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Arkansas Fish Stocking Dates

Last-stocked catfish and trout dates for every Family and Community Fishing Program pond, as AGFC prints them.

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What AGFC prints

Arkansas stocking: what AGFC publishes

AGFC prints a last-stocked date for each Family and Community Fishing Program pond, one for catfish and one for trout, but no fish counts per pond. No per-water stocking report for the big reservoirs or tailwaters was found on agfc.com; tailwater trout come from AGFC hatcheries and the Norfork and Greers Ferry national fish hatcheries.

April-June and Sept.-Oct.: Thousands of pounds of 13- to 15-inch channel catfish are stocked periodically at all Family and Community Fishing ponds from April through October.

Nov.-Feb.: Catchable-sized rainbow trout are stocked each winter from November through February across the state in Family and Community Fishing ponds.

50program ponds
39with a trout date

Last-stocked dates as printed on the AGFC Family and Community Fishing Program page (agfc.com; AGFC prints no numbers per pond), read November 8, 2026.

Last stocked

Arkansas program ponds and their last stocking dates

PondTownCatfishTrout
Beebe Community PondBeebeApril 10, 2026December 15, 2025
Sunset LakeBentonSeptember 23, 2026not stocked
Bentonville LakeBentonvilleSeptember 25, 2026December 11, 2025
Bishop Park PondBryantSeptember 23, 2026December 17, 2025
Cabot Community PondCabotOctober 1, 2026December 15, 2025
Conway Station ParkConwaySeptember 21, 2026December 11, 2025
Moms LakeCorningApril 1, 2026not stocked
Mattocks Park Pond ​​El DoradoJune 29, 2026December 15, 2025
Mike Freeze England Community PondEnglandSeptember 29, 2026not stocked
Carol Ann Cross PondFort SmithOctober 1, 2026December 17, 2025
Torraine LakeFort SmithApril 30, 2026December 17, 2025
Wells LakeFort SmithOctober 1, 2026December 17, 2025
John Benjamin Glenwood Community PondGlenwoodSeptember 17, 2026December 16, 2025
Matthews Park PondGreenbrierSeptember 21, 2026December 11, 2025
Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth and Senior Pond ​​HopeSeptember 4, 2025December 16, 2025
Entergy Park LakeHot SpringsSeptember 23, 2026December 16, 2025
Family ParkHot SpringsSeptember 22, 2026December 16, 2025
Paradise Park PondJacksonvilleSeptember 21, 2026December 15, 2025
Arkansas State University PondJonesboroOctober 19, 2026December 15, 2025
Craighead Forest Youth and Senior PondJonesboroApril 3, 2026December 15, 2025
Lake Village Community PondLake VillageSeptember 29, 2026not stocked
Boyle Park PondLittle RockJune 25, 2026December 17, 2025
Conner Park PondLittle RockSeptember 21, 2026not stocked
Hindman ParkLittle RockMarch 27, 2026not stocked
MacArthur Park PondLittle RockOctober 2, 2026December 17, 2025
Pinnacle Mountain State Park Pond ​​Little RockSeptember 21, 2026not stocked
Rock Creek in Boyle ParkLittle Rocknot printedDecember 18, 2024
Western Hills LakeLittle RockSeptember 23, 2026not stocked
Marion Sports Complex PondMarionSeptember 28, 2026December 15, 2025
Lake Valencia ​​MaumelleOctober 1, 2026December 17, 2025
Monticello High School Pond ​​MonticelloSeptember 29, 2026not stocked
Amon’s LakeMountain HomeOctober 9, 2026December 10, 2025
Hybar Steel Waters Fishing PondOsceolaOctober 7, 2026not stocked
Reynolds Park PondParagouldOctober 19, 2026December 15, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Pond ​​Pine BluffSeptember 23, 2026December 15, 2025
Redfield City Park PondRedfieldOctober 1, 2026December 15, 2025
Lake AtalantaRogersnot printedDecember 11, 2025
Pleasant View Park PondRussellvilleSeptember 24, 2026December 17, 2025
Searcy City LakeSearcySeptember 29, 2026December 15, 2025
Cherrywood LakeSherwoodSeptember 21, 2026not stocked
Sherwood Community PondSherwoodSeptember 21, 2026December 15, 2025
Murphy LakeSpringdaleJune 25, 2026December 11, 2025
Shaw Family ParkSpringdaleApril 17, 2026December 11, 2025
Springdale Lake ​​SpringdaleOctober 2, 2026December 11, 2025
Lake Dieffenbacher ​​TexarkanaSeptember 22, 2026December 16, 2025
Van Buren Municipal PondVan BurenSeptember 25, 2026December 17, 2025
Weaver Family Community PondViloniaSeptember 29, 2026December 11, 2025
Tilden Rogers Park Pond ​​ ​​West MemphisSeptember 28, 2026December 15, 2025
White Hall Community PondWhite HallSeptember 29, 2026December 15, 2025
Wynne Sports Complex PondWynneSeptember 28, 2026December 15, 2025

Last-stocked dates as printed on the AGFC Family and Community Fishing Program page (agfc.com; AGFC prints no numbers per pond), read November 8, 2026.

Trout supply

The 2025-26 winter trout shortfall in Arkansas

With only about 13,500 rainbow trout to distribute, all program ponds that normally receive winter trout were stocked one time in December (2025); rainbow trout available at 38 of the 50 FCFP locations.

AGFC release of November 14, 2025 (source), read November 8, 2026.

Photos

Ozark and Delta water scenes that go with Arkansas Fish Stocking Dates

Mississippi River, Arkansas
Mississippi River
Photo: Magnolia677, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cossatot River, Arkansas
Cossatot River
Photo: robert thigpen, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas
Bayou Bartholomew
Photo: 11427ss, CC BY-SA 3.0
Little Missouri River, Arkansas
Little Missouri River
Photo: Brandonrush, CC0 1.0
Answers

Arkansas stocking questions

Does AGFC publish stocking numbers for each lake?

No. It prints last-stocked dates for program ponds only, with no counts.

How many program ponds are listed?

50 ponds.

When does AGFC stock catfish in the ponds?

April through June and September through October, with 13- to 15-inch channel catfish.

When are trout stocked?

November through February, catchable-sized rainbow trout.

What happened in winter 2025-26?

With only about 13,500 rainbow trout to distribute, all program ponds that normally receive winter trout were stocked one time in December (2025); rainbow trout available at 38 of the 50 FCFP locations.

What is the newest catfish date on the list?

October 19, 2026.

Do I need a trout permit at a program pond?

A trout permit is needed to keep trout from any Arkansas water.

Where are the tailwater trout from?

AGFC hatcheries and the Norfork and Greers Ferry national fish hatcheries.