Hawley Lake Fish Stocking

Hawley Lake is a White Mountain Apache Reservation lake at 8,200 feet. It is stocked with trout and requires a tribal fishing permit.

Quick answer

Hawley Lake is a stocked Arizona fishing water near Navajo County. Hawley Lake is a statewide stocking water rather than a community fishing pond, and anglers typically look here for rainbow trout and brown trout. Official dates usually mark the Monday of a stocking week rather than a guaranteed same-day plant. Recent official weeks appear in the table below when AZGFD has published them.

About Hawley Lake

Hawley Lake is a White Mountain Apache Reservation lake at 8,200 feet. It is stocked with trout and requires a tribal fishing permit. Anglers usually treat Hawley Lake as a Navajo County destination for rainbow trout and brown trout. The White Mountains of eastern Arizona are home to some of the state's premier trout fisheries. High-elevation lakes and streams are stocked regularly from spring through fall, offering cool-weather angling amid ponderosa pine forests.

Key facts

Lake: Hawley Lake

City: N/A

Region: White Mountains

County: Navajo

Community Fishing: No

Species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout

View Hawley Lake on the map

Recent stocking schedule

No recent official weeks are listed for Hawley Lake right now. AZGFD may still add this water in a later schedule.

No stocking activity found for this period.

Planning a trip to Hawley Lake

Hawley Lake is a statewide stocking location. Plan for a longer drive, check seasonal road or forest access, and pack for the elevation and weather typical of the White Mountains area. Map coordinates on this page point to about 33.9963, -109.7700 near Navajo County. Treat every date as a stocking week unless AZGFD publishes a more specific plant.

What to try at Hawley Lake

Hawley Lake fishes like a high-country water. Cooler air and water usually mean trout stay shallower in spring and fall; mid-day can still work after ice-off or a fresh plant.

Trout at Hawley Lake often take a small spoon, in-line spinner, or a simple fly-and-bubble setup in addition to bait. Work points, inlets, and any remaining ice-off shallows during the scheduled week.

These notes are local planning context for Hawley Lake, not official AZGFD advice. Conditions, crowds, and the exact plant day can change during the scheduled week.

Frequently asked questions

Hawley Lake follows the AZGFD schedule. When a week is published, this page shows it as a scheduled week rather than a guaranteed single-day stocking event. No recent weeks are listed right now — check back after the next official update.

Hawley Lake is tracked for rainbow trout and brown trout. Statewide waters in the White Mountains usually follow seasonal hatchery routes rather than a year-round neighborhood rotation. Species can still vary by hatchery plan.

No. Hawley Lake is listed here as a statewide stocking location near Navajo County, not a community fishing program pond.

Anglers comparing Hawley Lake often also check Show Low Lake, Fool Hollow Lake, Rainbow Lake in the same White Mountains.


Dates are AZGFD stocking weeks, not guaranteed plant days. How this data is sourced