Amber fishing

Amber fishing has Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and 10 more. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead and Channel Catfish.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
7
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+16 also recorded)

Fish at Amber

2 stocked · 17 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 2 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

How Amber is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

54,048

Fish stocked in 2023

54,000

Fish stocked in 2024

54,194

Fish stocked in 2025

54,000

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye54,000–report
2024Walleye146–report
2024Walleye54,000–report
2024Muskellunge48–report
2023Walleye54,000–report
2022Walleye54,000–report
2022Muskellunge48–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Fairmont, MN

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Amber?

Fishing Amber usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 5 of 7 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Muskellunge was last stocked 2024. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill, plus 12 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Amber stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2022.

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