Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night Bear Lake fishing
Bear Lake fishing has Channel Catfish and Redear Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2013. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and day for Redear Sunfish.
- Last stocked
- FY 2025
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 6
- Since 2013
- Species recorded
- 2
- Elevation
- 102.9 ft
Fish at Bear Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2025 Best: day How Bear Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 8 years between 2013 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 2013
1,424
Fish stocked in 2016
1,300
Fish stocked in 2022
1,300
Fish stocked in 2023
1,300
Fish stocked in 2025
4,854
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Channel Catfish | 1,004 | – | report |
| FY 2025 | Redear Sunfish | 3,850 | – | report |
| FY 2023 | Channel Catfish | 1,300 | – | report |
| FY 2022 | Channel Catfish | 1,300 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,300 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Channel Catfish | 1,424 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Bear Lake?
Fishing Bear Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 5 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Redear Sunfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025. Redear Sunfish was last stocked FY 2025.
When is Bear Lake stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2013. No plants recorded in 8 years between 2013 and 2025.