Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night Lake DeFuniak fishing
Lake DeFuniak fishing has Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, Bluegill, and Redear Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2016. 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
- 8
- Since 2016
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 227.6 ft
Fish at Lake DeFuniak
Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2025 Best: day 
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk Sunshine Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2022
Last stocked FY 2022 · 1 plant
How Lake DeFuniak is stocked
No plants recorded in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Fish stocked in 2016
2,176
Fish stocked in 2022
3,360
Fish stocked in 2024
60,463
Fish stocked in 2025
18,391
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Channel Catfish | 3,434 | – | report |
| FY 2025 | Channel Catfish | 2,457 | – | report |
| FY 2025 | Redear Sunfish | 12,500 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Channel Catfish | 2,014 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Redear Sunfish | 17,574 | – | report |
| FY 2024 | Bluegill | 40,875 | – | report |
| FY 2022 | Sunshine Bass | 3,360 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 2,176 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before you go.
About Lake DeFuniak
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Common questions
What fish are at Lake DeFuniak?
Fishing Lake DeFuniak usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 4 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Redear Sunfish and 2 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025. Redear Sunfish was last stocked FY 2025. Bluegill was last stocked FY 2024. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2022.
When is Lake DeFuniak stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2016. No plants recorded in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023.