Rexburg City Ponds (Rexburg Nature Park Ponds)

Henry's Fork Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Rexburg City Ponds (Rexburg Nature Park Ponds) in Madison County is 6.5 acres.

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These ponds are within Rexburg's 15-acre Nature Park. Situated above the South Teton River near Henrys Fork, the park has walking paths, a skate park, and picnic and play areas in a tranquil environment away from traffic for enjoyable fishing.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
No
Dock
No
Toilet
Handicap Accessible
Campground
No
ADA Access
Handicap Accessible

Directions

Rexburg Nature Park is between the fairgrounds and golf course adjacent to the Rexburg Airstrip. From US Hwy 20 at State Hwy 33/W Main St go east toward Rexburg about 0.6 mile. Turn north on N 5th W, jog left around the fairgrounds and turn into the park at Nature Park Drive.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/12 Channel Catfish 297 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2023/04/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/13 Channel Catfish 301 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/06/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/07 Channel Catfish 300 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 650 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/17 Channel Catfish 300 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/24 Channel Catfish 308 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 602 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/10 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/09/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/09/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 451 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,201 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 70 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 153 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 447 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/09/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 396 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 396 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 605 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 416 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 935 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/09/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 404 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/09/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 401 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 398 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 388 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 413 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 404 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 399 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 392 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 394 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 432 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 602 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 413 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 387 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 796 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 422 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 396 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 411 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 390 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 374 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 416 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 410 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 413 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 398 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 355 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 382 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 259 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 359 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 407 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 409 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 398 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/18 Brook Trout 2,552 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 399 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/15 Domestic Kamloops 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/05 Domestic Kamloops 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/27 Domestic Kamloops 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 401 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/02 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/12 Domestic Kamloops 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/14 Domestic Kamloops 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/20 Domestic Kamloops 249 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 252 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 251 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 246 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 491 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/12/28 Splake 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/08/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 713 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 626 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 871 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/09/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Adults
1994/06/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/11/02 Arlee Rainbow 50 Adults
1993/10/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 357 Adults
1993/06/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 348 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 255 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/23 Mt Shasta Rainbow 182 Adults
1992/06/12 Arlee Rainbow 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/15 Arlee Rainbow 199 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/07 Bluegill 50 Unknown Size
1990/10/07 Largemouth Bass 11 Unknown Size
1990/09/11 Bluegill 285 Unknown Size
1989/10/13 Bluegill 70 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/13 Largemouth Bass 50 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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The smaller pond is generally reserved for children, yet both ponds can be easily fished from their banks.

Fishing Rules, 2022 - 2024

All Waters Open All Year

Except as modified in Special Rules
Fishing is not allowed within the posted upstream and downstream boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Daily Bag Limits

The following daily bag limits apply to all waters within each region except as modified in the Special Rules. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit after the second day of the season.

Special Rules

No Special Rules for Rexburg City Ponds (Rexburg Nature Park Ponds).
Upper Snake Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 15

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Golden Trout, Lake Trout, Splake, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25 - see Big Lost River exception
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish including Northern Leatherside Chub and Bluehead Sucker (also known as Green Sucker)

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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