Sunshine Bass Stocked · 9 plants · last FY 2025
Last stocked FY 2025 · 9 plants
Lake Manatee fishing
Lake Manatee fishing has Sunshine Bass and Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2011. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.
- Last stocked
- FY 2025
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 2
- Elevation
- 35.8 ft
Fish at Lake Manatee
Channel Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night How Lake Manatee is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024.
Fish stocked in 2011
14,490
Fish stocked in 2013
30,875
Fish stocked in 2014
28,171
Fish stocked in 2016
32,700
Fish stocked in 2017
31,605
Fish stocked in 2018
29,455
Fish stocked in 2019
27,898
Fish stocked in 2022
29,160
Fish stocked in 2025
78,627
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Channel Catfish | 50,627 | – | report |
| FY 2025 | Sunshine Bass | 28,000 | – | report |
| FY 2022 | Sunshine Bass | 29,160 | – | report |
| FY 2019 | Sunshine Bass | 27,898 | – | report |
| FY 2018 | Sunshine Bass | 29,455 | – | report |
| FY 2017 | Sunshine Bass | 31,605 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Sunshine Bass | 32,700 | – | report |
| FY 2014 | Sunshine Bass | 28,171 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Sunshine Bass | 30,875 | – | report |
| FY 2011 | Sunshine Bass | 14,490 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before you go.
About Lake Manatee
Nearest lakes
Public land at Lake Manatee
Lake Manatee is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Lake Manatee State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Lake Manatee?
Fishing Lake Manatee usually means Sunshine Bass: Sunshine Bass accounts for 9 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2025. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025.
When is Lake Manatee stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2011. No plants recorded in 2012, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024.