Williams Pond (Marianne Williams Pond)

Boise River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Williams Pond (Marianne Williams Pond) in Ada County is 2.6 acres.

Located within City of Boise's Marianne Williams Park, each pond has a large fishing platform, paved paths, and plenty of shoreline access near the Boise Greenbelt.

Facilities

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

Directions

From Broadway Ave, go east on Beacon St, continuing about 3 miles on Parkcenter Blvd. Cross Boise River and turn right into Marianne Williams Park. Loggers Pond is near the bridge and Williams Pond is at the far end.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2025/02/05 282 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/11/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 380 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/11/07 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
2024/10/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 285 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 471 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 458 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 246 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 267 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 467 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/02/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/02/07 Rainbow Trout 136 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2023/11/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 424 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 422 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/02/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/11/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 439 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 411 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 461 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/02/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 462 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/11/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/03/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/02/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 448 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 452 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 22 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/11/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 22 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 412 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 22 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 421 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 22 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 418 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/02/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 497 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/12/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 484 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 453 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 469 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 428 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 472 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/02/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 439 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/12/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 481 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 467 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/02/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 442 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/12/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 417 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 429 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/02/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 436 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/12/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 451 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/02/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 452 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/11/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 492 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/12 Rainbow Trout 1,494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/03 Rainbow Trout 934 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/15 Rainbow Trout 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/28 Rainbow Trout 445 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/11 Rainbow Trout 436 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 472 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/19 Rainbow Trout 477 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/04 Rainbow Trout 768 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/12 Rainbow Trout 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/02 Rainbow Trout 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/11 Rainbow Trout 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/13 Rainbow Trout 732 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/26 Rainbow Trout 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/07 Rainbow Trout 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/11 Rainbow Trout 926 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/03 Bluegill 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/07/03 Largemouth Bass 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/05 Bluegill 602 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/05 Largemouth Bass 90 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/05 Pumpkinseed 200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/04 Rainbow Trout 447 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/08 Bluegill 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/05/26 Bluegill 250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/05/11 Largemouth Bass 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Marianne Williams Park is a gem in the Ribbon of Jewels -- Boise City parks that honor local women, and is managed by the City of Boise.

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 Williams Pond (Marianne Williams Pond).
Southwest 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

Salmon (ocean-run)

  • Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
  • Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
  • Sockeye Salmon fishing is illegal. Defined as ocean-run Oncorhynchus nerka longer than 14 inches in the Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage (excluding above Mosquito Flat Dam)
  • Fishing for salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-run)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than 20 inches in the Salmon River drainage (excluding lakes and reservoirs). Between Hells Canyon Dam and Oxbow Dam and the Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over 20 inches with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • Fishing for steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

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 hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Chinook Salmon and steelhead placed in ponds are counted in the trout bag limit
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout are listed separately

Walleye (Stocked illegally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries.)

  • No bag, length, or possession limits. Harvest is encouraged

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 Pacific Lamprey

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, length, or possession limits
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