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APRIL - JULY 2020 Fish Stocking Schedule for Community Fishing Program Waters APRIL - JULY 2020 Fish Stocking Schedule for Community Fishing Program Waters REVISED: APRIL 27, 2020 C=CATFISH T=TROUT S=SUNFISH B=BASS APRIL MAY JUNE JULY H = stocked by Department (Page Springs) Hatchery 6-10 13-17 20-24 27-1 4-8 11-15 18-22 25-29 1-5 8-12 15-19 22-26 29-3 6-10 13-17 20-24 27-1 PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA CORE WATERS Chandler - Desert Breeze Lake C C C C Chandler - Veterans Oasis Lake C C C C Maricopa - Copper Sky Lake C C C C Mesa - Red Mountain Lake C C C C Mesa - Riverview Lake C C C C Peoria - Pioneer Lake C C C C Peoria - Rio Vista Pond C C C C Phoenix - Alvord Lake C C C C Phoenix - Cortez Lake C C C C Phoenix - Desert West Lake C C C C Phoenix - Encanto Lake C C C C Phoenix - Papago Ponds C C C C Phoenix - Steele Indian School Pond C C C C Queen Creek - Mansel Carter Oasis Lake C C C C Scottsdale - Chaparral Lake C C C C Surprise - Surprise Lake C C C C Tempe - Evelyn Hallman Pond C C C C Tempe - Kiwanis Lake C C C C TUCSON / SAHUARITA AREA CORE WATERS Tucson - Kennedy Lake C C C C Tucson - Lakeside Lake C C C C Tucson - Silverbell Lake C C C C Sahuarita - Sahuarita Lake C C C C PHOENIX / MARICOPA AREA EXPANSION & CUSTOM WATERS Avondale - Friendship Pond C C C Avondale - Festival Fields Pond (NEW) C C C Casa Grande - Dave White Regional Park C C C Gilbert - Discovery Ponds C C C Gilbert - Freestone Pond C C C Gilbert - McQueen Pond C C C Gilbert - Water Ranch Lake *(Special Regulations) C C C Glendale - Bonsall Pond C C C Maricopa - Pacana Pond C C C Mesa - Greenfield Pond C C C Phoenix - Roadrunner Pond C C C Scottsdale - Eldorado Pond C C C Tempe - Tempe Town Lake C C C SAFFORD AREA WATERS Safford - Graham County Fairgrounds C C C PAYSON AREA WATERS Payson - Green Valley Lakes T T T PRESCOTT AREA WATERS (NEW) Prescott Valley - Fain Lake T TH S C TH TBD 1 CATFISH STOCKING Prescott Valley - Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park) T S C TBD 1 CATFISH STOCKING SHOW LOW & SAINT JOHNS AREAS Show Low Creek (Meadow at Bluff Trail) T T T S C TBD 1 CATFISH STOCKING St. Johns - Patterson Ponds T S C TBD 1 CATFISH STOCKING FLAGSTAFF/WILLIAMS AREA Ash Fork - Stone Dam C C YUMA / SOMERTON AREA WATERS Yuma - Fortuna Lake C C C Yuma - Redondo Lake C C C Yuma - PAAC Pond C C C Yuma - West Wetlands Pond C C C Somerton - Council Avenue Pond C C C * 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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