Has anyone fished the mccoy ponds in carrollton lately? Those ponds used to be awsome, but now they just suck!

Carp?

ANYTHING!!!?

Yeah - I can tell you plenty about those ponds - I used to live around the corner from them. Several years ago the ponds were partially drained for construction/repair of the adjacent creek. The fish were electro-shocked, collected, and relocated to the pond near the water treatment plant in Carrollton.

I used to help 'stock' the second and third ponds with fish I caught at Roberts and Lewisville - I know it was illegal! I released 8-10 'overs' and probably more than 200 1 to 2 pounders into the ponds over the years prior to the draining. The local kids and Boy Scouts had a ball catching those fish. I released a 9.1 pounder the fall of '02 and I do not know if that fish was caught or relocated, but I did see a little girl about 6 years old catch a 7+ pounder. Man, that was a blast watching the child and the fish jump up and down on the bank.

I have since moved away and have not kept up with the progress or 'stocking' of the ponds. I think there is nothing left other than turtles and maybe a few stunted bream. Too bad - it was a neat resource for the neighborhood and the kids really got a kick out of the fishing.

I went out there yesterday and caught nothing. Yea my dad caught a 9 #'er in the third pond in 2003. In the spring, in the first and second pond, bass were spawning everywhere along the banks, along with crappie.

I live close and am walking distance from these ponds. Like GuideStriker did, I've restocked the middle pond w/bass from RR and Lewisville since they drained them a couple of years ago. There should still be a good number of keeper sized bass in the middle one....not sure about the other two. If you're ever out there and see a guy w/a big, crazy yellow lab jumping into and swimming in the middle pond....that's me and Pete...say hey...