Lake Osprey

Fishing and stocking

Bluegill and largemouth bass water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 1,800 fish in the published allocation. One of 4 stocked waters on the Sarasota County record.

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program 2024-25 season

best window 10:30 pm-12:30 am solunar major today

2 species

1,800 fish allocated

What swims here

Bluegill 1 allocation

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. The Florida season shape statewide: year round, reported by fiscal year.

Agency feed checked today.

Season	Species	Size	Fish
2024-25 season	Bluegill		1,500
2024-25 season	Largemouth bass		300

When to fish Lake Osprey

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am	4:25-5:25 am and 4:43-5:43 pm
Tomorrow	10:53 am-12:53 pm	5:24-6:24 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 panfish (bluegill on the season program here)

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

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

Spinnerbaits and squarebills	cover water along banks and riprap
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

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
Scherer-Thaxton Preserve Lake	1.6 mi	2024-25 season
Twin Lakes Park Lakes	6.6 mi	2024-25 season
Natahan Benderson Lake	13 mi	2024-25 season
Conservatory Park Lake	15 mi	2024-25 season
Bennet Park Lake	23 mi	2024-25 season

Records from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (official page). Placement from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Florida fishing regulations.