Anyone catching any fish out there? When will the catfish stocking start there?

i think it started the week of april 20, and then after that its every two weeks, so they should stock it sometime this week but im not sure what day.

I think its every other Thursday so today if they are stocking today

No fish here. I think as soon as the stock it, the undesirables are out there with their coolers taking 25-50 fish at a time using about 6 poles a piece. What side of the pond do you usually catch the cats from?

I caught a few on the south side, by the shack for the fountain pump.. I went one week, and there were 2 guys fishing, had about 8 kids with them.. and had 2 or 3 stringers FULL!!!!! They need to get someone out there to stop them. Myself and a few other guys said some stuff to them, but they didn't care.. they were catching on the east side of the little fishing pier. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't have licenses either..

why would anyone keep fish from that pond? the water is pretty nasty

The water is fine.

I may be mistaken but I don't think they stock it during the month of August. In the winter months, they stock it with rainbow trout, but they're very small. I gutted one last winter and found a cigarette butt in its stomach, so maybe that's the secret bait!

Yup, I've seen the same thing. They'll go to their vehicles a few times with a full bucket and return with an empty one. As for fishing it, I prefer the south side.

What side do you'll fish on?

Speaking of the undesireables,where do you think all the fish come from at the SUPER BUFFETT restaurants? At our lakes and our fishing license money, they sure dont have one.

I prefer the south side also. My girlfriend and I went last night, but didn't get there until 9. She caught 2, and I caught 1. They were all pretty small, no more than 12 inches, if that. We had fun, for the short time that we had. I have yet to get skunked there.

Which side is the south side? The side closest to the pier?

??? Fish farms.

no, actually across the pond from the pier, by the little shack that housed the pump for the fountain

I have only caught some small ones on that side. I have seen some people pull out some nice size catfish by the pier and beyond.

I caught some big ones on the south side too. I have also fished on the east side and have done good. I usually catch 2 or 3 each time I go. My girlfriend seems to have better luck than I do LOL

I took my girlfriend's son with me last night and he caught his very first fish last night. It was a little one, but he was stoked! He had tons of bites, but was only able to reel the one in. I caught 2 also. I think he's hooked. I want to take him to catch some bigger ones soon!

Any recent reports? Heading out there Saturday. Did they stock it today? Thanks Anthony.

It was stocked Monday, and Everybody, their brothers,and their kids were out there Monday night. My girlfriend, best friend and I managed to catch some decent ones still. My girlfriend managed a 22" maybe 5#.. Went again last night and it wasn't as busy. We only managed to catch some nuggets.. nothing worth keeping, but it was still fun!

Anyone been out there lately?

I took my son out Friday, didn't have much luck, but didn't stay long either due to his short attention span. I am going to take him back out one day this next week. They have the dates it is stocked on the city web page

This is on the web page (http://www.ci.hurst.tx.us/departments/Recreation/index.htm):
2009 Neighborhood Fishing Program - Catfish Stocking
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Office in Fort Worth announces the upcoming stockings of trout into Chisholm Park in Hurst. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department‘s Inland Fisheries Division is in the sixth year of an urban fishing program research project. Trout are stocked throughout the winter, starting in December and ending March. Catfish are stocked starting in April and ending in October. A Freshwater Fishing License is Required For Anglers 17 Years Old and Older (unless born before Sept 1, 1930). Anglers are reminded that the Community Fishing Lake [CFL] daily bag limit is 5 fish/day. (Fish species identification chart) There is no minimum length regulation on channel catfish in CFL’s. Stocking dates are subject to change because of weather and fish availability.
Trout will be stocked during the week of: April 20, May 4, May 18, June 1, June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27, Sept 1, Sept 14, Sept 28, Oct 12, Oct 26. Each stocking consists of approximately 237 fish. No stocking is done in August due to water quality.

Note: Beginning September 1, 2008, a new regulation was implemented on community fishing lakes which includes Chisholm Park. Anglers are allowed no more than 2 poles while fishing at these sights. This is to help prevent over harvest and increase the bank access for anglers.

Went Friday night.. Between my girlfriend and I we caught 6, 3 of which were keepers. She caught a 6 lb on friday

Here's from either last Friday, or the week before at Chisholm Park, but they aren't the biggest catfish ever, but man they're a bunch of fun. Plus it's relaxing to go out there and sit and fish. But we usually get 2 or 3 like this each time we go. We catch between 6 and 8, but the others are so small... just lettin' em go!
Oh and by the way.. she always catches the biggest one of the group. Never fails!

How is the bite at the annual children's fishing derby?