Lake Sampson fishing

Lake Sampson fishing has Sunshine Bass and Grass Carp on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2011.

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Last stocked
FY 2025
Sunshine Bass
Plants on record
8
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Elevation
127.4 ft

Fish at Lake Sampson

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Sunshine Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last FY 2025

Last stocked FY 2025 · 7 plants

Grass Carp Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2022

Last stocked FY 2022 · 1 plant

How Lake Sampson is stocked

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No plants recorded in 7 years between 2011 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 2011

20,520

Fish stocked in 2014

20,520

Fish stocked in 2017

21,100

Fish stocked in 2019

26,000

Fish stocked in 2021

20,000

Fish stocked in 2022

250

Fish stocked in 2024

20,250

Fish stocked in 2025

15,000

Stocking history

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
FY 2025Sunshine Bass15,000–report
FY 2024Sunshine Bass20,250–report
FY 2022Grass Carp250–report
FY 2021Sunshine Bass20,000–report
FY 2019Sunshine Bass26,000–report
FY 2017Sunshine Bass21,100–report
FY 2014Sunshine Bass20,520–report
FY 2011Sunshine Bass20,520–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 Lake Sampson?

Fishing Lake Sampson usually means Sunshine Bass: Sunshine Bass accounts for 7 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Grass Carp. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2025. Grass Carp was last stocked FY 2022.

When is Lake Sampson stocked?

Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2011. No plants recorded in 7 years between 2011 and 2025.