← How to catch channel catfish in Utah
Channel Catfish fishing in Southern Utah
8 waters in the DWR Southern region hold channel catfish — 7 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 8 channel catfish waters in southern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunlock Reservoir | Fair | — | — | — | largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, … |
| Parowan Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, black crappie, rainbow trout |
| Piute Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | smallmouth bass, white bass, channel catfish, … |
| Redmond Lake | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, … |
| Salina City Pond | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Jackson Flat Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Willow Spring Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, black crappie, rainbow trout, … |
| Leigh Hill Reservoir | — | — | 6mo ago | channel catfish, black crappie, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … |