2018 Spring Fish Stocking Schedule for Community Fishing Program Waters

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2018 Spring Fish Stocking Schedule for Community Fishing Program Waters 2018 Spring Fish Stocking Schedule for Community Fishing Program Waters REVISED: March 8, 2018 C=CATFISH T=TROUT CR=CRAPPIE March April May June July-Aug S=SUNFISH B=BASS 5-10 12-17 22nd 26-31 2-7 9-14 16-21 23-28 30-5 7-12 14-19 21-26 28-1 4-9 11-16 PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS Chandler - Desert Breeze Lake T C C S C C C C C Chandler - Veterans Oasis Lake T C C S C C C C C Maricopa - Copper Sky Lake T C C S C C C C C Fish Mesa - Red Mountain Lake T C C S C C C C C stocking Mesa - Riverview Lake T C C S C C C C C suspended Peoria - Pioneer Lake T C C S C C C C C for summer Peoria - Rio Vista Pond T C C S C C C C C months. Phoenix - Alvord Lake T C C S C C C C C Phoenix - Cortez Lake T C C S C C C C C Phoenix - Desert West Lake T C C S C C C C C Phoenix - Encanto Lake T C C S C C C C C Fish Phoenix - Papago Ponds T C C S C C C C C stocking will Phoenix - Steele Indian School Pond T C C S C C C C C resume the Scottsdale - Chaparral Lake T C C S C C C C C week of Sept Surprise - Surprise Lake T C C S C C C C C 17-22. Tempe - Evelyn Hallman Pond T C C S C C C C C Tempe - Kiwanis Lake T C C S C C C C C TUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS Tucson - Kennedy Lake T C C S C C C C C Stocking will Tucson - Lakeside Lake T C C S C C C C C resume the Tucson - Silverbell Lake T C C S C C C C C week of Sept Sahuarita - Sahuarita Lake T C C S C C C C C 17-22. PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION & CUSTOM WATERS Avondale - Friendship Pond CS C C Casa Grande - Dave White Regional Park CS C C Gilbert - Discovery Ponds CS C C Gilbert - Freestone Pond CS C C Gilbert - McQueen Pond CS C C Stocking will Gilbert - Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations) C S C resume the Glendale - Bonsall Pond C S C C week of Oct 8- Maricopa - Pacana Pond CS C C 13. Mesa - Greenfield Pond (NEW WATER) CS C C Phoenix - Roadrunner Pond CS C C Scottsdale - Eldorado Pond CS C C Tempe - Tempe Town Lake C C C PAYSON AREA WATERS Payson - Green Valley Lakes T T T T T Trout stocking to resume Oct 15-20. SHOW LOW & SAINT JOHNS AREAS July Aug Show Low Creek (Meadow) (NEW WATER) T T S C C St. Johns - Patterson Ponds T T S C C C C FLAGSTAFF/WILLIAMS AREA July Aug Ash Fork - Stone Dam C C YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS Yuma - Fortuna Lake CS C C Stocking will Yuma - Redondo Lake CS C resume the Yuma - West Wetlands Pond CS C C week of Sept Somerton - Council Avenue Pond CS C C 24-29. * Effective January 1, 2015 Water Ranch Lake became Catch-and-Release for bass and sunfish, catch-and-keep for catfish and trout. Single barbless hooks are required. Stocking dates are NOT a guarantee: schedule may change due to weather, site access, poor or questionable water quality, golden algae (fish kill), availability of fish, and schedules of fish suppliers. .
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