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 Trout - Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/21 Rainbow Trout 114 Adults
2021/10/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 458 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/18 Rainbow Trout 180 Adults
2021/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/02/08 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2020/12/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 105 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/04 Yellow Trout 5 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/21 Rainbow Trout 295 Adults
2020/09/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 92 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/21 Yellow Trout 14 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 69 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/30 Yellow Trout 4 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 129 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/03 Yellow Trout 33 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 70 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/12 Yellow Trout 17 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/02/06 Yellow Trout 90 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/01/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 14 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/01/23 Yellow Trout 44 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/12 Rainbow Trout 75 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/07 Rainbow Trout 25 Adults
2019/05/15 Rainbow Trout 10 Adults
2019/05/03 Rainbow Trout 10 Adults
2019/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/27 Rainbow Trout 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 45 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/01/17 Rainbow Trout 3 Adults
2019/01/17 Rainbow Trout 39 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2019/01/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/12/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 182 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/12/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 36 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/11/15 Rainbow Trout 25 Adults
2018/11/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 48 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 54 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 95 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 104 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 58 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/12/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/12/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 61 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 88 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 62 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 32 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/02/14 Rainbow Trout 15 Adults
2017/01/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/01/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/12/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 25 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/28 Rainbow Trout 21 Adults
2016/03/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 79 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/02/09 Rainbow Trout 62 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/01/07 Rainbow Trout 36 Adults
2015/12/09 Rainbow Trout 58 Adults
2015/11/23 Rainbow Trout 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/11/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 88 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 97 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/19 Steelhead 13 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/05 Steelhead 60 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/10 Steelhead 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/05 Rainbow Trout 11 Adults
2015/01/21 Rainbow Trout 20 Adults
2015/01/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/01/15 Steelhead 17 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/12/09 Rainbow Trout 10 Adults
2014/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 40 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/13 Steelhead 36 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 66 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Steelhead 17 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 59 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow Trout 7 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 108 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/08 Rainbow Trout 9 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 114 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 60 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/20 Rainbow Trout 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 92 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/21 Rainbow Trout 12 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/13 Rainbow Trout 34 Adults
2014/01/17 Rainbow Trout 30 Adults
2013/12/19 Rainbow Trout 48 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/12/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 178 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/23 Rainbow Trout 12 Adults
2013/10/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 172 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/20 Rainbow Trout 81 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/03 Rainbow Trout 91 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/25 Rainbow Trout 134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/02/21 Rainbow Trout 82 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/01/25 Rainbow Trout 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/16 Rainbow Trout 16 Adults
2012/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 113 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/07 Rainbow Trout 10 Adults
2012/04/27 Rainbow Trout 13 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 93 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/03 Rainbow Trout 20 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 136 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/19 Rainbow Trout 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 138 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/13 Rainbow Trout 29 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 121 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/12/22 Rainbow Trout 25 Adults
2011/12/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/11/04 Rainbow Trout 116 Adults
2011/10/25 Rainbow Trout 29 Adults
2011/10/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 237 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 143 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/29 Rainbow Trout 32 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 178 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/22 Rainbow Trout 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 211 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/07 Rainbow Trout 43 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 137 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/04 Rainbow Trout 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 45 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/02/24 Rainbow Trout 20 Adults
2011/01/31 Rainbow Trout 42 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/01/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/01/11 Rainbow Trout 35 Adults
2010/12/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/21 Rainbow Trout 25 Adults
2010/10/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/17 Rainbow Trout 18 Adults
2010/09/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 98 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/15 Rainbow Trout 5 Adults
2010/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/16 Rainbow Trout 22 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/27 Rainbow Trout 15 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/07 Rainbow Trout 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/16 Rainbow Trout 72 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 238 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/01 Rainbow Trout 52 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/18 Rainbow Trout 28 Adults
2010/03/10 Rainbow Trout 35 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 161 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/01/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/12/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/21 Rainbow Trout 38 Adults
2009/10/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/13 Rainbow Trout 28 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/12 Rainbow Trout 55 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/01/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 224 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/05 Rainbow Trout 160 Adults
2008/11/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 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, 2025 - 2027

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.

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 apply when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout - catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon - catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks, sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device are 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
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout 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 apply 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, length or possession limit
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