the WDFW access area page. WDFW: a Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 2

Lodging

nearest 3
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Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.