Filer Kids Pond (Filer Pond South, L Q Drain Pond South)

Snake River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Filer Kids Pond (Filer Pond South, L Q Drain Pond South) is 0.2 acres.

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These two ponds are a quick drive from Twin Falls. Both feature excellent access with regular trout stocking. Kids Pond is open to kids 12 and under and Filer Pond is open to anglers of any age. Filer Pond West (adjacent to N 2300 E) is not stocked by Fish and Game.

Facilities

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

Directions

From the intersection of US Hwy 30 at Idaho Ave in Filer, go east 0.8 mile and turn left on N 2300 E at the high school. Continue north about 4.7 miles. After crossing Pole Line Rd, turn right at the grove of large poplar trees into the parking area.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2021/12/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/21 Rainbow Unspecified 114 Adults
2021/10/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 458 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/18 Rainbow Unspecified 180 Adults
2021/04/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/02/08 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2020/12/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 105 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/04 Rainbow - Yellow 5 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 295 Adults
2020/09/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 92 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/21 Rainbow - Yellow 14 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 69 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/30 Rainbow - Yellow 4 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 129 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/03 Rainbow - Yellow 33 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 70 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/12 Rainbow - Yellow 17 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/02/06 Rainbow - Yellow 90 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/01/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 14 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/01/23 Rainbow - Yellow 44 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/12 Rainbow Unspecified 75 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/07 Rainbow Unspecified 25 Adults
2019/05/15 Rainbow Unspecified 10 Adults
2019/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 10 Adults
2019/05/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 45 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/03/27 Rainbow Unspecified 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/01/17 Rainbow Unspecified 3 Adults
2019/01/17 Rainbow Unspecified 39 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2019/01/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/12/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 182 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/12/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 36 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/11/15 Rainbow Unspecified 25 Adults
2018/11/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 48 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 54 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/04/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 95 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 104 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 58 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/12/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/12/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 61 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 88 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 62 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 32 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/02/14 Rainbow Unspecified 15 Adults
2017/01/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/01/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/12/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/28 Rainbow Unspecified 42 Adults
2016/03/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 158 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/02/09 Rainbow Unspecified 124 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/01/07 Rainbow Unspecified 72 Adults
2015/12/09 Rainbow Unspecified 58 Adults
2015/11/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 88 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/11/23 Rainbow Unspecified 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 97 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/19 Steelhead A-Run 13 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/05 Steelhead A-Run 60 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/10 Steelhead A-Run 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/05 Rainbow Unspecified 11 Adults
2015/01/21 Rainbow Unspecified 20 Adults
2015/01/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/01/15 Steelhead A-Run 17 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/12/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 40 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/12/09 Rainbow Unspecified 10 Adults
2014/11/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/13 Steelhead A-Run 36 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 66 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Steelhead A-Run 17 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 59 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 108 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 7 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 114 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/08 Rainbow Unspecified 9 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 60 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 92 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/20 Rainbow Unspecified 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/21 Rainbow Unspecified 12 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/13 Rainbow Unspecified 34 Adults
2014/01/17 Rainbow Unspecified 30 Adults
2013/12/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/12/19 Rainbow Unspecified 48 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 178 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/23 Rainbow Unspecified 12 Adults
2013/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 172 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 81 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 91 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/25 Rainbow Unspecified 134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/02/21 Rainbow Unspecified 82 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/01/25 Rainbow Unspecified 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/16 Rainbow Unspecified 16 Adults
2012/08/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 113 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/07 Rainbow Unspecified 10 Adults
2012/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 93 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/27 Rainbow Unspecified 13 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 136 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/03 Rainbow Unspecified 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 138 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/19 Rainbow Unspecified 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 121 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/13 Rainbow Unspecified 29 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/12/22 Rainbow Unspecified 25 Adults
2011/12/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/11/04 Rainbow Unspecified 116 Adults
2011/10/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/25 Rainbow Unspecified 29 Adults
2011/10/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 237 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 143 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 178 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/29 Rainbow Unspecified 32 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 211 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 137 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/07 Rainbow Unspecified 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 45 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/04 Rainbow Unspecified 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/02/24 Rainbow Unspecified 20 Adults
2011/01/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/01/31 Rainbow Unspecified 42 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/01/11 Rainbow Unspecified 35 Adults
2010/12/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/21 Rainbow Unspecified 25 Adults
2010/10/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 98 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/17 Rainbow Unspecified 18 Adults
2010/09/15 Rainbow Unspecified 5 Adults
2010/07/01 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 15 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/07 Rainbow Unspecified 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 238 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/16 Rainbow Unspecified 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/01 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/01 Rainbow Unspecified 52 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/18 Rainbow Unspecified 28 Adults
2010/03/10 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 161 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/10 Rainbow Unspecified 35 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/25 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/01/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/12/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/21 Rainbow Unspecified 38 Adults
2009/04/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/13 Rainbow Unspecified 28 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/12 Rainbow Unspecified 55 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/01/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 224 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/05 Rainbow Unspecified 160 Adults
2008/11/05 Troutlodge 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

The Filer Ponds complex is owned by the Twin Falls Canal Company (TFCC). The TFCC established a "kids only" fishing rule on the Filer Kids Pond as a condition of access to their private property. This rule is not set by Idaho Fish and Game and therefore is not found in the fishing regulations.

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 Filer Kids Pond (Filer Pond South, L Q Drain Pond South).
Magic Valley Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined
  • None under 12 inches

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 6

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, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, trout hydrids (.e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • In rivers and streams, only 2 of the 6 trout may be Cutthroat Trout
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Walleye

  • Walleye limit is 6

Whitefish

  • Whitefish 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 whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Northern Leatherside Chub, Shoshone Sculpin, Wood River Sculpin, 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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