Watertown Lake
Channel catfish and hybrid striped bass (wiper) water, stocked through the 2024-25 season program; 11,500 fish in the published allocation.
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2024-25 season
program
2
species
11,500
fish allocated
48
acres (NHD)
What swims here
Channel catfish
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 | Channel catfish | 5,500 | |
| 2024-25 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | 6,000 |
Gear for this water
For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)
| 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 |
For the striped bass and hybrids (hybrid striped bass (wiper) on the season program here, stillwater)
| 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 |
| Flutter spoons and swimbaits | match the shad; count down to suspended fish |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator Lake | 1.7 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Lake Hamburg | 2.8 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Ponderosa Pond | 3.2 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Ocean Pond | 10 mi | 2024-25 season |
| Butler Lake | 19 mi | 2024-25 season |
Records from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS
and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Florida fishing
regulations.