Clear Lake fishing

Clear Lake fishing has Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, and Grass Carp on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2009. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

Clear Lake
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
FY 2025
Grass Carp
Plants on record
29
Since 2009
Species recorded
3
Elevation
92.6 ft

Fish at Clear Lake

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Sunshine Bass Stocked · 17 plants · last FY 2025

Last stocked FY 2025 · 17 plants

Channel Catfish Stocked · 8 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked FY 2025 · 8 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Grass Carp Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2025

Last stocked FY 2025 · 4 plants

How Clear Lake is stocked

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No plants recorded in 2015.

Fish stocked in 2009

24,905

Fish stocked in 2010

13,538

Fish stocked in 2011

14,370

Fish stocked in 2012

16,000

Fish stocked in 2013

16,133

Fish stocked in 2014

15,633

Fish stocked in 2016

15,535

Fish stocked in 2017

24,175

Fish stocked in 2018

33,433

Fish stocked in 2019

31,107

Fish stocked in 2020

16,629

Fish stocked in 2021

16,000

Fish stocked in 2022

75

Fish stocked in 2023

15,600

Fish stocked in 2024

47,332

Fish stocked in 2025

19,770

Stocking history

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
FY 2025Grass Carp250–report
FY 2025Channel Catfish4,020–report
FY 2025Sunshine Bass15,500–report
FY 2024Grass Carp350–report
FY 2024Channel Catfish31,900–report
FY 2024Sunshine Bass15,082–report
FY 2023Grass Carp100–report
FY 2023Sunshine Bass15,500–report
FY 2022Grass Carp75–report
FY 2021Sunshine Bass16,000–report
FY 2020Sunshine Bass16,629–report
FY 2019Channel Catfish15,649–report
FY 2019Sunshine Bass15,458–report
FY 2018Sunshine Bass17,451–report
FY 2018Channel Catfish15,982–report
FY 2017Sunshine Bass19,600–report
FY 2017Channel Catfish1,317–report
FY 2017Channel Catfish3,258–report
FY 2016Sunshine Bass3,910–report
FY 2016Sunshine Bass11,625–report
FY 2014Sunshine Bass15,633–report
FY 2013Sunshine Bass16,133–report
FY 2012Sunshine Bass16,000–report
FY 2011Sunshine Bass9,250–report
FY 2011Sunshine Bass5,120–report
FY 2010Sunshine Bass13,538–report
FY 2009Sunshine Bass15,810–report
FY 2009Channel Catfish5,998–report
FY 2009Channel Catfish3,097–report

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before you go.

About Clear Lake

Photo of Clear Lake
LittleT889, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Frog Pond 3.4 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Underhill 4.5 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lupine Pond 4.6 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Santiago 5.6 mi last stocked FY 2019 Lake Conway 5.7 mi last stocked FY 2024

Common questions

What fish are at Clear Lake?

Fishing Clear Lake usually means Sunshine Bass: Sunshine Bass accounts for 17 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and one more. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2025. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025. Grass Carp was last stocked FY 2025.

When is Clear Lake stocked?

Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2009. No plants recorded in 2015.