Bad Medicine Lake

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The lake is approximately five miles long, a half mile wide, and reaches depths of up to Script error: No such module "convert".. It is known for its clear, cold waters and rainbow trout fishing. It has experienced dramatic changes in its fish habitat and fish community in the last 35 years. Regarded as a bass/panfish lake in the 1950s and 1960s, the lake is now managed primarily for rainbow trout and walleye.[1] The DNR turned Bad Medicine Lake into a trout lake in 1977, following an explosion of native crayfish that eliminated the vegetation used by bass and panfish.[2] Roughly 16,000 rainbow trout are stocked annually, including Kamloops and Madison strains.

There are three active resorts located on the lake: Bad Medicine Resort and Campground, Veronen's Resort and High Pines Resort.

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