Channel Catfish Stocked · 22 plants · last FY 2024 Best: dusk, night Picnic Lake fishing
Picnic Lake fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, and Redear Sunfish on a reservoir. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2009. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie.
- Last stocked
- FY 2025
- Crappie
- Plants on record
- 32
- Since 2009
- Species recorded
- 5
- Elevation
- 123.8 ft
Fish at Picnic Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 22 plants · last FY 2024 Best: dusk, night Sunshine Bass Stocked · 4 plants · last FY 2025
Last stocked FY 2025 · 4 plants
Crappie Stocked · 3 plants · last FY 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last FY 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last FY 2024 Best: day How Picnic Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2010 and 2022.
Fish stocked in 2009
5,976
Fish stocked in 2011
11,794
Fish stocked in 2012
11,337
Fish stocked in 2013
57,200
Fish stocked in 2014
7,309
Fish stocked in 2015
3,128
Fish stocked in 2016
5,900
Fish stocked in 2017
2,982
Fish stocked in 2018
6,190
Fish stocked in 2019
6,428
Fish stocked in 2020
3,051
Fish stocked in 2021
6,284
Fish stocked in 2023
22,000
Fish stocked in 2024
35,231
Fish stocked in 2025
14,500
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Lakeland, FL
- Facilities
- restrooms
59-acre Tenoroc FMA lake northeast of Lakeland. Check in at headquarters; $3 daily-use fee and quotas. FWC Public Use Area page states Picnic Lake is open to boating, has restrooms, and sits by picnic pavilions.
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Common questions
What fish are at Picnic Lake?
Fishing Picnic Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 22 of 32 plants on record, ahead of Sunshine Bass and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2024. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2025. Crappie was last stocked FY 2025. Bluegill was last stocked FY 2024. 1 more species is on the stocking report.
When is Picnic Lake stocked?
Last stocked FY 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2009. No plants recorded in 2010 and 2022.
How do you get on Picnic Lake?
The nearest town is Lakeland, FL. Facilities include restrooms. 59-acre Tenoroc FMA lake northeast of Lakeland. Check in at headquarters; $3 daily-use fee and quotas. FWC Public Use Area page states Picnic Lake is open to boating, has restrooms, and sits by picnic pavilions.