Channel Catfish fishing in Northeastern Utah
5 waters in the DWR Northeastern region hold channel catfish — 1 with live data, 0 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 →
All 5 channel catfish waters in northeastern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brough Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | largemouth bass, brown trout, channel catfish, … | |
| Little Montes Reservoir | — | stocked 5mo ago | brook trout, channel catfish, rainbow trout | ||
| Old Fort Pond North | — | stocked 6mo ago | channel catfish, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), rainbow trout | ||
| Old Fort Pond South | — | stocked 16mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … | ||
| Roosevelt Community Pond | — | stocked 4mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … |