StockingMap

Catfish Stocking 2026

Catfish went into 58 waters across 2 states on the 2026 record.

Catfish illustration Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2 states stocking
58 waters
156 stockings 2026

Where they go in

Only waters we can place with confidence appear on the map; every stocking is in its state's tables.

When they go in

Catfish stockings by month, 2026.

Jan ·
Feb ·
Mar ·
Apr ·
May 5
Jun 4
Jul 2
Aug 9
Sep 43
Oct 66
Nov 27
Dec ·

By state

StateStockings Waters
Arizona 145 50
California 11 8

Most-stocked waters

WaterState Stockings
Sundance Park Lake AZ 4
Desert Breeze Lake AZ 4
Veterans Oasis Lake AZ 4
Copper Sky Lake AZ 4
Red Mountain Lake AZ 4
Riverview Lake AZ 4
Paloma Park AZ 4
Pioneer Lake AZ 4
Rio Vista Pond AZ 4
Alvord Lake AZ 4
Cortez Lake AZ 4
Desert West Lake AZ 4
Counts come from the state agencies' own stocking publications, compiled by StockingMap. Species naming follows each agency's wording; hybrids and strains are kept where the agency reports them.