Francis Lake
Channel catfish water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 3,300 fish in the published allocation.
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2024-25 season
program
1
species
3,300
fish allocated
24
acres (NHD)
What swims here
Channel catfish
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.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 season | Channel catfish | 520 | |
| 2024-25 season | Channel catfish | 2,780 |
Gear for this water
For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NE Peachtree St Pond | 7.3 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Suwannee Lake | 31 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Big Bend WMA - Franklin Ponds | 36 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Piney Z Lake | 46 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Lake Hamburg | 50 mi | 2024-25 season |
Records from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS
and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Florida fishing
regulations.