How To Catch Them
Where: Utah Lake, Willard, community ponds (summer stocking)
Go-to rig: Carolina/sliding-sinker rig on bottom, circle hook
Best bait and lures: Nightcrawlers, chicken liver, hot dogs, stink bait, carp meat
Best time: Evening into night; hot summer nights are best
Utah Lake is a catfish factory - 30-fish nights happen.
Where To Catch Them (23 waters)
Lake Powell · Willard Bay · Utah Lake · Echo Reservoir · Sand Hollow Reservoir · Huntington State Park Res. · Salem Pond · Spring Lake (Payson) · Highland Glen Park Pond · Manila Creek Pond · Payson City Ponds (Memorial Park) · Bountiful Pond · Farmington Pond · Kaysville Ponds · Jensen Nature Park Pond (Syracuse) · Steed Pond (Clearfield) · Glassmans Pond (Ogden) · Fort Buenaventura Pond · Willow Pond (Murray) · Sandy Urban Fishery · Millrace Pond (Taylorsville) · Benson Marina (Cutler) · Tawa Ponds / Razor Ridge (St. George area)
Quick Answers
- How do you catch Channel Catfish in Utah?
- Go-to rig: Carolina/sliding-sinker rig on bottom, circle hook Best bait: Nightcrawlers, chicken liver, hot dogs, stink bait, carp meat
- Where can I catch Channel Catfish in Utah?
- Lake Powell, Willard Bay, Utah Lake, Echo Reservoir, Sand Hollow Reservoir, Huntington State Park Res., Salem Pond, Spring Lake (Payson).
- When do Channel Catfish bite best?
- Evening into night; hot summer nights are best