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Directions

Mayor's Pond is located in Box Elder County, Utah. From highway 89 near Brigham City take exit UT-91 westbound. The pond is not far from the exit.

Fish Species

Likely catch is Rainbow Trout, and possible catch is brown trout.

Fishing Regulations

Mayor's Pond falls under the community pond fishing regulations of Utah. The daily limit is 2 fish. Anglers are encouraged to voluntarily release all Largemouth Bass. Waters are open to fishing only when the community parks are open to the public.

Other Info

Utahbirds.org has a good description of the area.

History

In the mid 1870's Utah began to test the introduction of several new species of fish. One of the fish that they stocked was California Salmon. in 1876 Utah received a shipment of 50,000 California Salmon eggs. They were harvested from the McCloud River in California. Out of the 50,000 salmon eggs 37,500 were hatched. Many of those fish were introduced here. The state hoped that the salmon would take to the Box Elder Creek.

1961. Around this time Mayor's pond was constructed. The purpose of the pond is to serve as a equalizing reservoir for water flowing through the cities power plant. The pond is built using a plastic or vinyl bottom to keep water from leaking into the ground. The pond is closed to fishing and trespassing.

6/29/1975. Box Elder News.  Mayor Felt Proposes to the city council that the pond be opened to fishing. The mayor proposed that the pond be opened to youngsters. The Utah Division of Wildlife has endorsed the concept, but stops short at giving blessing to make it a kid's pond. Prior to this point the pond was closed to fishing in fear it would tear the vinyl lining in the bottom. The lining had previously been torn by dredging equipment.

7/6/1975. Box Elder News. Mayor's Pond is scheduled to be open for the first time to fishing on July 24th.

7/20/1975. Box Elder News. Opening of the pond is cancelled due to fears of safety from the children getting caught in the drain outlet of the pond.

7/27/1975. Box Elder News. On July 24th, about 25 people showed up to fish Mayor's Pond. Police were called twice to inform anglers they were trespassing. Officer Jess Palmer said he found about 25 people fishing about 9:30 a.m. They had several fish, some of them large.

5/23/1976. Box Elder News. Council votes to open the pond to fishing in the future. A iron bar cage is proposed to be placed over the outlet of the pond.

4/21/1977. Box Elder Journal.Police charge 2 with trespassing at Mayor's Pond. Fishing tackle and a german brown trout were confiscated at the time of arrest.

8/7/1977. Box Elder News. Mayor's Pond may finally open the the public. The pond had never been open to fishing and was surrounded by a chain link fence. Opening date was proposed to be August 20th.

8/14/1977. Box Elder News. Pond will be open to kids aged 6 to 11. The Kiwanis club and DWR are hosting the opening and giving away prizes to kids. The first 5 kids to catch a fish will be gifted a fishing knife. There will be prizes for largest catch and first to catch their limit of fish as well. Local merchants donated the merchandise which includes fishing rods and reels, bait box, sinkers, and various other implements of the fishing trade. The merchants included Thompson Hardware, Skagg's Drug Center, Bess Sporting Goods, Parsons Service Center, and Hamilton Drug Centers.

8/25/1977. Box Elder Journal. Largest fish was a 3.2 pound German brown landed by Shauna Westley.Honors for second largest fish, a 2.4 pound brown, went to Russell Case. Brigham City estimated that 250 fish were taken from the opening day kids fishing competition.