Tempe Town Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked September to October in 2026: catfish, 2 plants in all.

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last stocked Sep 28 25 days ago

next Oct 26 announced

best window 9:32-11:32 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Catfish 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Sep 28wk	Catfish	catchable		stocked
Oct 26wk	Catfish	catchable		scheduled

When to fish Tempe Town Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:09-11:09 am and 9:32-11:32 pm	3:27-4:27 am and 3:42-4:42 pm
Tomorrow	9:55-11:55 am and 10:19 pm-12:19 am	4:31-5:31 am and 4:11-5:11 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% 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 Mountain Time (MST).

What the record actually says

Stocked 25 days ago (Sep 28)
Next announced stocking Oct 26

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Arizona fishing forecast

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 catfish (catfish stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel

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
Evelyn Hallman Pond	1.3 mi	Oct 19
Papago Ponds	1.9 mi	Oct 19
Riverview Lake	2.7 mi	Oct 19
Kiwanis Lake	4.2 mi	Oct 19
Chaparral Lake	5.5 mi	Oct 19

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