Hurricane Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2024-25 season program: channel catfish and redear sunfish; 8,901 fish in the published allocation. A 326-acre reservoir, and one of 5 stocked waters on the Okaloosa County record.
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What swims here
Channel catfish
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 | 1,026 | |
| 2024-25 season | Redear sunfish | 7,875 |
When to fish Hurricane Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:25-11:25 am and 9:48-11:48 pm | 3:42-4:42 am and 4:00-5:00 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am | 4:44-5:44 am and 4:31-5:31 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 Central Time (CDT).
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, stillwater)
| Cut bait and prepared baits | fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything |
| 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 |
For the panfish (redear sunfish on the season program here, stillwater)
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
| Long telescoping pole | reach the pockets without spooking the school |
| Ultralight rod and small jigs | 1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | 6.8 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Karick Lake | 7.5 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Twin Hills Park Lake | 17 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Duck Pond | 20 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Speck Pond | 28 mi | 2024-25 season |