Scherer-Thaxton Preserve Lake
Fishing and stocking
Bluegill, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 5,700 fish in the published allocation. One of 4 stocked waters on the Sarasota County record.
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What swims here
Bluegill
Largemouth bass
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 | Bluegill | 3,000 | |
| 2024-25 season | Largemouth bass | 1,200 | |
| 2024-25 season | Redear sunfish | 1,500 |
When to fish Scherer-Thaxton Preserve Lake
| 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)
| 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 |
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
For the bass (largemouth bass on the season program here)
| 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 Osprey | 1.6 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Twin Lakes Park Lakes | 5.2 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Natahan Benderson Lake | 12 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Conservatory Park Lake | 14 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Lake Manatee | 21 mi | 2024-25 season |