Kleiner Pond

Boise River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Kleiner Pond in Ada County is 4.3 acres.

Within Julius M Kleiner Memorial Park, there is a large fishing platform and plenty of shoreline access. This is a family-friendly water with paved paths and full-feature city park activities.

Facilities

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

Directions

From Eagle at Fairview, go 0.5 mile north on Eagle Rd, turning onto River Valley St into The Village. Continue 0.5 mile to Kleiner Park and Pond.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2025/02/05 443 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/11/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 207 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/11/07 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
2024/11/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 276 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/10/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 275 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/10/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 275 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 469 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 864 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 458 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 492 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 468 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/03/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/02/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 376 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/02/07 Rainbow Trout 340 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2024/02/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 369 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/11/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 442 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/11/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 424 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 844 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 115 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/17 Rainbow Trout 92 Adults
2023/03/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/02/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 372 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/11/16 Rainbow Trout 142 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2022/11/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 754 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 729 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/31 Rainbow Trout 275 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2022/03/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 461 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 461 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/02/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 718 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/11/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/11/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,220 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/03/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/03/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/02/10 Rainbow Trout 1,560 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/02/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 697 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/23 Rainbow Trout 60 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2020/10/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 446 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 446 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,823 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 534 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 416 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 471 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 492 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/04 Cobow - Coho Salmon x Rainbow Trout 1,904 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,001 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/02/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 497 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/02/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 452 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 484 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/15 Rainbow Trout 92 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2019/11/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 484 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/07 Rainbow Trout 160 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/11/07 Rainbow Trout 101 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2019/11/05 Rainbow Trout 250 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/10/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 453 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/17 Rainbow Trout 178 Adults
2019/05/03 Rainbow Trout 246 Adults
2019/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 428 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 483 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 472 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 473 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/02/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 439 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/02/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 484 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/01/23 Rainbow Trout 50 Adults
2019/01/23 Rainbow Trout 164 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2018/11/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/11/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 444 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/23 Rainbow Trout 75 Adults
2018/10/23 Rainbow Trout 120 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2018/10/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,781 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 528 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 467 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 446 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/30 Rainbow Trout 88 Adults
2018/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/02/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 938 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/16 Rainbow Trout 300 Adults
2017/11/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 934 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/05 Rainbow Trout 200 Adults
2017/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 448 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 553 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 347 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/02/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 934 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/29 Rainbow Trout 307 Adults
2016/11/22 Rainbow Trout 149 Adults
2016/11/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 919 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/20 Rainbow Trout 202 Adults
2016/09/20 Rainbow Trout 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 762 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 492 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 436 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/11 Rainbow Trout 75 Adults
2016/03/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/02/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 884 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/01/19 Rainbow Trout 320 Adults
2015/12/23 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
2015/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/15 Rainbow Trout 175 Adults
2015/10/15 Rainbow Trout 102 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 928 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,805 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/01 Rainbow Trout 917 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/10 Rainbow Trout 889 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/25 Rainbow Trout 959 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/12 Rainbow Trout 150 Adults
2015/02/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 944 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/02/11 Rainbow Trout 30 Adults
2014/12/10 Rainbow Trout 20 Adults
2014/12/10 Steelhead 100 Adults
2014/11/26 Rainbow Trout 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/05 Rainbow Trout 60 Adults
2014/11/05 Steelhead 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/03 Rainbow Trout 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/21 Rainbow Trout 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/06 Rainbow Trout 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/23 Rainbow Trout 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/09 Rainbow Trout 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/26 Rainbow Trout 915 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/19 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
2014/02/19 Rainbow Trout 854 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/26 Rainbow Trout 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/07 Rainbow Trout 918 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/10 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 Rainbow Trout 949 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/04 Bluegill 662 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/04 Largemouth Bass 102 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/04 Pumpkinseed 196 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/05/22 Rainbow Trout 956 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/25 Rainbow Trout 955 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 914 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/12 Rainbow Trout 120 Adults
2013/02/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 952 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/11/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,029 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/24 Rainbow Trout 75 Adults
2012/10/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/22 Bluegill 580 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/05/22 Largemouth Bass 296 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

Trout are stocked from fall through spring. This park is managed by the City of Meridian.

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 Kleiner 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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