Cove Pond fishing
Cove Pond was last stocked on Aug. 17, 2026 with 504 rainbow trout (10.6 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a 1.2-acre pond in Salt Lake County, Utah, listed by DWR as a Community Fishing water. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 42,244 fish here, the 6th most of 38 stocked waters in Salt Lake County.
Latest fishing report
Fall outlook: community pond trout stocking usually resumes in late September once water quality improves and continues into late November, with good to great fishing. Trout stay deep in September, then feed at all depths as it cools. Spinners, spoons, minnow lures, marabou or tube jigs, dry-dropper rigs, nymphs, woolly buggers, nightcrawlers and dough bait all work.
Our summary of the Utah DWR fishing report dated Sept. 16, 2026, in our own words. Read the original on DWR Fish Utah.
Cove Pond stocking report, last 12 months
| Aug. 17, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 504 | 10.6 in. |
| July 6, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 506 | 10.3 in. |
| June 9, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 994 | 9.8 in. |
| June 8, 2026 | Channel catfish | 400 | 6.8 in. |
| April 29, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,302 | 11.0 in. |
| April 29, 2026 | Tiger trout | 494 | 9.1 in. |
| April 20, 2026 | Tiger trout | 504 | 8.6 in. |
| April 15, 2026 | Tiger trout | 805 | 9.3 in. |
| April 8, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 504 | 8.9 in. |
| March 19, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 10 | 18.7 in. |
| March 19, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 143 | 14.9 in. |
| March 11, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 805 | 10.3 in. |
| Oct. 6, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 504 | 10.7 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 Cove Pond stocked?
Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.
2025 stocking: 18 records, first on Jan. 22, last on Oct. 6.
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.
Cove Pond stocking profile
- First record in the DWR report: May 18, 2007. Since then DWR has logged 342 stockings here in 20 different years, 161,018 fish in all.
- Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 70% (29,608 fish), tiger trout 17% (7,385 fish), channel catfish 9% (3,749 fish), wiper 1% (552 fish), brown trout 1% (462 fish), bluegill 1% (348 fish) and largemouth bass 0% (140 fish).
- Busiest months in the record: April (23% of records) and May (22% of records).
- Stocked fish averaged 10.5 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 2.5 to 18.7 in.). The yearly average was 10.9 in. in 2021 and 10.2 in. in 2025.
- Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 42,244, the 6th most of 38 stocked waters in Salt Lake County and 127th of 1,068 statewide.
- Nearest other water with a page: Danny R. Crump Fishing Pond (Riverton City Pond), 4.6 mi away.
Computed from Utah DWR stocking records (fish counts and average lengths as DWR reports them). Past stocking is history, not a schedule.
Cove Pond stocking history by year
| Year | Records | Fish | Avg. length | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 6,971 | 9.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Tiger trout |
| 2025 | 18 | 8,280 | 10.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Tiger trout, Wiper, Brown trout |
| 2024 | 15 | 7,764 | 11.1 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Tiger trout |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,516 | 10.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Channel catfish, Tiger trout, Wiper |
| 2022 | 17 | 6,151 | 10.8 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper |
| 2021 | 11 | 5,562 | 10.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper |
| 2020 | 10 | 6,888 | 9.0 in. | Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2019 | 18 | 5,672 | 10.4 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper |
| 2018 | 16 | 6,472 | 9.6 in. | Rainbow trout, Bluegill, Channel catfish |
| 2017 | 21 | 6,821 | 9.2 in. | Bluegill, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper |
| 2016 | 22 | 6,001 | 10.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish, Wiper |
| 2015 | 17 | 6,630 | 10.1 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2014 | 18 | 6,687 | 10.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,314 | 10.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2012 | 15 | 6,162 | 11.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2011 | 15 | 9,136 | 10.7 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2010 | 31 | 12,113 | 11.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2009 | 17 | 10,366 | 11.5 in. | Channel catfish, Rainbow trout |
| 2008 | 22 | 14,408 | 11.7 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
| 2007 | 14 | 15,104 | 11.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Channel catfish |
All stocking records 2021 to Sept. 24, 2025 (75)
| Sept. 18, 2025 | Channel catfish | 100 | 13.6 in. |
| Sept. 18, 2025 | Channel catfish | 50 | 13.6 in. |
| Sept. 16, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 504 | 10.9 in. |
| Sept. 10, 2025 | Tiger trout | 180 | 12.2 in. |
| Sept. 5, 2025 | Channel catfish | 100 | 13.6 in. |
| June 24, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.0 in. |
| June 19, 2025 | Channel catfish | 813 | 7.3 in. |
| May 29, 2025 | Tiger trout | 177 | 10.2 in. |
| May 29, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 494 | 9.6 in. |
| May 14, 2025 | Tiger trout | 500 | 5.1 in. |
| May 14, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 598 | 9.9 in. |
| April 29, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 598 | 9.9 in. |
| April 24, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 219 | 15.9 in. |
| April 22, 2025 | Wiper | 178 | 7.7 in. |
| April 21, 2025 | Tiger trout | 800 | 10.3 in. |
| March 12, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,003 | 11.2 in. |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | Brown trout | 462 | 14.9 in. |
| Oct. 24, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 825 | 11.9 in. |
| Sept. 19, 2024 | Channel catfish | 375 | 13.6 in. |
| Sept. 10, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| Sept. 5, 2024 | Channel catfish | 300 | 13.6 in. |
| June 20, 2024 | Channel catfish | 120 | 13.6 in. |
| June 6, 2024 | Channel catfish | 125 | 13.6 in. |
| June 4, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.8 in. |
| June 4, 2024 | Tiger trout | 256 | 9.6 in. |
| May 23, 2024 | Tiger trout | 248 | 9.7 in. |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 11.0 in. |
| May 7, 2024 | Tiger trout | 501 | 10.1 in. |
| May 2, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,200 | 10.9 in. |
| April 22, 2024 | Tiger trout | 825 | 9.5 in. |
| March 28, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.4 in. |
| Feb. 27, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 238 | 14.3 in. |
| Oct. 4, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| Sept. 22, 2023 | Largemouth bass | 140 | 2.8 in. |
| Sept. 22, 2023 | Bluegill | 348 | 2.5 in. |
| Sept. 19, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 752 | 12.1 in. |
| Sept. 7, 2023 | Channel catfish | 75 | 13.6 in. |
| Aug. 24, 2023 | Channel catfish | 75 | 13.6 in. |
| June 15, 2023 | Channel catfish | 300 | 10.8 in. |
| June 1, 2023 | Channel catfish | 150 | 13.6 in. |
| May 24, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,099 | 10.6 in. |
| May 16, 2023 | Tiger trout | 648 | 10.2 in. |
| May 16, 2023 | Tiger trout | 648 | 10.2 in. |
| May 15, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 600 | 10.1 in. |
| May 10, 2023 | Wiper | 124 | 7.3 in. |
| April 26, 2023 | Tiger trout | 799 | 10.2 in. |
| April 6, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,008 | 9.6 in. |
| Sept. 28, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 163 | 17.1 in. |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 700 | 12.4 in. |
| Aug. 25, 2022 | Channel catfish | 150 | 13.6 in. |
| June 16, 2022 | Channel catfish | 172 | 10.8 in. |
| June 14, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.8 in. |
| June 6, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 504 | 11.2 in. |
| June 2, 2022 | Channel catfish | 234 | 11.7 in. |
| May 17, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 101 | 15.2 in. |
| May 16, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 249 | 10.4 in. |
| May 16, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 249 | 10.4 in. |
| May 9, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.4 in. |
| May 4, 2022 | Wiper | 124 | 7.1 in. |
| May 3, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 253 | 10.3 in. |
| May 3, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 253 | 10.3 in. |
| April 25, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 9.8 in. |
| April 18, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 9.8 in. |
| April 12, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 9.8 in. |
| Oct. 19, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 704 | 11.6 in. |
| June 10, 2021 | Channel catfish | 150 | 13.6 in. |
| June 8, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 520 | 12.4 in. |
| May 27, 2021 | Channel catfish | 60 | 13.6 in. |
| May 25, 2021 | Wiper | 126 | 7.5 in. |
| May 24, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.8 in. |
| May 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 506 | 10.4 in. |
| April 29, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.8 in. |
| April 22, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.8 in. |
| April 13, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.0 in. |
| April 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 996 | 10.1 in. |
Fishing rules
- 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
- Facilities
- Fish cleaning station, Covered picnic area
- Accessible
- Restrooms, Trails/shoreline paths, Wheelchair access
Facility list from DWR Fish Utah. Check with the land manager before you go; facilities close seasonally.
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Cove Pond questions
When is Cove Pond stocked?
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Cove Pond was stocked in late March to early April (3 of the last 5 years), late April to early May (5 of the last 5 years), mid to late May (5 of the last 5 years), early to mid June (5 of the last 5 years), early to mid September (3 of the last 5 years) and late September to early October (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated Aug. 17, 2026.
What fish are in Cove Pond?
DWR lists bluegill, channel catfish and rainbow trout as likely catches and largemouth bass and wiper as possible. Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, channel catfish, tiger trout, wiper, brown trout, largemouth bass and bluegill.
Are there special fishing rules at Cove Pond?
Yes. The 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook lists rules for this water, summarized on this page. Check the guidebook and DWR updates before fishing.
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.