Polk Co. Sheriff Pond
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2024-25 season program: bluegill and channel catfish; 6,500 fish in the published allocation. One of 23 stocked waters on the Polk County record.
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What swims here
Bluegill
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. The Florida season shape statewide: year round, reported by fiscal year.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 season | Bluegill | 5,000 | |
| 2024-25 season | Channel catfish | 1,500 |
When to fish Polk Co. Sheriff Pond
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:05 am-12:05 pm and 10:27 pm-12:27 am | 4:22-5:22 am and 4:41-5:41 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:51 am-12:51 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 5:13-6:13 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)
| 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 |
| Live bait | waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill |
For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Thomas | 1.8 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Lake Howard | 4.2 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Saddle Creek FMA West Pit | 5.4 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Crystal Lake | 6.1 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Tenoroc FMA Lake 3 | 6.4 mi | 2024-25 season |