Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail)

Trout and catfish water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record.

Water right now 0.18 ft gage height flow 0.03 cfs, 1% of the Aug 28 median USGS gauge 09390500 (SHOW LOW CREEK NEAR LAKESIDE, AZ) · 2026-08-28 15:15

4 stockings 2026

Aug 31 next announced

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Catfish 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Status
Aug 31wk	Catfish	catchable	scheduled
Oct 19wk	Trout	catchable	scheduled
Nov 2wk	Trout	catchable	scheduled
Nov 16wk	Trout	catchable	scheduled

Gear for this water

A plant is on the schedule. Fresh stockers hold near the access points for the first week or two and eat what the hatchery taught them to eat.

For the trout (trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, moving water)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams

For the catfish (catfish stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)

Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal

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
Quemado Lake NM	92 mi	Jun 24
Mcgaffey Lake NM	110 mi	May 21
Bluewater Lake NM	126 mi	Jun 24
Bill Evans Lake NM	138 mi	Jun 3
Lake Roberts NM	146 mi	Jun 25

Records from Arizona Game and Fish Department (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Arizona fishing regulations.