Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2016 Best: dusk, night Dead Lakes fishing
Dead Lakes fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, and Yellow Perch on a natural lake. Also recorded: Florida largemouth bass, Bluegill, Redear sunfish, and Flathead catfish. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2009. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch and Bluegill, and dawn and dusk for Florida largemouth bass.
- Last stocked
- FY 2024
- Yellow Perch
- Plants on record
- 6
- Since 2009
- Species stocked
- 3 (+4 also recorded)
- Elevation
- 19.2 ft
Fish at Dead Lakes
Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2016 Best: dusk, night Sunshine Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2009
Last stocked FY 2009 · 1 plant
Yellow Perch Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Florida largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Florida largemouth bass species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Redear sunfish Confirmed present Best: day Best: day
Redear sunfish species guide
Flathead catfish Confirmed present Best: night Best: night
Flathead catfish species guideHow Dead Lakes is stocked
No plants recorded in 13 years between 2009 and 2024.
Fish stocked in 2009
4,800
Fish stocked in 2016
2,040
Fish stocked in 2024
3,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | Yellow Perch | 3,000 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,020 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,020 | – | report |
| FY 2009 | Sunshine Bass | 800 | – | report |
| FY 2009 | Channel Catfish | 2,000 | – | report |
| FY 2009 | Channel Catfish | 2,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Wewahitchka, FL
West Arm Creek is reachable from Dead Lake State Park off SR-71 north of Wewahitchka (Gary Rowell Road east, boat ramp south of the road split). A second ramp on SR-71 near SR-73 opens Cypress Creek into the northwest lake; FWC notes no facilities at that ramp.
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Common questions
What fish are at Dead Lakes?
Fishing Dead Lakes usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Sunshine Bass and one more. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2016. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2009. Yellow Perch was last stocked FY 2024. Florida largemouth bass, Bluegill, Redear sunfish, and Flathead catfish are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Dead Lakes stocked?
Last stocked FY 2024. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2009. No plants recorded in 13 years between 2009 and 2024.
How do you get on Dead Lakes?
The nearest town is Wewahitchka, FL. West Arm Creek is reachable from Dead Lake State Park off SR-71 north of Wewahitchka (Gary Rowell Road east, boat ramp south of the road split). A second ramp on SR-71 near SR-73 opens Cypress Creek into the northwest lake; FWC notes no facilities at that ramp.