Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last FY 2023 Best: dusk, night Middle Lake fishing
Middle Lake fishing has Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, and Grass Carp on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2013. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, day for Redear Sunfish, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- FY 2025
- Sunshine Bass
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2013
- Species recorded
- 6
- Elevation
- 97.9 ft
Fish at Middle Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last FY 2023 Best: dusk, night 
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2014 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2013 Best: dawn, dusk Sunshine Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2025
Last stocked FY 2025 · 2 plants
Grass Carp Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2022
Last stocked FY 2022 · 1 plant
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2013 Best: day How Middle Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2024.
Fish stocked in 2013
127,789
Fish stocked in 2014
93,030
Fish stocked in 2016
16,010
Fish stocked in 2020
10,582
Fish stocked in 2021
10,000
Fish stocked in 2022
50
Fish stocked in 2023
20,000
Fish stocked in 2025
7,500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Sunshine Bass | 7,500 | – | report |
| FY 2023 | Channel Catfish | 20,000 | – | report |
| FY 2022 | Grass Carp | 50 | – | report |
| FY 2021 | Sunshine Bass | 10,000 | – | report |
| FY 2020 | Channel Catfish | 10,582 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 3,194 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 6,287 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 2,149 | – | report |
| FY 2016 | Channel Catfish | 4,380 | – | report |
| FY 2014 | Channel Catfish | 13,030 | – | report |
| FY 2014 | Bluegill | 80,000 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Largemouth Bass | 19,162 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Largemouth Bass | 28,067 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Redear Sunfish | 30,000 | – | report |
| FY 2013 | Bluegill | 50,560 | – | 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 Middle Lake?
Fishing Middle Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 7 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2023. Bluegill was last stocked FY 2014. Largemouth Bass was last stocked FY 2013. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2025. 2 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Middle Lake stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2013. No plants recorded in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2024.