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Cat kit: 2/0 circle hooks + liver after dark.
Why Fish Here
Farmington Pond has an address on the Farmington Creek Trail, and that is the useful detail: you can park once and get a walk, a creek and a pond out of the same stop. It sits on Farmington Creek at the canyon mouth rather than out on the flats, which gives it moving water coming in and trees on the bank. State stocking runs hatchery rainbows in about every other week through spring and fall, with channel catfish through summer. The daily limit is two fish.
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Bobber + worm
Bait and lures: Worms, PowerBait
Best time: Evenings. Season: All year
Local tip: Below Lagoon - heavily stocked, ADA fishing piers.
Species Playbook
Rainbow Trout
Rig: Slip-bobber or sliding sinker rig, 4 lb mono line, size 8-10 baitholder
Bait: PowerBait (rainbow/garlic), nightcrawler, small spinners (Panther Martin, Jake's)
When: Early morning & last 2 hours before dark
Utah's #1 fish. If a pond got stocked this week, cast anything shiny. Perfect first fish for kids.
Channel Catfish
Rig: Carolina/sliding-sinker rig on bottom, circle hook
Bait: Nightcrawlers, chicken liver, hot dogs, stink bait, carp meat
When: Evening into night; hot summer nights are best
Utah Lake is a catfish factory - 30-fish nights happen.
Bluegill & Sunfish
Rig: Worm under a small bobber, size 10 hook - that's it
Bait: Worms, mealworms, tiny jigs
When: All day long, all summer
THE kid fish. Pelican Lake grows bluegill the size of dinner plates.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Kaysville Ponds (Fishing, 4 mi) · Bountiful Pond (Fishing, 5 mi) · Adams Canyon (Hike, 6 mi) · Jensen Nature Park Pond (Syracuse) (Fishing, 10 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Farmington Pond?
- Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, Bluegill & Sunfish.
- What is the best bait at Farmington Pond?
- Worms, PowerBait
- When is the best time to fish Farmington Pond?
- Evenings. Season: All year.
- Why fish Farmington Pond?
- It is heavily stocked and easy to fish with a group, since the accessible piers put several people on the water at once without anybody wading through brush. Trout are the main event in spring and fall, and channel catfish take over in summer. The daily limit is two fish.