Soldier Lake near Flagstaff is a small, accessible trout lake. It provides a quick fishing getaway stocked by AZGFD.
Soldier Lake is a stocked Arizona fishing water near Flagstaff, Coconino County. Soldier 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.
Soldier Lake near Flagstaff is a small, accessible trout lake. It provides a quick fishing getaway stocked by AZGFD. Anglers usually treat Soldier Lake as a Flagstaff, Coconino County destination for rainbow trout. Northern Arizona's high-country lakes near Flagstaff and Williams are stocked with trout from late spring through early fall. The Coconino National Forest provides scenic mountain fishing at elevations above 6,000 feet.
Lake: Soldier Lake
City: Flagstaff
Region: Northern Arizona / Flagstaff
County: Coconino
Community Fishing: No
Species: Rainbow Trout
No recent official weeks are listed for Soldier Lake right now. AZGFD may still add this water in a later schedule.
No stocking activity found for this period.
Soldier 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 Northern Arizona / Flagstaff area. Map coordinates on this page point to about 35.0933, -111.5125 near Flagstaff, Coconino County. Treat every date as a stocking week unless AZGFD publishes a more specific plant.
Soldier 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 Soldier 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 Soldier Lake, not official AZGFD advice. Conditions, crowds, and the exact plant day can change during the scheduled week.
Soldier 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.
Soldier Lake is tracked for rainbow trout. Statewide waters in the Northern Arizona / Flagstaff usually follow seasonal hatchery routes rather than a year-round neighborhood rotation. Species can still vary by hatchery plan.
No. Soldier Lake is listed here as a statewide stocking location near Flagstaff, Coconino County, not a community fishing program pond.
Anglers comparing Soldier Lake often also check Dogtown Reservoir, Kaibab Lake, Cataract Lake in the same Northern Arizona / Flagstaff.
Dates are AZGFD stocking weeks, not guaranteed plant days. How this data is sourced