Tampa Bypass Canal
Fishing and stocking
Hybrid striped bass water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 85,000 fish in the published allocation. One of 10 stocked waters on the Hillsborough County record.
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Water temp 70 °F at HILLSBOROUGH R AT FOWLER AV NEAR TEMPLE TERRACE FL, 3 km away USGS site 02304000 · read 8:45 pm this evening
What swims here
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. The Florida season shape statewide: year round, reported by fiscal year.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | 25,000 | |
| 2024-25 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | 60,000 |
When to fish Tampa Bypass Canal
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:24-5:24 am and 4:43-5:43 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:53 am-12:53 pm | 5:24-6:24 am and 5:15-6:15 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
- Water 70 °F at a gauge 3 km away
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the striped bass and hybrids (hybrid striped bass (wiper) on the season program here)
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft with 15 lb line minimum; hybrids hit like freight |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Hope Park Pond | 5.6 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Dover District Park Lake | 9.3 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Carrollwood Village Park Lake | 11 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Al Lopez Park Lake | 11 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Edward Medard Reservoir | 16 mi | 2024-25 season |