Buffalo fishing

Buffalo fishing has Walleye, Yellow Perch, Crappie, and Northern Pike on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch and Northern Pike.

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Last stocked
2024
Northern Pike
Plants on record
5
Since 2022
Species recorded
4

Fish at Buffalo

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2023 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

How Buffalo is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Bean (10.2 mi), Double (10.3 mi), Summit (14.9 mi), Kinbrae (17.8 mi), and East Graham (19.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Bean is also stocked with Northern Pike and Walleye, Double is also stocked with Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Crappie, Summit is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch, Kinbrae is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch, and East Graham is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

Fish stocked in 2022

5,895

Fish stocked in 2023

75

Fish stocked in 2024

601

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Northern Pike601–report
2023Crappie75–report
2022Yellow Perch1,307–report
2022Walleye4,548–report
2022Walleye40–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 2 of 5 plants on record, ahead of Crappie and 2 more. Walleye was last stocked 2022. Crappie was last stocked 2023. Northern Pike was last stocked 2024. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2022.

When is Buffalo stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2022.

Which lakes near Buffalo were stocked more recently?

Bean (10.2 mi), Double (10.3 mi), Summit (14.9 mi), Kinbrae (17.8 mi), and East Graham (19.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Bean is also stocked with Northern Pike and Walleye, Double is also stocked with Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Crappie, Summit is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch, Kinbrae is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch, and East Graham is also stocked with Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.