Scott Reservoir Fish Stocking

Scott Reservoir is a small White Mountain trout lake in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. It is stocked with rainbow trout in spring and summer.

Quick answer

Scott Reservoir is a stocked Arizona fishing water near Apache County. Scott Reservoir 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.

About Scott Reservoir

Scott Reservoir is a small White Mountain trout lake in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. It is stocked with rainbow trout in spring and summer. Anglers usually treat Scott Reservoir as a 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.

Key facts

Lake: Scott Reservoir

City: N/A

Region: White Mountains

County: Apache

Community Fishing: No

Species: Rainbow Trout

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Recent stocking schedule

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

No stocking activity found for this period.

Planning a trip to Scott Reservoir

Scott Reservoir 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 34.1031, -109.5447 near Apache County. Treat every date as a stocking week unless AZGFD publishes a more specific plant.

What to try at Scott Reservoir

Scott Reservoir 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 Scott Reservoir 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 Scott Reservoir, not official AZGFD advice. Conditions, crowds, and the exact plant day can change during the scheduled week.

Frequently asked questions

Scott Reservoir 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.

Scott Reservoir 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. Scott Reservoir is listed here as a statewide stocking location near Apache County, not a community fishing program pond.

Anglers comparing Scott Reservoir 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