Channel Catfish Stocked · 8 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2 fishing
Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2 fishing has Channel Catfish, Grass Carp, Bluegill, and Redear Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2009. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, and day for Redear Sunfish.
- Last stocked
- FY 2025
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 14
- Since 2009
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 116.2 ft
Fish at Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2
Channel Catfish Stocked · 8 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night Grass Carp Stocked · 3 plants · last FY 2019
Last stocked FY 2019 · 3 plants
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2024 Best: day How Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2 is stocked
No plants recorded in 8 years between 2009 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 2009
4,559
Fish stocked in 2011
4,985
Fish stocked in 2012
214
Fish stocked in 2014
12,650
Fish stocked in 2016
10,573
Fish stocked in 2017
174
Fish stocked in 2019
85
Fish stocked in 2024
58,500
Fish stocked in 2025
14,000
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Channel Catfish | 3,000 | – | report |
| FY 2025 | Bluegill | 11,000 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Channel Catfish | 3,500 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Redear Sunfish | 16,500 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Bluegill | 38,500 | – | report |
| FY 2019 | Grass Carp | 85 | – | report |
| FY 2017 | Grass Carp | 174 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 10,573 | – | report |
| FY 2014 | Channel Catfish | 12,650 | – | report |
| FY 2012 | Grass Carp | 100 | – | report |
| FY 2012 | Channel Catfish | 114 | – | report |
| FY 2011 | Channel Catfish | 4,985 | – | report |
| FY 2009 | Channel Catfish | 1,886 | – | report |
| FY 2009 | Channel Catfish | 2,673 | – | 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 Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2?
Fishing Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2 usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 8 of 14 plants on record, ahead of Grass Carp and 2 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025. Grass Carp was last stocked FY 2019. Bluegill was last stocked FY 2025. Redear Sunfish was last stocked FY 2024.
When is Hardee Lakes Park Lake 2 stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2009. No plants recorded in 8 years between 2009 and 2025.