Ol' McDonald Pond (Old McDonald Pond)

Weiser River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Ol' McDonald Pond (Old McDonald Pond) in Adams County is 0.8 acres.

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This small community pond in Council offers easy access next to Wilco Park, a stone's throw from the highway. It's a great place to practice casting and pick up a rainbow for dinner.

Facilities

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

Directions

Entering Council from the south on US Hwy 95, turn north on Galena St and proceed 0.4 mile to the pond. The parking area is on the west side of the road next to the fishing dock.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2025/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 98 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 584 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 303 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/05/05 Bluegill 330 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2025/05/05 Crappie 76 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/09/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 483 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 535 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 481 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/21 Rainbow Trout 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/09/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 544 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 535 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 715 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 279 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 390 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 545 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/10/17 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 307 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/08/17 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/21 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/24 Rainbow Trout 830 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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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 Ol' McDonald Pond (Old McDonald 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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