Sunshine Bass Fishing in Florida
Top 13 lakes ranked by stocking volume
Florida stocks sunshine bass in 13 known waters, ranging from small impoundments to multi-thousand-acre reservoirs. The lakes below are sorted by recent stocking volume — quantity isn't everything, but it's a strong proxy for how much effort the state agency is putting into a given fishery.
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Top Sunshine Bass lakes in Florida
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Total stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake George | 44,276 | 0 | |
| 2 | Lake Monroe | 8,811 | 0 | |
| 3 | J T Budd Pond | 8,304 | 0 | |
| 4 | Lake Eustis | 7,776 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lake Washington | 2,787 | 0 | |
| 6 | Lake Sampson | 2,016 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ocean Pond | 1,777 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lake Manatee | 1,463 | 0 | |
| 9 | Lake Osborne | 372 | 0 | |
| 10 | Middle Lake | 213 | 0 | |
| 11 | Starke Lake | 201 | 0 | |
| 12 | Crescent Lake | 126 | 0 | |
| 13 | Lake Ida | 122 | 0 |
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