Lake Mendsen fishing

Lake Mendsen fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass on a natural lake. It is stocked about 2.2 times a year since 2009. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

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Last stocked
FY 2025
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
37
Since 2009
Species recorded
2
Elevation
81.3 ft

Fish at Lake Mendsen

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 29 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked FY 2025 · 29 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 8 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked FY 2025 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

How Lake Mendsen is stocked

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No plants recorded in 2010, 2011, and 2021.

Fish stocked in 2009

10,616

Fish stocked in 2012

16,661

Fish stocked in 2013

13,577

Fish stocked in 2014

18,728

Fish stocked in 2015

20,196

Fish stocked in 2016

17,544

Fish stocked in 2017

6,085

Fish stocked in 2018

5,518

Fish stocked in 2019

6,063

Fish stocked in 2020

5,602

Fish stocked in 2022

6,238

Fish stocked in 2023

1,100

Fish stocked in 2024

6,068

Fish stocked in 2025

6,050

Stocking history

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
FY 2025Channel Catfish4,000–report
FY 2025Channel Catfish1,500–report
FY 2025Largemouth Bass550–report
FY 2024Channel Catfish5,500–report
FY 2024Largemouth Bass568–report
FY 2023Largemouth Bass1,100–report
FY 2022Channel Catfish3,652–report
FY 2022Channel Catfish2,240–report
FY 2022Largemouth Bass346–report
FY 2020Channel Catfish5,500–report
FY 2020Largemouth Bass102–report
FY 2019Channel Catfish6,063–report
FY 2018Channel Catfish5,518–report
FY 2017Largemouth Bass561–report
FY 2017Channel Catfish607–report
FY 2017Channel Catfish4,917–report
FY 2016Channel Catfish8,551–report
FY 2016Channel Catfish3,330–report
FY 2016Channel Catfish5,113–report
FY 2016Largemouth Bass550–report
FY 2015Channel Catfish2,820–report
FY 2015Channel Catfish4,433–report
FY 2015Channel Catfish3,097–report
FY 2015Channel Catfish5,577–report
FY 2015Channel Catfish3,557–report
FY 2015Largemouth Bass712–report
FY 2014Channel Catfish3,998–report
FY 2014Channel Catfish2,579–report
FY 2014Channel Catfish2,303–report
FY 2014Channel Catfish3,839–report
FY 2014Channel Catfish6,009–report
FY 2013Channel Catfish13,577–report
FY 2012Channel Catfish5,027–report
FY 2012Channel Catfish11,634–report
FY 2009Channel Catfish4,996–report
FY 2009Channel Catfish511–report
FY 2009Channel Catfish5,109–report

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Winter Park, FL

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

Nearest lakes

Lake Virginia 1.3 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Osceola 1.3 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Mizell 1.5 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Maitland 1.6 mi last stocked FY 2025 Lake Minnehaha 2.5 mi last stocked FY 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Mendsen?

Fishing Lake Mendsen usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 29 of 37 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked FY 2025.

When is Lake Mendsen stocked?

Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 2.2 times a year since 2009. No plants recorded in 2010, 2011, and 2021.

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