Sahuarita Lake Fish Stocking

Sahuarita Lake south of Tucson is a community fishing lake in Sahuarita. It is stocked with catfish and trout as part of the AZGFD program.

Quick answer

Sahuarita Lake is a stocked Arizona fishing water near Sahuarita, Pima County. Sahuarita Lake is part of Arizona's Community Fishing Program, and anglers typically look here for rainbow trout and catfish. 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 Sahuarita Lake

Sahuarita Lake south of Tucson is a community fishing lake in Sahuarita. It is stocked with catfish and trout as part of the AZGFD program. Anglers usually treat Sahuarita Lake as a Sahuarita, Pima County destination for rainbow trout and catfish. Tucson-area community fishing lakes provide accessible angling in the Sonoran Desert. AZGFD stocks urban ponds with catfish through the warm months and trout during cooler winter weeks.

Key facts

Lake: Sahuarita Lake

City: Sahuarita

Region: Tucson

County: Pima

Community Fishing: Yes

Species: Rainbow Trout, Catfish

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Recent stocking schedule

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

No stocking activity found for this period.

Planning a trip to Sahuarita Lake

Sahuarita Lake is a community fishing water, so most visits are short shore-fishing trips close to parking and neighborhood parks. Confirm park hours and any local bait or license rules before you go. Map coordinates on this page point to about 31.9573, -110.9554 near Sahuarita, Pima County. Treat every date as a stocking week unless AZGFD publishes a more specific plant.

What to try at Sahuarita Lake

Sahuarita Lake is built for convenient shore fishing. After a plant, fish the first few mornings and evenings from obvious bank access before weekend pressure picks up.

For trout at Sahuarita Lake, start with PowerBait, a worm under a bobber, or a small inline spinner. Urban ponds warm fast, so the first light after a winter or spring week is usually the cleanest bite.

Catfish weeks at Sahuarita Lake favor cut bait, shrimp, nightcrawlers, or prepared stink bait fished on the bottom near the most obvious shore access. Warm, still evenings are typically better than windy afternoons.

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

Frequently asked questions

Sahuarita 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.

Sahuarita Lake is tracked for rainbow trout and catfish. Community waters near Sahuarita, Pima County often see trout in cooler months and catfish when the water is warmer. Species can still vary by hatchery plan.

Yes. Sahuarita Lake is part of the Arizona Community Fishing Program near Sahuarita, Pima County, which is intended for convenient shore fishing.

Anglers comparing Sahuarita Lake often also check Kennedy Lake, Lakeside Lake, Silverbell Lake in the same Tucson.


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