Enjoy reading reviews of ponds? I invite you to say, "thank you," by writing your own reviews of some of your fishing holes using the following review format;

Review: Pond name and town name.

Rating: 0 (worst) to 5 stars (best)
Availability: no fishing allowed or fishing welcome?
Fishes; types of fishes?
Where: address
Description: best way to fish here?

Review: Graham Park, Greenville,Tx

Rating: 3 out of 5
Availability: Stocked to fish
Fishes: LMB,Channle Cats, Bullheads, and a variety of sunfish
Where: Business Hwy. 69 north
Description: I catch alot of bass throwing 1/2 oz. orange rattle traps. Have caught some on shallow diving fat free shad as well. Plastics work in fall and spring. Channels are usually caught on the bottom using worms or stink bait. Sunfish bite on worms,minnows,canned corn, or bread. Great place to take little kids to fish.

Review: Twin Creeks Golf course

Rating: 3 out of 5
Availability: Go in the evening..half of it is not on the Golf course so you dont have to worry about getting tossed out...Spoke with course marshall already..he was cool with it
Fishes: LMB (Chunks) perch I'm assuming..and I have caught one bullhead
Where: Here
Description: I have caught some Nice..and I mean NICE bass out of here...I recently scouted this spot out and have only fished it 4 or 5 times...so Far I have banked a 5 lber, 3 4 lbers and a few 3's and alot of 1-2's. Baby and regular brush hogs work consistantly....wacky rigged wave worms lately as well...got a few on a Spinnerbait (double willow)..Not exactly "Kid" friendly but if you want to hook up with some nice sized Bucketmouths than this is it...pond is a little low...but it seems like it doesn't affect the bite very much

Good idea BazzTex...keep this on the top!

Well in that case. Good idea Dr Joker!


I hit Twin Creeks again yesterday evening...got a 4 1/2 lber on a Kiwi Brush Hog....I got a pic so I'll post later after I get home from work

Review: Puddle of Sprinkler Water in my Back Yard.

Rating: 0 out of 5

Availability: Best time to fish is early in the morning, right after the sprinkler system is finished. Water depths of 2-3 inches common early. But be there early - by noon, it tends to all evaporate.

Where: My Back Yard

Description: Fishing has been tough going as of late. Surface baits and plastic worms both seem not to attract any bites. Water clarity was CLEAR, yet I could oddly not see any fish.
3 days of fishing this water body have yielded nothing. Looks like I need an invite to someone else's pond.

Thanks.

AggieSprit, you need some structure in there to attract the fish.
look into getting some hotels and houses from an old Monolopy game and put in there.

you might try to quit setting in the sun so much too.

Try wacky rig wave worms or Yumdingers!! lol

Anyone know of any decent bass ponds in the lubbock area?

Review: Hermann Park Pond
Where: Houston, Texas - near the medical center
What: Bass, Carp, Sunfish

The only caveat to this pond is that the city of Houston has some ridiculous municipal regulation that restricts fishing in municipal waters to people younger than 12 and older than 65 (years old, that is). I've tried to talk to a civil servant who can explain this to me for 3 years, but have yet to hear a coherent response. I question this regulation because tax money, which 65+ and 12 years olds generally do not pay in large quantities, pays for the upkeep of the park. Anyway, I fish there anyway and have only encountered a few "urban park rangers" who care. I have fished here regularly for 5 years and have yet to be fined or ticked or anything.

The water is very, very clear most of the year. There is a lot of hydrilla and other grass. The bass are fat and happy, rarely fished by very selective given the water clarity. I have caught bass up to 7lbs (during the spawn it's ridiculous, since you can see up to 8 ft down pretty well with polarized sun glasses). Carp up to almost 40lbs. If you want to play around with a 4wt fly rod and catch tons of sunfish, you'll lose count in an hour or so.

A few examples:









The only patterns that work are as follows:
-weightless Zoom Trick Worms fished slow
-Zoom Horny Toad fished over floating grass or weighted down and slow rolled
-shaky head worms or jigs on beds
-if the hydrilla permits, rattle trap ripped through the tops of the grass

Just keep it clean if you fish there. The homeless people trash that place up enough without our help.

Rating: 4 out of 5

This is a great thread.

Is this the pond you are talking about?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hermann+park+pond,&sll=29.717306,-95.39095&sspn=0.004021,0.008256&ie=UTF8&radius=0.25&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zi&ll=29.717306,-95.39095&spn=0.004021,0.008256&t=h&z=18

Review: Russel Creek Pond, Plano

Rating: 4
Availability: Fishing welcome and there is a lot of others there but makes no problem.
Fishes; Lots of Bass, Catfish, Sunfish, and Bluegill
Where: Here
Description: Fish in the corner of the western side of the pond. I have caught so many bass there but there is also a bunch of catfish but I haven't caught one yet. Very friendly environment with a pavilion you can sit under.

Thanks for the heads up...I fished it today for the first time and caught around 15 on a wacky dinger worm....nothing of any size but they were fun on spinning rig

great thread

Review:Twin Lakes Park

Rating:3
Availability:fishing welcomed, two ponds on both sides of Campbell
Fishes:lots of bass, sunfish, catfish, and others that people have put in
Where:here
Description: While there are many bass in here it is hard to get them because these ponds are over fished. Plenty of forage of sunfish, shad, and other baitfish. Rocky structure along bank, and aquatic plants further off the bank. Bass up to 10lbs and catfish up to 20 are the main highlights of the pond. other species that people have put in there are crappie, hybrid stripers, grass carp, and God knows what else (non-native fish). water clarity is usually fairly low, but last week you could see at least 8ft down with polarized glasses. That's when I saw a monster 10+ lb bass chasing schools of shad.

nice thread i gotta check some of these spots out.

Review: Wildlife Blvd Pond in Grand Prairie (just north of Lonestar Park)

Rating: 1
Availability: fishing appears to be welcomed
Where: here

fished here from my little pond buster with a good friend and we didnt get so much as a bite. We did not find any part of the pond that was more than 5 ft deep. tried all different colors/types of worms, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, top waters and jigs. we dont claim to be experts but you would have thought we would hang something after 2+ hours of fishing. maybe somebody has had better luck

Review: Burger Lake Part of the American Fish and Game Club
Where: Flowermound, TX
Rating: 4
Availbility: Charges to fish pond
Size: 37 Acres
Fish: LMB, big sun fish, big crappie

Description: Went out last sunday from 2:45 - 5:45. I caught 3 LMB 2 on rattle trap and one on spinner bait. 4 huge sun fish all on rattle trap and 9 good size crappie all on rattle trap.

Brother-n-law caught 3 LMB all on bango minnow. He has though caught a 7 pounder on a worm and an old man next to him caught a 9 pounder on worms also.

Review: Aquarium in my office
Where: Dallas,TX
Rating: 0
Availbility: Only me, and my cats
Size: 50 Gallons
Fish: 2 Oscars and 2 Plecos
Description: Was bored yesterday and cast a hookless worm into it, got many many strikes and one fish actually jumped out after the bait the fish were too small to be considered fun.

Ok you need to hit the water soon. You may have dry lines syndrome. Got my boat registered just in time for it to get real cold out.

Went to a pond in the metroplex on yesterday; you nevewr would have thought about fishing there. Within about 3 hours my friend and I banked about 20 fish that probably weighed around 40 pounds. The four largest were 5 - 6 pounds. What a day.

Don't suppose you'd enlighten us where this is?

twin lakes was slow today....only one decent bite but i missed it.

HoustonH, thanks for the info...I'm gonna have to check it out real soon...let you know how it goes

D Kissinger

That Lake (tank) was one of the best in this area. I'm not sure if it is over pressured, but it used to hold some 10+ lb. fish. I fished it in the late 90's when it was still owned by the ranch. If you didn't come away with 10 or more fish over 5 pounds, it was a bad day. I have personally pulled two 9 lb. fish out of there and the kid who took us had pictures of 10+ lbers.

When it changed hands I quit going. That tank had an abundance of 5+ lb. fish. A++ rated tank for big fish. Wait until it gets warmer in March and go catch the big girls. Our best luck was on C-rig and T-rig worms/lizzards.

Bethany Lakes, Allen

Rating: 2
Availability: fishing encouraged
Fishes; sunfish, Bass, catifish, a few crappie and acouple of koi somebody put in there. and the U shaped pond gets stocked with trout in winter.
Where: 1811 East Bethany Drive, Allen, TX‎
Description: For bass i like to throw wacky and t rigged worms. for sunfish i use a fly rod. i use hotdogs for catfish. never caught a crappie. and dont ask about the trout. it has alot of fish in it but it is way over fished. check out the "community lakes" thread in the bankfishing section or pm me for any questions.

SWAC - where is this place ?

Review: Drainage ditch beside Holiday Inn on 121
Where: Grapvine, TX
Rating: 4
Availbility: price of a hotel room
Size: 1/5 of an Acre
Fish: LMB, big sun fish

Description: Went to an inservice school in Grapevine. Pulled into the hotel and see this ditch full of water with vegitation and cattails around it. Then splash, something hit he surface. Well I looked in and saw LMB. Asked the clerk if I could fish there and she said, "Knock yourself out cowboy." Luckily Bass Pro was nearby. Bought a cheap spinning combo and some green albino flukes. I spent every free moment fishing in that ditch. Probably caught 15-20 a day. Biggest was over 4 lbs. On day three I had company from a guy from the neighboring hotel who had watched me the day before. Wonder what that school was about...didn't learn a thing.

Review: Hi-Lions Lake off Pecan Valley Drive
Where: Southeast side of San Antonio (Community Lake)
Rating: 0
Availability: Free
Size: 10 acres
Fish: basically it's a duck pond, but has some LMB, sunfish

Description: Long neglected pond and stocked sparesly over the years. It has become overgrown with brush because of a treehugger mentality, and access to the bank is restricted to less than 10% of the shoreline because of over hanging limbs and weed and brush growth around shore and in the water.

I contacted the people who volunteer to keep watch over the park, but they tend to be more concerned about the ducks and hugging the trees than they do about making it accessable to fishermen. They claim that the brush is needed for nesting, and that the area is to be kept in a more natural setting with limited trimming and mowing. Thus the treehugger label I've given it.

Waste of time, unless you just like to hang out, hug the trees, and watch the ducks.

Review: behind Best Buy/Home Depot, Waxahachie

Rating: 5
Availability: fishing welcome
Description: caught them on brush hogs, red eye shad and lizards

Really great pond for a small pond hopper boat. Amazingly clear, rocky bottom. Lots of ledges and mid lake humps. Not many places for bankbeating though. We went today and caught over 20 nice 1-3lbers. One good one that mighta went 4. Very nice scenery around the lake as well as the apartment pool that happens to be close .

Review: turtle creek
Where: Downtown dallas on oaklawn and blackburn
Rating: 5
Availability: Free
Size: about 2 miles of creek
Fish: LMB,blue cats and channels

If you park in the parking area off blackburn and oaklawn you can catch some pretty nice size hogs. I used chartruse spinner baits and 7in black cherry culprit worms and when the sun is going down i used buzz baits. biggest i have caught there is about a 6 1/2 pounder lots of 4lbs and if you fish for cats you can catch some nice ones about 2-20lb cats using feeder fish from petsmart.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Turtle+Creek+Boulevard,+Dallas,+TX&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.013085,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Turtle+Creek+Blvd,+Dallas,+Texas&ll=32.809893,-96.803069&spn=0.002006,0.004823&t=h&z=18

i will be going there alot in june on june 1st threw the 9th if someone wants to go pm me your number

wow...thats a nice size pond!

yup. very nice place. i was out yesterday and caught the carp outta them on those midlake humps. several other nice ones on the NE corner...its a big flat with subsurface grass.

Gabbard Park in College Station, Tx

3 out of 5 (more fishing trips are needed)
Free
Pond is small but does have a fountain.

I fished this pond about 5 times and out of 4 times of fishing caught one small blue gill. The 5th trip ended up with 5 channel catfish and 1 blue gill using bacon. I'm not really a bass fishermen so i can't say if they are in there or not but 2 or 3 of the catfish were legal to take home. Because of the easy of fishing on the 5th day i give it a 3 out of 5.

Pond behind home depot in waxahachie

Review: behind Best Buy/Home Depot, Waxahachie

Rating: 3
Availability: fishing welcome
Description: caught them on deep crankbaits, brush hogs, spider grubs, drop shot worms, ect....

Do not get me wrong, this pond has a ton of fish in it, they are just really small. I spent 2 days out there, it is a beautiful pond with about 10 ft visibility. 1st day, I spent fishing the flats and ledges on both ends of the pond, caught around 20 bass, nothing over 1.2lbs. Second day I fished deep water, humps, random structure in 17+ feet, ect, caught about 20 fish, nothing over 1.3lbs. I am sure there is a few 4lbs in here, but I get the feeling it was stocked in the last year or so, and the fish just need to grow up. Nice fun pond with a jon boat/bass buster. There is also some places to bank fish around it. Very pretty pond, if you are looking for numbers, it is great.


Bombay, that is a huge fish for there!

No joke huh! That's the biggest I pulled outta there. My uncle caught about a 4#er over on the NW side by that tree that over hangs into the water. Tons of perch over there that rip the legs off my brushhogs.

im from that area kinda i grew up fishing grapevine lake and have a boat house out there for crappie fishing but i have never noticed this awkward body of water you speak of is it always full.

pond behind home depot in waxahachie has been SLOW lately. grass has taken over the bottom 2ft of the lake and fish are suspended. I did manage to snag a few bites on top water over shallow grass first thing in the morning but that was about it. water level is about 2ft low so its a great time to get out on a pond hopper and check for all the high spots you want to fish in the fall or spring. tough fishing though.

has anyone seen any carp in the pond behind home depot in waxahachie

anyone found any spots in ft worth?

nope

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/cfl.phtml?r=1


Click on your region and start fishin!!!

I've fished 22 so far this year.

Here's a bunch-o-pics!!!

Uhhmm, second link isn't working correctly.

Live Oak Lake. San Antonio TX.

Rating 3 out of 5.
Totally available for fishing including a handicap dock.
Stocked Fish. LM Bass, Gills, Channels.
TPW-Record Bass 5.25 lbs. I have seen a eight ponder caught and released.

The lake is a community lake located on the Northeast side of San Antonio and fishing is year around. TPW stocks trout once a year for the kids.

I fish two little ponds with my son in the Round Rock/Pflugerville area.

1. Old Settlers Park in Round Rock (Bright Lake).
3/5 Have caught LMB from 10-14 inches. Have talked to some guys catching 20+ inchers there but haven't seen them. Also have some perch/sunfish (total dinks) if you've got a little one that wants to fish. If you temper your expectations and can be happy with catching a couple of fish, you won't be disappointed.

2. Mills Pond in Wells Branch.
2.5/5 We catch channel cats there. My son and I have only gone a few times and have been catching some of the recent cats they stocked (anywhere from 10-14 inches). I've seen a couple LMB caught there but haven't caught any myself. Have also seen pics of MONSTER cats taken there...fish as big as my 6 year old. Also have the obligatory little perch as well. I would rate it higher if I had any bass luck here at all, but so far, just cats...about 7 or 8 a day over four hours isn't too bad.

Both are nice places to go if you've got a young one that's learning to fish (or if you're old like me and learning to fish alongside your young one).

There is yellow and blue cats in there as well. I never catch anything out there so it would be a 0 of 5 for me. Maybe you can show me some secret spots lol.

pedigo park,livingston,tx

rating: 3 out of 5
fishing available most of the time.
both ponds stocked every so often, don't know what with though.
i know there was a good supply of cats and sunfish available 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. plenty of parking available with picnic tables under shelter at the front pond. the back pond has limited parking on site, but plenty in area. the park is right off us 59 between the hospital and us 190. there is a couple of soccer field and some baseball fields in the park as well as the flea market on 3rd monday(i think. may be 2nd).

Converse Lake. This lake is also located in the City of Converse TX. (Northeast of San Antonio). It is a community lake that does not have any docks. Fishing is done mainly from the bank and small "John" Boats are permitted.

This lake has some very large Blue Gills and Redears. There are also some nice Channels and some very nice Bass. I have heard of some six plus being pulled from this lake. I personally have seen a couple of five ponders caught.

I would give this lake a 4 ratting just on the quality of the fish there. The water is mainly clear through out the year. During the summer there is a lot of moss that you have to deal with. Other than that for the most part it is a fairly easy lake to fish.

It would surprise me if there were Flatheads or Blues in that lake. I know that Parks@Wildlife did not stock the lake with those types of fish. Not to say that one or the other could have been released in the lake that had been caught some where else by an angler. Also the lake is not deep enough to support a blue. It could support a Flathead.I have never seen or heard of any of those types of fish being caught in that lake as well. Anyway there are a lot of good spots to fish on that lake. They are not hard to find. Even the dock(at night) is fair for some Channel Cats.
It is also a very easy lake to learn and fish. Good luck.

ponds all over Katy have fish in them, decent fishing when using flies

Good idea. Thanks for starting the thread Bazztex.

Anybody know if Burger Lake in Flower Mound is open to the public? Only access via dirt road?

Enlightening us would be like giving the public a map to your honey hole.I doubt I would tell unless I enjoyed lots of company.

Anyone got any reviews for some ponds in S Arlington are, somewhere round 20 and cooper? How good is the kenedale city park pond and whats in there?

Burger lake in Flowermound is not open to the public. It is a private lake in which we lease the rights to. It is listed as Flowermound Furst Ranch on our web-site. It is a 37 acre private lake.

Review: Galleria ponds, Houston, tx

Rating: 3
Availability: fishing welcomed only in the pond closer to 610
Fishes: Bass, sunfish, tilapia, and koi
Where: Transco 3 Dr
Houston, TX 77056

Description: top water in the mornings. i had a blast last summer catching bass here early in the mornings. i would usually stop by there on my way to work.

the pond behind home depot in waxahachie has been real slow. plan on heading out there tomorrow morning though to see whats happening.

Any ponds around Waxahachie?

chandlers landing soverieghn pond
rating 5 out of 5
LMB, BREAM, CARP, CATFISH
Roostertail, crankbait
avaliable
rockwall tx

Review: Lake Pflugerville
Where: East of Pflugerville, Tx (Austin area)
Rating: 3.5/5
Availability: Free
Size: 100 acres
Fish: LMB, Crappie, Channel cats, sunfish

Description: Fairly new community lake built in 2006, deepest point 21 ft. Lots of shallow flats 2-4 ft deep. Starweed and American Pond weed beds in late spring and summer. 1/2 mile wide rock dam and secondary rock dividing structore opposite side of the lake. Stocked every year since 2007.

Fishing can be spotty and it does get crowded at times but it can also be awesome! There are some LARGE bass in here and good numbers of small to medium. Haven't caught a crappie yet and only one channel cat (On a flyrod) but lots of people say they have caught many. largest fish so far has been a 12 Lb. LMB that is pictured at the Pflugerville Dick's sporting goods.

I've personally had good luck with 4" Paca craws, senkos, blue/black spinnerbaits, baby spooks, and mayfly imitations on flyrod.

I've caught everything but crappie on a flyrod late spring to midsummer evenings near the weedbeds along the dam as a very strong mayfly hatch comes off right at dusk. it is literally non-stop as fast as you can reel in, release, and recast. Bass up to 3-4 Lbs and even one channel cat that went about 2.5 Lbs.

Great little community lake, no gas motors allowed. Kayak rentals on site during the summer. Nearest bait shop, Dick's in Pflugerville.

I know where chandlers is where is this pond?

Review: George Bush Park
Where: Houston/Katy, TX (Hwy.6 and Briar Forest Entrance)
Rating: 3/5
Availability: Free
Size: 3 Ponds (maybe 5-6 Acres in Total)
Fish: LMB, Crappie, Spotted Gar

Description: These 3 ponds on Hwy.6 and Briar Forest (check on Google maps). These are man-made ponds where their water levels are fed by rain (part of the Barker reservoir flood plain).

Ive caught LMB and Spotted Gars with Black/Dark and Chartreuse color soft plastics. Crappie have been caught on nightcrawlers. All fish were CPR'ed. You can go to my 'Good-fish' profile to see most of my catches (Adan V).

I focus on LMB, but theres actually hardly any structure that provide good habitats for LMB. The bottoms are smooth clay. So I usually cast parallel to the banks for confidence.

The fish do get few and far in between. Ive sent an email to the administrators of Bush park asking them if the ponds are stocked regularly. They replied that the ponds do not have any fish (whatever).

Still, its a nice place to be outdoors without being out of the city. Its very quiet and nice. Ive seen deer, wild pigs, and hawks. Be careful, because there are snakes, black widows, etc also.

If you do go, PLEASE don't leave trash behind.

Review: George Bush Park (CREEK COVE)
Where: Houston/Katy, TX (Westheimer Pkwy)
Rating: 3/5
Availability: Free
Size: Maybe 2 miles in length
Fish: LMB, Spotted Gar, Carp, Catfish, Bowfin, Im sure theres other species too

Description: This a small creek cove that is fed by rain runoff from the flood plain project. You have to a walk a distance to get to it. If you want to get to every part of the creek, you will need waist high waders to walk through mud and knee high water. There are trees on both sides of the creek, each only 3-4 ft apart from each other, so you have to walk around for awhile to get good bank access and be good at Pitching/Flipping.
The water does get deep. BEWARE: Ive been informed to that there are alligators around. I have yet to see one, but Im keeping my eyes peeled.

Ive caught LMB (Good-size ones), Bowfin, and Gars using black/dark soft plastics. There are pockets of good structure (mainly sunken logs and standing timber) in many places for LMB. Carp and Catfish (Mudcat and Channels) were caught on Nightcrawlers and home-made bait. All fish were CPR'ed.
Again, you can check my Good-fish profile to see lots of them.

Some days are better than others (depending on the elements). I went yesterday evening after work, and I didnt get a single bite for 2.5 hours before having to head home.

Again, if you go, please dont leave your trash behind.

What about bedfords boys ranch? Any fish in there? Also in plano are there any ponds to fish?

River Bend, Plano Tx

Rating: 4

Availability: Private Property Most land owners are nice and have no problems with you fishing behind there houses but there is one A-Hole that will call the cops on you for trespassing! Knock on doors and ask no big deal!

Fishes; LMB maybe others

Where: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.027258,-96.760808&num=1&t=h&sll=33.025792,-96.757021&sspn=0.007934,0.019248&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.027888,-96.760132&spn=0.003967,0.009624&z=17

Description: Great place to kill a few hours on Sundays! LMB from .5-2.5 thats just what I have had on my line. I use soft platics mostly Color-WM/RF works the best for me. The new Gulp Alive 3" minnow works the best!

Review: Lubbock Tx, pond by Raiders Pass apartments
Rating:1.5
Types of fish: bass, carp
I caught a little 8 inch bass with a woolly bugger on my fly rod pond is gross it has plastic bags littered in and around it but there are apparently still fish in it.

Nice info about the round rock area. I just found the old settlers pond a little over a week or so ago, haven't had a chance to fish it yet but would like too. Are those ponds good for bank fishing??

Also, does anyone else on here know of any ponds in central Texas to fish, perfer cats

Review: City Lake Park Mesquite Texas

Rating: 3 out of 5
Availability: Stocked to fish
Fishes: LMB,Channle Cats, Bullheads, and green sunfish Winter it is stocked with trout
Where:403 S. Galloway
Description: Have only been fishing it a few weeks have caught at least two or more LMB in a 3 hour period .Usually very crowded on weekends by catfish fisherman Channels are usually caught on the bottom using worms or stink bait, and frozen shrimp . Sunfish bite on worms,minnows, small top water lures and tiny brush hogs . Great place to take little kids to fish.
rarely see other people casting for bass no one seems to realize they are there .

This one caught on a "tiny" brush hog watermelon /red while fishing for sunfish

Review : Pond behind ITT Tech Richardson
Rating 4 out of 5
Availability : Fished there a few times no one has ever said anything to me .
Fishes : LMB and Sunfish
Where :2101 Waterview Parkway and Campbell Rd
Description :
The pod is getting low and the moss is getting out of hand water is semi clear . I have fished it several times I belive as long as your not taking up student parking your o.k . Have fished it several times and have never failed to catch several bass none under 13 inches . I belive this is a mesquite catch and release lake but this is just hearsay I can't find any info on it but like I said the fishing is really great nice place to take a kid.

fished the pond by ITT today after class the fish were really biteing , caught 4 in about 30 minutes not huge about 13-14 inches but alot of fun on 4 lb test .

I went by that pond yesterday and it was posted "No Trespassing, violators prosecuted" I didn't fish it.

where's this golf course at? i've fished a couple golf courses before i'm from waco tx

What makes tha pond behind homedepot in waxahachie so great is they have that big arreator that comes on constantly and the pond has been there for well a long time

Review: George Bush Presidential Library Pond, College Station
Rating: 2/5
Availability: Fishing welcomed, catch and release only
Species: Bass, Bream, Cats
Location: Off of George Bush behind the library on Texas A&M Campus

There are small numbers of bass and bream in this pond and a good amount of catfish. All fish are TINY. No size whatsoever. Put in a good 10 hours on this pond over several days throwing several different lures and only produced 2 very small bass on a zoom craw. You can catch cats all day long with just about anything edible, but you probably won't catch one over 10" long. Side note: there are pipes and ledges running through this pond, so you WILL lose some lures and rigs. Overall not worth fishing unless you're desperate.

Review: Red Cane Pond in Arlington

Rating: 0-1
Availability: Fishing Allowed
Fishes: Supposedly Cats, definitely sunnies and minnows.
Where: 6500 S Cooper St Arlington, Texas 76001
Description: Not a clue what the best way is. DD caught a turtle, no shock since there were TONS. I've never seen anything like it. Including a hefty snapper! Did see plenty of sunfish and minnows in select areas. But 1/2 (at least) of the pond was covered, COVERED, in dead floating algae. Backside of it there was actually black water and smelled like a swamp. But we gave that side a go to avoid the extremely territorial geese on the 'park' side. They'd made a nest I think right next to the dock and anyone getting withing 20' was chased. Son thought it was amusing, but me not so much. Pretty sure they were Embdens, not known for hostility, but nesting brings out the worst. The others that were there were I think pilgrims or similar and didn't care much. Overall not worth arguing with the multitude of turtles to try and get a fish to bite... but the kids enjoyed the playground.

Fished bethany lakes in allen today. Was in the main pond and managed 3 20"+ channel cats in about 30 minutes. All on a orange/chart 1/16th rooster tail!! Was great fun having my drag go wild and seeing my rod bend like that with light tackle.

Not a single bass...

aknow of any ponds in shertz/cibolo/newbraunfels area

That orange chart rooster tail is a sand bass killer.

Yes it is! Crappie seem to like it as well

Name: Crystal Lake (The Blue Hole)
Rating: 4/5
Availability: Fishing appears to be okay. Never been hassled.
Species: LMB, spots, bluegill (that I know of)
Location: Behind home depot in waxahachie
Description: A very deep, insanely clear old quarry with good structure and plenty of cover. This lake is a very healthy fishery that has abundant supplies of baitfish and vegetation. I've had several lmb out of here. Most have been small but considering this heat, I haven't been able to get where the big girls are. I think as the bass move shallower, you will be able to get some toads from the bank. Because of the thick grass on the bottom, its really hard to fish jigs and the like on bottom, so you're probably going to have to go weightless or get a solid reaction bite, which has been productive

When fishing a small pond, tactics lend themselves to the finesse approach.Mini-boats come in handy when a pond's perimeter has been ringed with vegetation, which is almost always the case. Rig them Texas-style, with a hook forced back into the worm. No slip sinker. Pinch a single BB-sized split shot to the line, six inches above the bait.

Review: Lakeside in Duncanville

Rating: 2.5
Availability: fishing welcome
Fishes: Catfish, Bluegill, and LMB
Where: Camp Wisdom and Hill City
Description: Cat's are dropped every other Monday except in the Winter when they drop Trout instead but they will bite on anything but I like Hot Dogs the best. Bass are in the pond and I have seen them as big as 5 lbs caught on fly's or jigs.

I was told by a fellow that some folks will dump some of what they caught from a lake in Lakeside for the kids to catch.I did not believe that,you are not supposed to do that.Then one day I caught my personal best catfish out of there weighing around 9 lbs.
No way a cat survived and grew in there to that size if not put in there by a fisherman.It made me wonder just what is in these ponds around DFW

Any good spots in Rockwall? What about the chandlers landing ponds? Are they public?

love this thread, very helpful!

Great thread here, thanks I recently moved and will be checking some of these spots out soon

Chandlers is a private gated community

I looked on google maps and didn't see any sort of water near it?

Where is the Crystal Lake?

wow i cant believe herman park has that kind of fish in it. I go to the zoo every now and then with my wife and son. (cuz i get in free for being a active duty soldier) http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/images/icons/default/grin.gif

But never thought to fish there. thanks for this info so when i get my bass pole ready i will surely go and try my luck. Thanks again

where exactly are these places. wouldnt mind giving them a chance to try my luck

man you kidding me. the galleria ponds. i will hit that up for sure. thinking of making a urban pond tread for places around katy, sugarland, stafford and houston ponds. just for someone looking to throw a line in in route to another place.

I live in Heartland close to Forney , we have a 30 or 40 acres pond in the community , it seems that it will have some good Bass but I been trying everything in the tackle box and nothing , but on tuesday i saw a boat there cain of weird since no motor boats are allow in the pond , well i get close and ask them what were they doing and the guy said they were doing a survey !!! and show me a 4lb LMB, they were using some cain of chains in the front of the boat and just using the net to collect the fish , do any of you guys know what this means!!

by the way if any body wants to come and trying let me know and we can meet up !! by the way the only fish i caught is Catfish, Sunfish, and Bluegill ,and lots of carp !!

Rhodes Lake near alvord Texas
5!
Public Fishing
Bass,crappie,bluegill,channels, and carp
LBJ Grasslands AKA My Territory LOL
Bass are great on soft plastics and watermelon worms.Catfish are caught on prepared bait or soft plastics by accident. Crappie-beetle spins.
Bonus**** My 8 pounder was CPR'd:)

Maybe my biggest Hermann Park fish to date. Last Thursday morning on a Big Bite Trick Stick (Senko style bait). 6-7' feet of water, in the drizzle.

WOW that is a nice fish right there. Yeah thanks for all the information I will diffidently try there next time im in that area.

Is Burger lake still available for fishing? How much do they charge to fish there? How can I contact them? Thank you in advance.

Yo i was looking at the rules and regulations of the park. I may keep 1 to eat but im strickly catch and release. depends on the fishing that day. if im bringing them up constanly then i may keep 1 but if they are hurting then its only going catch and release. but also in your pic it looks like your by the big water spout but on the map for fishing your only allowed to fish the left side or west side of the lake. where did you get yours at. and how strongly do they enforce that rule.

That Pop-R is good to you!

Im sorry what does that mean. "Pop-R"

The Topwater lure you are using.

http://www.lurenet.com/brands/rebel-lures/rebel-pop-r

The medical man says top water dont work. I have a pop-r baby bass type. think i should bring it then.

Good to meet you the other day, Soldier. Sorry the "Urban Park Ranger" (how much of an oxymoron is that??!) gave you and your buddy trouble.

I would LOVE to see a bass caugh on a topwater out at the park, but I've never been able to make it happen. That pond is so weird. Even at daybreak and dusk (when most ponds or lakes have all kinds of activity on the surface and fish breaking water, chasing bait, etc), the surface of that pond is calm. I've never seen a bass take something of the top, and I've tried poppers, walk-the-dog, buzzbaits, etc. If you have luck, let me know. I'd love to be able to catch topwater fish out there.

good meeting you there too medicine, but na its fine, I was sure we were going to get booted but it was just funny how he came up to us on his horse. not like im not going to go again. we had alot of fun and going to try it again next time till we get kicked again. he was the first one i seen that day so seems like they get a late start. so thats plenty of time for me to get some in. but ya i had a chug bug top water and no luck. like there lazy lol. but had alot of luck on white swimbaits, roster tails got bass and a bluegill, white fluks, and even on 7" watermelon seed worm. so all in all it was fun. thanks again. and will let you know if i get anything down the road.

Rating:1
Availability: fishing welcome? no motor boats only trolling motors
Fishes; only caught one 1.5 small mouth
Where: boerne city lake
1 City Lake Rd
Boerne, TX 78006

Description: caught one bass off the bank using live worms.
haven't had anything since then.
iys been raining so im guessing that effects the fishing.. went a few times last week using spinning, zoom worms, zoom frogs and night crawlers and didnt catch anything. rumor has it that the fishing is good up the lake at a smaller creek but i paddled out there and the only thing i caught were blisters from cheap walmart oars.
will try again in a few weeks
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Boerne lake can be a challenge but have had good days and bad.

I dont think smallmouth live that far south and in water that warm.

If you are talking about the tank in Flower Mound you might want to contact Salex on here... He is with private water fishing and they have that lake under contract from what I understand.

We no longer lease this lake. But we have 45 others.

Any Panfish ponds around Bastrop TX?

the closest ponds I know of by 20/cooper is off of 360/20 behind the H.D. building, but with the new mall going up, dont know if they filled it in, and the other is south of Sublett on cooper at the park, a buddy of mine has caught some LMB out that little pond at least 2-4lbs.

does anybody know of any ponds in Arlington, to venus . . ..or along 287 . . . . .

Address please? I am a boatless angler in New Berlin

Ponds in front of Ballpark in Arlington

Can't rate it yet
Lawn maintenance saw me fishing from bank, didn't say anything

Went by around 10am just to check it out with j hooks, worms and a bobber. Not well equipped just wanted to see what may be out there. Caught 2 small catfish (1-2 lbs. Sorry not sure what kind) in about an hour. The ducks and turtles kept messing with my bobber. Turtles were having fun pulling it down and all around. Will go back better equipped and let y'all know what happens.

Some friends and I went out there one night armed with bait shrimp a few days after the Kiddy Catfish Tournament. We fished the pond at the intersection of Randol Mill and Legends Way. We set up on the concrete culvert right where it turns out into the pond and stood on the little ledge there. We must have caught 50 catfish an hour that night. Most were small and we threw them all back as we were fishing just for the hell of it and didn't really want to be bothered with cleaning fish that night. I was literally using just a treble with about 5-6 feet of line played out and would bait with shrimp, dip the line, wait a few seconds and get bit. Lift out cat, rebait, rinse and repeat. We tore them up like that for about 3-4 hours. One of my most memorable fishing trips.

Mark

there's plenty of them in the upper guadelupe just afew miles from Boerne

who has some good ft worth aledo benbrook weatherford granbury ponds???

Ido I do

Anyone fish the ponds on Ft. Hood?

Cantonment B
Landfill
Engineer
Larned
Henry
Heiner
Nolan
Blue Hole
East Lake
Birdbath
Area 41
Cowhouse Creek

I fished the one off of old copperas cove rd briefly just checking it out...it was in the heat of the day and I didn't expect any action...

That would be Blue Watch. I forgot to list Copperas Cove 1&2

Has anyone fished the Twin Creeks lately? There are lots of ponds on the course...which ones can we safely fish in?

I'm pretty sure they all hold fish but i dont think they get too big, there should be bass and panfish in there but they stock trout in their during the winter, not sure when tho but i hope this helps!