Buffalo fishing

Buffalo fishing has Walleye and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

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Last stocked
2024
Walleye
Plants on record
4
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Buffalo

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Buffalo is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2022

8,484

Fish stocked in 2024

15,925

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Walleye1,029–report
2024Walleye4,896–report
2024Brook Trout10,000–report
2022Walleye8,484–report

Access and facts

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 Buffalo?

Fishing Buffalo usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 3 of 4 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Walleye was last stocked 2024. Brook Trout was last stocked 2024.

When is Buffalo stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2022. No plants recorded in 2023.

Which lakes near Buffalo were stocked more recently?

Little Floyd (6.9 mi), Pickerel (7.2 mi), Floyd (7.4 mi), Hanson (8.6 mi), and Waboose (10.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Little Floyd is also stocked with Walleye, Pickerel is also stocked with Walleye, Floyd is also stocked with Walleye, and Waboose is also stocked with Walleye.