Picnic Lake
Black crappie and hybrid striped bass (wiper) water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 14,500 fish in the published allocation.
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2024-25 season
program
2
species
14,500
fish allocated
What swims here
Black crappie
Hybrid striped bass (wiper)
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 | Black crappie | 13,500 | |
| 2024-25 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | 1,000 |
Gear for this water
For the panfish (black crappie on the season program here, stillwater)
| Live bait | waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill |
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
| Long telescoping pole | reach the pockets without spooking the school |
For the striped bass and hybrids (hybrid striped bass (wiper) on the season program here, stillwater)
| Flutter spoons and swimbaits | match the shad; count down to suspended fish |
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Derby Lake | 0.4 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Pine Lakes West | 0.6 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Pine Lakes East | 0.7 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Shop Lake | 0.9 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Tenoroc FMA Lake 2 | 0.9 mi | 2024-25 season |
Records from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Florida fishing
regulations.