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Arizona Stocking Schedule
 

Stocking information on waters throughout the state is available below. This schedule is tentative and subject to change due to changing water levels and conditions. Consult the Weekly Fishing Report before you go.

NOTE: The dates listed below represent the Monday of the week the stocking will occur.   Stockings can take place any day throughout that week.

 

   

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Urban Lakes Stocking Schedule

Stockings will occur randomly Monday through Saturday during the week indicated. The fish species stocked is identified as C=Catfish, S=Sunfish or T=Trout. This schedule will only change if fish delivery problems occur or conditions at an individual lake are unsuitable for stocking. Due to extreme heat conditions every summer, there are no fish stockings to Urban lakes and ponds between Jun 25 and Sep 15.

As a reminder, the following waters are managed under the Urban Pond concept Rio Vista, Papago, Steele Indian School and Evelyn Hallman. The daily bag limit at these urban ponds is 2 trout, 2 catfish, 5 sunfish, and 1 bass per angler day in possession (one trout for unlicensed children). Daily bag limits at all other urban lakes is 4 trout, 4 catfish, 10 sunfish and 2 bass per angler per day.

C= Channel Catfish    S= Sunfish    T= Rainbow Trout
** Trout stocking May 7-12 for Green Valley, Payson (last delivery until fall)

Central Arizona May
30-5
May
14-19
June
28-2
June
11-16
Sept
17-22
Oct
1-6
Oct
15-20
Oct 29 - Nov 3
Evelyn Hallman (Tempe) C C C C C C C C
Cesar Chavez (Alvord Lake) (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Cortez (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Chaparral (Scottsdale) C C C C C C C C
Desert Breeze (Chandler) C C C C C C C C
Desert West (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Encanto (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Kiwanis (Tempe) C C C C C C C C
Papago Ponds (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Red Mountain (Mesa) C C C C C C C C
Rio Vista Pond (Peoria) C C C C C C C C
Riverview (Mesa) Closed for construction until 2014
Steele Indian School Pond (Phoenix) C C C C C C C C
Surprise (Surprise) C C C C C C C C
Water Ranch (Gilbert) C C C C C C C C
Veterans Oasis (Chandler) C C C C C C C C
                 
Mogollon Rim                
(only stocked with trout)                
Green Valley (Payson) ** Stockings suspended until October T T
                 
Southeastern Arizona                
Kennedy (Tucson) C C C C C C C C
Lakeside (Tucson) C C C C C C C C
Sahuarita (Sahuarita) C C C C C C C C
Silverbell (Tucson) C C C C C C C C

 

 

  • Bear Canyon Lake
  • Bear Flats/Tonto Creek
  • Black Canyon Lake
  • Canyon Creek
  • Christopher Creek
  • Clear Creek Reservoir/East Clear Reservoir
  • East Verde River
  • Haigler Creek
  • Knoll Lake
  • Tonto Creek
  • West Clear Creek
  • Willow Springs Lake
  • Woods Canyon Lake
  • Workman Creek
  • Bunch Reservior
  • Black River, East Fork
  • Black River, West Fork
  • Concho Lake
  • Crescent Lake
  • Fool Hollow Lake
  • Hulsey Lake
  • Lee Valley
  • Little Colorado at Greer
  • Little Colorado at Sheeps Crossing
  • Nelson Reservoir
  • Rainbow Lake
  • River Reservoir
  • Scott Reservoir
  • Show Low Lake
  • Silver Creek
  • Tunnel Reservoir
  • Woodland Reservoir

 
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Fishing, Urban & Reptile/ Amphibian Regulations

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