Arizona Fish Stocking Schedule 2026
The community program schedule runs quarterly: catfish through fall, trout in the desert lakes from December. Dates are weeks, deliberately.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Arizona Game and Fish Department
157
stocking records 2026
51
waters
153
upcoming stops listed
Upcoming stockings
Dates the agency has announced but not yet completed. A date marked wk means the agency schedules that stop by week, not by day.
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31wk | Cowpunch Pond (NEW) | Catfish | ||
| Aug 31wk | Fain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Aug 31wk | Patterson Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Aug 31wk | Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail) | Catfish | ||
| Aug 31wk | Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park) | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Alvord Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Benders Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Chaparral Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Cortez Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Council Avenue Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Desert Breeze Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Desert West Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Encanto Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Evelyn Hallman Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Fortuna Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Graham County Fairgrounds | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Kennedy Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Lakeside Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Mansel Carter Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | PAAC Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Paloma Park | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Papago Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Pioneer Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Red Mountain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Rio Vista Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Riverview Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Sahuarita Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Silverbell Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Steele Indian School Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Surprise Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | Veterans Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 21wk | West Wetlands Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Alamar Park Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Bonsall Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Copper Sky Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Dave White Regional Park | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Eastmark Phase 4 Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Festival Fields Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Friendship Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Greenfield Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Heroes Regional Park Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Kiwanis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | McQueen Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Pacana Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Roadrunner Pond | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Sundance Park Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Tempe Town Lake | Catfish | ||
| Sep 28wk | Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations) | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Alvord Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Chaparral Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Copper Sky Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Cortez Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Desert Breeze Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Desert West Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Discovery Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Encanto Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Gilbert Regional Park | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Kennedy Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Kiwanis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Lakeside Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Mansel Carter Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Paloma Park | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Papago Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Pioneer Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Red Mountain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Rio Vista Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Riverview Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Sahuarita Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Silverbell Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Steele Indian School Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Sundance Park Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Surprise Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 5wk | Veterans Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Alvord Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Chaparral Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Cortez Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Desert Breeze Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Desert West Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Encanto Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Evelyn Hallman Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Fain Lake | Trout | ||
| Oct 19wk | Graham County Fairgrounds | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Green Valley Lakes | Trout | ||
| Oct 19wk | Kennedy Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Kiwanis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Lakeside Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Mansel Carter Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Paloma Park | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Papago Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Patterson Ponds | Trout | ||
| Oct 19wk | Pioneer Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Red Mountain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Rio Vista Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Riverview Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Sahuarita Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail) | Trout | ||
| Oct 19wk | Silverbell Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Steele Indian School Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Sundance Park Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Surprise Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Veterans Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | West Wetlands Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 19wk | Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park) | Trout | ||
| Oct 26wk | Alamar Park Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Bonsall Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Copper Sky Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Dave White Regional Park | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Discovery Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Eastmark Phase 4 Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Festival Fields Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Friendship Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Gilbert Regional Park | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Greenfield Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Heroes Regional Park Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | McQueen Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Pacana Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Roadrunner Pond | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Tempe Town Lake | Catfish | ||
| Oct 26wk | Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations) | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Alvord Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Benders Pond | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Chaparral Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Copper Sky Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Cortez Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Council Avenue Pond | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Desert Breeze Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Desert West Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Encanto Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Fortuna Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Green Valley Lakes | Trout | ||
| Nov 2wk | Kennedy Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Kiwanis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Lakeside Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Mansel Carter Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | PAAC Pond | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Paloma Park | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Papago Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Pioneer Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Red Mountain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Rio Vista Pond | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Riverview Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Sahuarita Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail) | Trout | ||
| Nov 2wk | Silverbell Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Steele Indian School Pond | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Sundance Park Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Surprise Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 2wk | Veterans Oasis Lake | Catfish | ||
| Nov 16wk | Fain Lake | Trout | ||
| Nov 16wk | Green Valley Lakes | Trout | ||
| Nov 16wk | Patterson Ponds | Trout | ||
| Nov 16wk | Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail) | Trout | ||
| Nov 16wk | Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park) | Trout |
Stocked in the last 45 days
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | Cowpunch Pond (NEW) | Catfish | ||
| Aug 3 | Fain Lake | Catfish | ||
| Aug 3 | Patterson Ponds | Catfish | ||
| Aug 3 | Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park) | Catfish |
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. October to June; December trout.
Jan
·
Feb
·
Mar
·
Apr
·
May
·
Jun
·
Jul
·
Aug
9
Sep
43
Oct
71
Nov
34
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Catfish | 145 | |
| Trout | 12 |
All rows come from Arizona Game and Fish Department publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Arizona fishing
regulations.