Bobby Hicks Park Pond
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2024-25 season program: channel catfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish; 8,000 fish in the published allocation. One of 10 stocked waters on the Hillsborough County record.
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What swims here
Channel catfish
Largemouth bass
Redear sunfish
Season program record
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Florida season shape statewide: year round, reported by fiscal year.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 season | Channel catfish | 1,500 | |
| 2024-25 season | Largemouth bass | 2,000 | |
| 2024-25 season | Redear sunfish | 4,500 |
When to fish Bobby Hicks Park Pond
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:08 am-12:08 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:25-5:25 am and 4:43-5:43 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:54 am-12:54 pm | 5:25-6:25 am and 5:16-6:16 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2024-25 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here)
| Rod holders | catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal |
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel |
| Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig | 2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up |
For the bass (largemouth bass on the season program here)
| Finesse jigs | for the fish that have seen everything else |
| Medium spinning or casting rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium; 10 to 12 lb line |
| Stick worms and soft plastics | weightless stick worms around cover; Texas rig in wood |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Park Pond | 1.2 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Al Lopez Park Lake | 7.9 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Freedom Lake Park Lake | 11 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Southshore Sportsplex Pond | 11 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Lake Paul | 13 mi | 2024-25 season |