Lake Jackson fishing

Lake Jackson fishing has Bluegill, Threadfin Shad, and Redear Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2016. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and day for Redear Sunfish.

Lake Jackson
Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
FY 2025
Redear Sunfish
Plants on record
4
Since 2016
Species recorded
3
Elevation
81.8 ft

Fish at Lake Jackson

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2016 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked FY 2016 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2016

Last stocked FY 2016 · 1 plant

How Lake Jackson is stocked

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No plants recorded in 8 years between 2016 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 2016

20,570

Fish stocked in 2025

16,800

Stocking history

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
FY 2025Redear Sunfish16,800–report
FY 2016Threadfin Shad10,000–report
FY 2016Bluegill1,000–report
FY 2016Bluegill9,570–report

Access and facts

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

About Lake Jackson

Photo of Lake Jackson
The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lake Jackson
The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lake Jackson
Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Public land at Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Jackson?

Fishing Lake Jackson usually means Bluegill: Bluegill accounts for 2 of 4 plants on record, ahead of Redear Sunfish and one more. Bluegill was last stocked FY 2016. Redear Sunfish was last stocked FY 2025. Threadfin Shad was last stocked FY 2016.

When is Lake Jackson stocked?

Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2016. No plants recorded in 8 years between 2016 and 2025.