Wayside Park Pond fishing

Wayside Park Pond fishing: not stocked since FY 2022. It was stocked with Sunshine Bass and Channel Catfish. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
FY 2022
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
10
Since 2009
Species recorded
2
Elevation
2.6 ft

Fish at Wayside Park Pond

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Sunshine Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last FY 2019

Last stocked FY 2019 · 7 plants

Channel Catfish Stocked · 3 plants · last FY 2022 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked FY 2022 · 3 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Wayside Park Pond is stocked

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No plants recorded in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021.

Fish stocked in 2009

1,520

Fish stocked in 2010

1,550

Fish stocked in 2011

1,260

Fish stocked in 2012

2,130

Fish stocked in 2014

1,686

Fish stocked in 2015

1,896

Fish stocked in 2019

1,600

Fish stocked in 2020

1,800

Fish stocked in 2022

810

Stocking history

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
FY 2022Channel Catfish810–report
FY 2020Channel Catfish1,800–report
FY 2019Channel Catfish1,100–report
FY 2019Sunshine Bass500–report
FY 2015Sunshine Bass1,896–report
FY 2014Sunshine Bass1,686–report
FY 2012Sunshine Bass2,130–report
FY 2011Sunshine Bass1,260–report
FY 2010Sunshine Bass1,550–report
FY 2009Sunshine Bass1,520–report

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Public land at Wayside Park Pond

Wayside Park Pond is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Wayside Park Pond?

Fishing Wayside Park Pond usually means Sunshine Bass: Sunshine Bass accounts for 7 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Sunshine Bass was last stocked FY 2019. Channel Catfish was last stocked FY 2022.

When is Wayside Park Pond stocked?

Not stocked since FY 2022. No plants recorded in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021.

Which lakes near Wayside Park Pond were stocked more recently?

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Ponds (19.1 mi), Yellow River (21.3 mi), Twin Hills Park Lake (25.4 mi), Blackwater River (30.3 mi), and Karick Lake (34.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Ponds is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Yellow River is also stocked with Sunshine Bass, Twin Hills Park Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Blackwater River is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Sunshine Bass, and Karick Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish.