Dark fishing

Dark fishing has Brown Trout and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2025
637 days ago · Walleye
Plants on record
9
Since 2022
Species recorded
2

Fish at Dark

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Dark is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 2022

2,690

Fish stocked in 2023

2,520

Fish stocked in 2024

1,400

Fish stocked in 2025

71,978

Stocking history

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Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 1,628 – report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 70,000 – report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 350 – report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 1,050 – report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 350 – report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 2,170 – report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 350 – report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 2,340 – report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 350 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Dark?

Fishing Dark usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 5 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Walleye was last stocked January 1, 2025. Brown Trout was last stocked January 1, 2025.

When is Dark stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2025. It is stocked about 2.3 times a year since 2022, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.