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Bountiful Lake fishing

Bountiful Lake was last stocked on May 20, 2026 with 1,251 rainbow trout (9.5 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a 50-acre lake in Davis County, Utah, listed by DWR as a Community Fishing water. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 146,746 fish here, the most of 13 stocked waters in Davis County.

Davis County Community pond
Stocking data fetched Sept. 25, 2026.
Last stockedMay 20, 2026127 days ago, rainbow trout
Fish stocked in 20269,77510 records
Records since 2021120History back to 2002
Size50 Acresas listed by DWR

Latest fishing report

DWR report dated Sept. 17, 20267 days old, seasonal outlook

Fall outlook: community pond trout stocking usually runs from early September to mid October, and catch rates run good to great. Try nightcrawler under a bobber, dough bait fished deep or under a casting bubble, spinners, spoons, marabou jigs, or Pistol Pete, woolly bugger and leech streamers.

Our summary of the Utah DWR fishing report dated Sept. 17, 2026, in our own words. Read the original on DWR Fish Utah.

Bountiful Lake stocking report, last 12 months

Bountiful Lake: DWR stocking records since Sept. 24, 2025, newest first.
May 20, 2026 Rainbow trout 1,251 9.5 in.
May 13, 2026 Rainbow trout 1,250 10.1 in.
April 23, 2026 Rainbow trout 1,899 9.5 in.
April 21, 2026 Rainbow trout 250 17.1 in.
April 20, 2026 Rainbow trout 250 17.1 in.
April 3, 2026 Rainbow trout 1,499 9.5 in.
March 24, 2026 Rainbow trout 1,399 9.5 in.
March 16, 2026 Rainbow trout 499 9.5 in.
Feb. 17, 2026 Rainbow trout 499 9.4 in.
Jan. 13, 2026 Brown trout 979 14.4 in.
Oct. 22, 2025 Rainbow trout 2,669 12.3 in.
Oct. 22, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,335 12.3 in.
Oct. 8, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,005 10.7 in.
Sept. 24, 2025 Rainbow trout 2,000 9.3 in.

Source: Utah DWR fish stocking report. Stocking data fetched Sept. 25, 2026; newest record dated Sept. 23, 2026. DWR posts stockings after they happen and does not publish schedules.

When is Bountiful Lake stocked?

Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.

early to mid Marchstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.
late March to early Aprilstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.
mid to late Aprilstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and wiper.
early to mid Maystocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and wiper.
late May to early Junestocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly channel catfish and rainbow trout.
mid Junestocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly channel catfish.
early to mid Septemberstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and channel catfish.
late September to early Octoberstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.
mid to late Octoberstocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and lake trout.
early Novemberstocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and lake trout.

2025 stocking: 16 records, first on Feb. 15, last on Oct. 22.

Years with a stocking in each third of the month, 2021 to 2025:012345

DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Patterns are based on past stocking records and are not a promise of future stocking. Weather, water conditions and hatchery supply change plans. How we read patterns.

Bountiful Lake stocking profile

  • First record in the DWR report: March 25, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 562 stockings here in 25 different years, 567,601 fish in all.
  • Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 74% (109,180 fish), channel catfish 18% (26,747 fish), wiper 7% (9,616 fish), brown trout 1% (979 fish) and lake trout 0% (224 fish).
  • Busiest months in the record: April (15% of records) and September (14% of records).
  • Stocked fish averaged 9.9 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 6.0 to 25.2 in.). The yearly average was 10.1 in. in 2021 and 8.5 in. in 2025.
  • Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 146,746, the most of 13 stocked waters in Davis County and 40th of 1,068 statewide.
  • Nearest other water with a page: Farmington Pond, 6.3 mi away.

Computed from Utah DWR stocking records (fish counts and average lengths as DWR reports them). Past stocking is history, not a schedule.

Bountiful Lake stocking history by year

Bountiful Lake: DWR stocking records per year. Fish counts are totals of all records that year; average length is weighted by the number of fish.
YearRecordsFishAvg. lengthSpecies
2026109,77510.4 in.Rainbow trout, Brown trout
20251633,0658.5 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20242024,45910.7 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20232730,33910.6 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20222324,5029.5 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20212424,60610.1 in.Rainbow trout, Lake trout, Wiper, Channel catfish
20201821,4519.0 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20192221,86010.8 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20182121,29110.5 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20172428,32210.2 in.Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20162326,16410.6 in.Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20152126,6879.3 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Largemouth bass
20142427,5709.3 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20132221,45511.1 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20122121,59111.1 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20112726,34310.4 in.Rainbow trout, Lake trout, Channel catfish, Wiper
20102930,95811.0 in.Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20092313,66312.8 in.Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Lake trout, Channel catfish
20081818,21511.6 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20072230,2819.8 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20061717,76710.1 in.Brook trout, Lake trout, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20051411,92214.1 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20041411,95116.6 in.Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
20031823,63110.8 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Bluegill
20026419,73314.8 in.Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
All stocking records 2021 to Sept. 24, 2025 (106)
Bountiful Lake: DWR stocking records 2021 to Sept. 24, 2025.
Sept. 15, 2025 Rainbow trout 2,301 9.3 in.
June 19, 2025 Channel catfish 6,960 6.0 in.
June 5, 2025 Channel catfish 6,960 6.0 in.
May 13, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,700 9.7 in.
May 7, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,900 9.7 in.
April 21, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,200 9.6 in.
April 21, 2025 Rainbow trout 207 17.3 in.
April 16, 2025 Rainbow trout 327 17.3 in.
April 1, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,201 9.5 in.
March 18, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,201 9.5 in.
March 4, 2025 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.4 in.
Feb. 15, 2025 Rainbow trout 799 9.4 in.
Oct. 30, 2024 Rainbow trout 2,001 9.8 in.
Oct. 29, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,800 11.6 in.
Oct. 22, 2024 Rainbow trout 2,501 11.6 in.
Oct. 16, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,099 9.8 in.
Oct. 8, 2024 Rainbow trout 2,501 10.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2024 Rainbow trout 2,000 9.9 in.
Sept. 19, 2024 Channel catfish 1,000 13.6 in.
Sept. 5, 2024 Channel catfish 750 13.6 in.
June 6, 2024 Channel catfish 750 13.6 in.
May 23, 2024 Wiper 1,000 8.2 in.
May 15, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,502 9.6 in.
May 1, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,699 9.6 in.
April 16, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,001 9.5 in.
April 3, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,001 9.5 in.
March 25, 2024 Rainbow trout 350 9.6 in.
March 19, 2024 Rainbow trout 650 9.5 in.
March 4, 2024 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.7 in.
Feb. 27, 2024 Rainbow trout 353 14.3 in.
Feb. 26, 2024 Rainbow trout 801 10.2 in.
Jan. 23, 2024 Rainbow trout 400 20.1 in.
Nov. 21, 2023 Rainbow trout 336 16.6 in.
Nov. 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,001 9.6 in.
Nov. 7, 2023 Rainbow trout 2,002 10.7 in.
Nov. 6, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,000 9.6 in.
Oct. 30, 2023 Rainbow trout 2,002 10.7 in.
Oct. 24, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,001 9.6 in.
Oct. 18, 2023 Rainbow trout 2,803 10.6 in.
Oct. 16, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,101 9.5 in.
Sept. 27, 2023 Rainbow trout 2,000 9.4 in.
Sept. 20, 2023 Rainbow trout 999 9.4 in.
Sept. 20, 2023 Rainbow trout 999 9.4 in.
Sept. 7, 2023 Channel catfish 1,045 13.6 in.
Aug. 24, 2023 Channel catfish 1,500 13.6 in.
June 15, 2023 Channel catfish 1,888 10.8 in.
June 1, 2023 Channel catfish 944 13.6 in.
May 18, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,500 9.5 in.
May 8, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,700 9.5 in.
April 27, 2023 Wiper 1,005 7.3 in.
April 26, 2023 Rainbow trout 410 16.7 in.
April 24, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,001 9.4 in.
April 5, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,001 10.4 in.
March 27, 2023 Rainbow trout 1,001 10.4 in.
March 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 500 10.8 in.
March 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 400 10.8 in.
March 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 400 10.8 in.
March 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 400 10.8 in.
March 13, 2023 Rainbow trout 400 10.8 in.
Nov. 9, 2022 Rainbow trout 381 15.4 in.
Oct. 31, 2022 Rainbow trout 799 9.5 in.
Oct. 17, 2022 Rainbow trout 801 9.4 in.
Oct. 6, 2022 Rainbow trout 200 17.1 in.
Oct. 4, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,472 9.5 in.
Oct. 4, 2022 Rainbow trout 2,500 9.5 in.
Sept. 23, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,198 9.5 in.
Sept. 15, 2022 Channel catfish 525 13.6 in.
Sept. 15, 2022 Channel catfish 525 13.6 in.
June 16, 2022 Channel catfish 1,300 10.8 in.
June 2, 2022 Channel catfish 1,500 10.8 in.
May 30, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,301 9.7 in.
May 12, 2022 Wiper 1,348 6.5 in.
May 9, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,000 9.5 in.
May 2, 2022 Rainbow trout 375 9.5 in.
May 2, 2022 Wiper 2,753 7.1 in.
May 2, 2022 Wiper 502 7.1 in.
April 25, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,299 9.6 in.
April 18, 2022 Rainbow trout 301 9.6 in.
April 4, 2022 Rainbow trout 300 10.0 in.
March 25, 2022 Rainbow trout 2,023 9.4 in.
March 21, 2022 Rainbow trout 801 9.4 in.
March 15, 2022 Rainbow trout 1,298 9.4 in.
Nov. 9, 2021 Rainbow trout 705 11.9 in.
Nov. 4, 2021 Lake trout 139 25.2 in.
Nov. 1, 2021 Rainbow trout 800 10.8 in.
Oct. 28, 2021 Lake trout 85 25.2 in.
Oct. 18, 2021 Rainbow trout 2,023 9.6 in.
Oct. 5, 2021 Rainbow trout 2,100 10.4 in.
Oct. 4, 2021 Rainbow trout 800 9.5 in.
Sept. 29, 2021 Rainbow trout 576 9.5 in.
Sept. 20, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,198 9.4 in.
Sept. 7, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,400 10.4 in.
June 8, 2021 Wiper 448 7.8 in.
June 7, 2021 Rainbow trout 297 19.6 in.
June 1, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.7 in.
May 27, 2021 Channel catfish 1,100 13.6 in.
May 24, 2021 Rainbow trout 281 19.6 in.
May 10, 2021 Rainbow trout 998 9.5 in.
April 26, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.4 in.
April 21, 2021 Wiper 2,560 7.4 in.
April 12, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.6 in.
April 11, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,300 9.4 in.
March 29, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,299 9.6 in.
March 15, 2021 Rainbow trout 1,370 9.4 in.
March 10, 2021 Rainbow trout 428 9.4 in.
March 1, 2021 Rainbow trout 799 9.4 in.

Fishing rules

Community fishing waters (statewide rule for these ponds)2026 guidebook, p. 31
  • Daily limit: 2 fish; common carp are not counted.
  • Tiger muskie may not be kept; release every one right away.
  • Anglers are asked to release all largemouth bass voluntarily.
  • Open only while the community park is open to the public.
  • Spanish Oaks Reservoir and Manila Creek Pond: closed Dec. 1 until 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of February.

Rules summarized in our own words from the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. DWR can change rules mid-year: check the current guidebook and its updates at wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks before fishing. See statewide limits.

Access and facilities

Other activities
Wildlife watching
Facilities
Covered picnic area, Restrooms
Boating
Hand launch
Accessible
Fishing piers, Trails/shoreline paths

Facility list from DWR Fish Utah. Check with the land manager before you go; facilities close seasonally.

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Bountiful Lake questions

When is Bountiful Lake stocked?

DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Bountiful Lake was stocked in early to mid March (5 of the last 5 years), late March to early April (5 of the last 5 years), mid to late April (5 of the last 5 years), early to mid May (5 of the last 5 years), late May to early June (5 of the last 5 years), mid June (3 of the last 5 years), early to mid September (5 of the last 5 years), late September to early October (5 of the last 5 years), mid to late October (5 of the last 5 years) and early November (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated May 20, 2026.

What fish are in Bountiful Lake?

DWR lists bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout and wiper as likely catches and black bullhead, chub and walleye as possible. Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, channel catfish, wiper, lake trout and brown trout.

Are there special fishing rules at Bountiful Lake?

Yes. The 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook lists rules for this water, summarized on this page. Check the guidebook and DWR updates before fishing.

Sources

Stocking: Utah DWR fish stocking report, fetched Sept. 25, 2026. Size, program, species and facilities: DWR Fish Utah. Location: Utah DWR, USGS NHD. Rules: 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify rules with DWR before fishing.