← How to catch channel catfish in Utah
Channel Catfish fishing in Northern Utah
16 waters in the DWR Northern region hold channel catfish — 10 with live data, 0 fishing Hot 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 16 channel catfish waters in northern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … |
| Echo Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, yellow perch, … |
| Farmington City Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … |
| Jensen Nature Park Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Kaysville Stake Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Meadow Creek PondCommunity | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish |
| Steed Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Willard Bay Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | wiper (white × striped bass hybrid), walleye, channel catfish, … |
| Willard Creek | Fair | — | — | 35mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout |
| Bountiful PondCommunity | Tough | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass |
| Fort Buenaventura Pond | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Good Ski Lake (21st Street Pond) | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Maybey Pond | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Pioneer Park Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Pond At Poulter Preserve | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, bluegill | |
| Smith Family Park Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, channel catfish, cutthroat trout, … |