Lake Mendsen

Channel catfish and largemouth bass water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 6,050 fish in the published allocation.

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2024-25 season program

2 species

6,050 fish allocated

3.8 acres (NHD)

What swims here

Channel catfish 2 allocations

Largemouth bass 1 allocation

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	Fish
2024-25 season	Channel catfish	1,500
2024-25 season	Channel catfish	4,000
2024-25 season	Largemouth bass	550

Gear for this water

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)

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
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything

For the bass (largemouth bass on the season program here, stillwater)

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
Spinnerbaits and squarebills	cover water along banks and riprap

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
Lake Virginia	1.3 mi	2024-25 season
Lake Osceola	1.5 mi	2024-25 season
Lake Mizell	1.6 mi	2024-25 season
Lake Maitland	1.6 mi	2024-25 season
Lake Minnehaha	2.5 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.