Trinadad Power Plant

Does anyone know anything about the TXU power plant lake in Trinidad. I drove all around that thing trying to get on it. Supposedly they used to let people fish it but it was locked up like Fort Knox. Unless I couldnt find the right entrance. Will they let people fish it?

The plant is seasonal which means it only runs in the summer. They used to let plant retirees fish in the discharge canal but not the lake plus the water was so polutted you couldn't eat the fish.
Johnny

I grew up fishing there! Great times - good memories... My grandparents lived in Trinidad and we had family that were TP&L employees. We used to have our family reunions on the property in the cabins they had there. I can remember trot lining and wade fishing all over the place on that lake.

I remember a new plant manager came in and he shut us down on fishing from within the plant. We still would go and fish the #2 and #3 bridge when we would go spend time with my granddad.

Back then ( and I'm talking early to mid 80's), we would eat a bunch of fish out of that lake. I don't remember any pollution at all, in fact, it was always pretty clean!

txaggrad94 i have family there also and we had some family reunions there as well,my uncle retired from tpl and like you ate fish from there as well.1year they stocked the lake w/tilapi(africanperch) and they multiplied until the water temp dropped one late winter and killed'em ALL banks were covered w/dead tilipa and smelled the whole town up.also caught some really nice lmb wading and fishing the cattails,tpw used the lake for studying florida/native bass in the early years.very good channel catfishing lake to this day..

Doc,

I bet we know some of the same people. My granddad's last name was Miller. Lots of family was in Trinidad at one time - their last names were Fleming and Stanfield. They were the ones that were TP&L guys. Some still work for TXU currently. Small world!

hey tx what up ,i have not been here lately and came across this post wanted to let you know my uncle's harold colvin is the barber and richard colvin retired from tpl few years back they know ur folks,oh my cousin greg colvin also works for tpl except he's out there west of ft.worth somewhere.yes sir small world like trinadad...check you later.... j.brown

yep small world. Your uncle has cut my hair before. My granddatd used to take me in there when I was little!

lol yea he still cuts mine,all those old-timers love there wolf hunting w/them greyhounds..

drflickit, how long have you lived in Kemp?