Luna Lake near Alpine sits at 7,900 feet and is a reliable trout lake. AZGFD stocks it with rainbow trout throughout the season.
Luna Lake is a stocked Arizona fishing water near Alpine, Apache County. Luna Lake is a statewide stocking water rather than a community fishing pond, and anglers typically look here for rainbow 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.
Luna Lake near Alpine sits at 7,900 feet and is a reliable trout lake. AZGFD stocks it with rainbow trout throughout the season. Anglers usually treat Luna Lake as a Alpine, Apache County destination for rainbow 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.
Lake: Luna Lake
City: Alpine
Region: White Mountains
County: Apache
Community Fishing: No
Species: Rainbow Trout
No recent official weeks are listed for Luna Lake right now. AZGFD may still add this water in a later schedule.
No stocking activity found for this period.
Luna 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 33.8345, -109.0782 near Alpine, Apache County. Treat every date as a stocking week unless AZGFD publishes a more specific plant.
Luna 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 Luna 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 Luna Lake, not official AZGFD advice. Conditions, crowds, and the exact plant day can change during the scheduled week.
Luna 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.
Luna Lake is tracked for rainbow 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. Luna Lake is listed here as a statewide stocking location near Alpine, Apache County, not a community fishing program pond.
Anglers comparing Luna 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