Channel Catfish fishing in Northern Utah
16 waters in the DWR Northern region hold channel catfish — 14 with live data, 6 rated Prime or Good right now.
Quick tactics for channel catfish
Whisker-guided scent feeders that cruise soft bottoms after dark. Utah Lake and Willard Bay grow them past 20 pounds, and half the community ponds in the state hold them. Set up on a windblown shoreline, get bait on the bottom, and wait.
Cut bait (carp or white bass), nightcrawlers, shrimp, stink baits, chicken liver.
- Carolina-rigged cut bait on the bottom, rod in a holder
- Slip-bobber rigs drifted along riprap during the spawn
- Fresh cut white bass at Utah Lake — the local cheat code
- Circle hooks so fish hook themselves (and release clean)
Full seasonal guide to channel catfish →
Fishing best right now
- Clinton PondGood
- Farmington City ReservoirGood
- Jensen Nature Park PondGood
- Kaysville Stake PondGood
- Meadow Creek PondGood
All 16 channel catfish waters in northern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Pond | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … | |
| Farmington City Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … | |
| Jensen Nature Park Pond | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … | |
| Kaysville Stake Pond | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Meadow Creek PondCommunity | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish | |
| Steed Pond | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Fort Buenaventura Pond | Fair | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Good Ski Lake (21st Street Pond) | Fair | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Pond At Poulter Preserve | Fair | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, bluegill | |
| Smith Family Park Pond | Fair | — | stocked 13d ago | brown trout, channel catfish, cutthroat trout, … | |
| Willard Bay Reservoir | Fair | 48% full | — | stocked 4mo ago | wiper (white × striped bass hybrid), walleye, channel catfish, … |
| Willard Creek | Fair | — | stocked 37mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Maybey Pond | — | stocked 6mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | ||
| Pioneer Park Pond | — | stocked 5mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | ||
| Bountiful PondCommunity | Warning | — | stocked 13d ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass | |
| Echo Reservoir | Warning | 30% full | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, yellow perch, … |