Arizona Fish Stocking Report — October 2026

This monthly report highlights Arizona lakes and ponds with scheduled trout or catfish stocking activity during October 2026. Results are grouped by species to help anglers plan ahead.

This month at a glance

Species active this month: Catfish, Trout. Regions with activity: PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS, Payson - Mogollon Rim Area, Williams Area, SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS, Flagstaff Area, Prescott Area, Phoenix Area, Verde Valley Area, Southeast: Tucson, Safford Areas, PAYSON AREA WATERS, PRESCOTT AREA WATERS, SAFFORD AREA WATER, TUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS, PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS, GILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS, Show Low, Pinetop Area. 113 total stocking events for October 2026.

At a glance

  • Species active: Catfish, Trout
  • Regions with activity: PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS, Payson - Mogollon Rim Area, Williams Area, SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS, Flagstaff Area, Prescott Area, Phoenix Area, Verde Valley Area, Southeast: Tucson, Safford Areas, PAYSON AREA WATERS, PRESCOTT AREA WATERS, SAFFORD AREA WATER, TUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS, PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS, GILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS, Show Low, Pinetop Area
  • 65 unique lakes with stocking this month
  • Source: Official public stocking schedule data

Catfish stocking — October 2026

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
Oct 19, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Alvord LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Cortez LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Safford - Graham County FairgroundsSAFFORD AREA WATER
Oct 19, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Tempe - Evelyn Hallman PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Tempe - Kiwanis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Yuma - PAAC PondGILA BEND / YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Avondale - Alamar Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Avondale - Festival Fields PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Avondale - Friendship PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Casa Grande - Dave White Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Gilbert - Discovery PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Gilbert - Gilbert Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Gilbert - McQueen PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Gilbert - Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations)PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Glendale - Bonsall PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Glendale - Heroes Regional Park PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Maricopa - Copper Sky LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Maricopa - Pacana PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Mesa - Eastmark Phase 4 PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Mesa - Greenfield PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Phoenix - Roadrunner PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 26, 2026Tempe - Tempe Town LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Buckeye - Sundance Park LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Chandler - Desert Breeze LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Chandler - Veterans Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Gilbert - Discovery PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Gilbert - Gilbert Regional ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Maricopa - Copper Sky LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Mesa - Red Mountain LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Mesa - Riverview LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Peoria - Paloma ParkPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Peoria - Pioneer LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Peoria - Rio Vista PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Alvord LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Cortez LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Desert West LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Encanto LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Papago PondsPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Phoenix - Steele Indian School PondPHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Sahuarita - Sahuarita LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Scottsdale - Chaparral LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Surprise - Surprise LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Tempe - Kiwanis LakePHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Tucson - Kennedy LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Tucson - Lakeside LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS
Oct 5, 2026Tucson - Silverbell LakeTUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS

Trout stocking — October 2026

Scheduled Week OfLakeRegion
Oct 19, 2026CHRISTOPHER CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 19, 2026DOGTOWN LAKEWilliams Area
Oct 19, 2026Eager - Cowpunch PondSHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
Oct 19, 2026EAST VERDE RIVERPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 19, 2026Frances ShortFlagstaff Area
Oct 19, 2026GOLDWATER LAKEPrescott Area
Oct 19, 2026LOWER SALT RIVERPhoenix Area
Oct 19, 2026LYNX LAKEPrescott Area
Oct 19, 2026OAK CREEKVerde Valley Area
Oct 19, 2026PARKER CANYONSoutheast: Tucson, Safford Areas
Oct 19, 2026Payson - Green Valley LakesPAYSON AREA WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Prescott Valley - Fain LakePRESCOTT AREA WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Prescott Valley - Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park)PRESCOTT AREA WATERS
Oct 19, 2026Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail)SHOW LOW / ST JOHNS / EAGAR AREA WATERS
Oct 19, 2026TONTO CR, BEAR FLATSPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 19, 2026TONTO CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 26, 2026ASHURST LAKEFlagstaff Area
Oct 26, 2026BEAVER CREEK (WET)Verde Valley Area
Oct 26, 2026CHRISTOPHER CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 26, 2026EAST VERDE RIVERPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 26, 2026Frances ShortFlagstaff Area
Oct 26, 2026LOWER SALT RIVERPhoenix Area
Oct 26, 2026MINGUS LAKEPrescott Area
Oct 26, 2026TONTO CR, BEAR FLATSPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 26, 2026TONTO CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 12, 2026ASHURST LAKEFlagstaff Area
Oct 12, 2026CHRISTOPHER CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 12, 2026CITY RESERVOIRWilliams Area
Oct 12, 2026EAST VERDE RIVERPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 12, 2026LOWER SALT RIVERPhoenix Area
Oct 12, 2026ROSE CANYON LAKESoutheast: Tucson, Safford Areas
Oct 12, 2026SANTA FE LAKEWilliams Area
Oct 12, 2026TONTO CR, BEAR FLATSPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 12, 2026TONTO CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 5, 2026BEAVER CREEK (WET)Verde Valley Area
Oct 5, 2026CHRISTOPHER CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 5, 2026DOGTOWN LAKEWilliams Area
Oct 5, 2026EAST VERDE RIVERPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 5, 2026Frances ShortFlagstaff Area
Oct 5, 2026GOLDWATER LAKEPrescott Area
Oct 5, 2026LOWER SALT RIVERPhoenix Area
Oct 5, 2026OAK CREEKVerde Valley Area
Oct 5, 2026PARKER CANYONSoutheast: Tucson, Safford Areas
Oct 5, 2026SILVER CREEK (Catch-and-Release Only from Oct. 1 to March 31)Show Low, Pinetop Area
Oct 5, 2026TONTO CR, BEAR FLATSPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 5, 2026TONTO CREEKPayson - Mogollon Rim Area
Oct 5, 2026WEST CLEAR CREEKVerde Valley Area

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Frequently asked questions

This monthly stocking report reflects the latest schedule data available. Data is refreshed regularly from official Arizona Game and Fish Department stocking schedules.

Official schedule dates represent the Monday of the stocking week. Actual stocking can occur any day during that week and may be affected by weather, hatchery logistics, or local conditions.

Last updated: October 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM MST

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