Arizona Catfish Stocking Schedule

Arizona catfish stocking is especially popular in community fishing lakes around metro areas such as Phoenix and Tucson. This page organizes current catfish stocking information by lake, city, and region so anglers can quickly find stocked waters close to home and see recent scheduled weeks.

Quick answer

This page lists Arizona lakes and ponds with recent or upcoming catfish stocking activity based on official schedule data. Results are grouped by region to help anglers find catfish waters near them.

At a glance

  • 70 catfish stocking events in current window
  • 8 regions with catfish activity
  • 49 unique lakes with catfish stocking
  • Date handling: Schedule dates represent the stocking week
  • Source: Official Arizona Game and Fish stocking data

Current catfish stocking activity

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 25, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Alvord LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Cortez LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tempe - Kiwanis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Ash Fork - Stone DamFLAGSTAFF/WILLIAMS AREA WATER
Jun 1, 2026Eager - Cowpunch Pond (NEW)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Prescott Valley - Fain LakePRESCOTT AREA WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Prescott Valley - Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park)PRESCOTT AREA WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026Avondale - Alamar Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Avondale - Friendship PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Casa Grande - Dave White Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Eager - Cowpunch Pond (NEW)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Discovery PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Gilbert Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - McQueen PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations)PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Glendale - Heroes Regional Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Maricopa - Copper Sky LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 18, 2026Maricopa - Pacana PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Mesa - Eastmark Phase 4 PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Mesa - Greenfield PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Phoenix - Roadrunner PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Prescott Valley - Fain LakePRESCOTT AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026St. Johns - Patterson PondsSHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026Tempe - Tempe Town LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 11, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Gila Bend - Benders Pond (NEW)GILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Safford - Graham County FairgroundsSAFFORD AREA WATER
May 11, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Somerton - Council Avenue PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tempe - Evelyn Hallman PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - Fortuna LakeGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - PAAC PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - West Wetlands PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS

Catfish stocking by region

FLAGSTAFF/WILLIAMS AREA WATER

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
Jun 1, 2026Ash Fork - Stone DamFLAGSTAFF/WILLIAMS AREA WATER

GILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 11, 2026Gila Bend - Benders Pond (NEW)GILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Somerton - Council Avenue PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - Fortuna LakeGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - PAAC PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
May 11, 2026Yuma - West Wetlands PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS

PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 25, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Alvord LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Cortez LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tempe - Kiwanis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 18, 2026Maricopa - Copper Sky LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS

PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 18, 2026Avondale - Alamar Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Avondale - Friendship PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Casa Grande - Dave White Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Discovery PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Gilbert Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - McQueen PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Gilbert - Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations)PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Glendale - Heroes Regional Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Maricopa - Pacana PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Mesa - Eastmark Phase 4 PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Mesa - Greenfield PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Phoenix - Roadrunner PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 18, 2026Tempe - Tempe Town LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
May 11, 2026Tempe - Evelyn Hallman PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS

PRESCOTT AREA WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
Jun 1, 2026Prescott Valley - Fain LakePRESCOTT AREA WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Prescott Valley - Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park)PRESCOTT AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026Prescott Valley - Fain LakePRESCOTT AREA WATERS

SAFFORD AREA WATER

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 11, 2026Safford - Graham County FairgroundsSAFFORD AREA WATER

SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
Jun 1, 2026Eager - Cowpunch Pond (NEW)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
Jun 1, 2026Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026Eager - Cowpunch Pond (NEW)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
May 18, 2026St. Johns - Patterson PondsSHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS

TUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
May 25, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 25, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
May 11, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS

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Frequently asked questions

Arizona catfish stocking is most active during warmer months, primarily in community fishing lakes across metro areas like Phoenix and Tucson. Stocking typically increases in spring and continues through fall.

Catfish are commonly stocked in community fishing program waters, particularly urban lakes and ponds in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Tucson, and other Arizona cities. These accessible waters are designed for convenient shore fishing.

Stocked catfish are commonly targeted with stink bait, shrimp, hot dogs, nightcrawlers, or cut bait. Many anglers find that simple shore setups with prepared baits work well, especially during low-light periods.

Last updated: May 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM MST
Source note

This page organizes public Arizona fish stocking schedule information and related lake context. Official schedule dates may represent the Monday of the stocking week rather than a guaranteed same-day event.

Schedule information should be verified against the official source when planning travel-sensitive trips. Stocking schedules may change due to weather, hatchery logistics, or local conditions.