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6/5/2026Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are being stocked into all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! ...
06/05/2026

6/5/2026

Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are being stocked into all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Locations, numbers and approximate stocking times are listed below.
Construction/traffic may impact stocking times.
City Lake Park in Mesquite - 710 fish; ~9:00 AM
Lakeside Park in Duncanville - 426 fish; ~9:20 AM
Chisholm Park in Hurst - 426 fish; ~9:45 AM
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth - 426 fish; ~10:30 AM
South Lakes Park in Denton - 540 fish; ~11:00 AM
The daily bag limit is 5 fish per person day, there is no minimum length limit on Channel Catfish, anglers may use no more than 2 poles at a time, and anglers 17 years and older must have a fishing license. To report violations, please contact Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-4263.
To find the site nearest you, please check this link: https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/programs/neighborhood-fishin/ -to-go

5/22/2026Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are being stocked into all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning!...
05/22/2026

5/22/2026

Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are being stocked into all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Locations, numbers and approximate stocking times are listed below.
Construction/traffic may impact stocking times.
City Lake Park in Mesquite - 710 fish; ~10:20 AM
Lakeside Park in Duncanville - 426 fish; ~10:10 AM
Chisholm Park in Hurst - 426 fish; ~10:45 AM
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth - 426 fish; ~10:30 AM
South Lakes Park in Denton - 540 fish; ~11:30 AM
The daily bag limit is 5 fish per person day, there is no minimum length limit on Channel Catfish, anglers may use no more than 2 poles at a time, and anglers 17 years and older must have a fishing license. To report violations, please contact Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-4263.
To find the site nearest you, please check this link: https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/programs/neighborhood-fishin/ -to-go

5/8/2026Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are on their way to all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Loc...
05/08/2026

5/8/2026

Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are on their way to all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Locations, numbers and approximate stocking times are listed below.
Construction/traffic may impact stocking times.
City Lake Park in Mesquite - 710 fish; ~9:45 AM
Lakeside Park in Duncanville - 426 fish; ~10:00 AM
Chisholm Park in Hurst - 426 fish; ~10:20 AM
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth - 426 fish; ~10:45 AM
South Lakes Park in Denton - 540 fish; ~11:30 AM
The daily bag limit is 5 fish per person day, there is no minimum length limit on Channel Catfish, anglers may use no more than 2 poles at a time, and anglers 17 years and older must have a fishing license. To report violations, please contact Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-4263.
To find the site nearest you, please check this link: https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/programs/neighborhood-fishin/ -to-go

We had a great time at Mayfest Fort Worth, Texas yesterday! The weather was great, the food was yummy, and the fish tale...
05/03/2026

We had a great time at Mayfest Fort Worth, Texas yesterday! The weather was great, the food was yummy, and the fish tales were incredible!
We will be out again today from 11:00 - 7:00. You can your tickets at this link https://mayfest.org/festival/.

05/02/2026

04/30/2026

4/30/26
It’s the week of Lone Star Bass stockings! Yesterday, with the help of the staff from Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Texas Parks and Wildlife, we stocked ~160,000 Lone Star Bass fingerlings into Joe Pool Reservoir. The objective of this stocking is to boost the trophy potential of the existing Largemouth Bass population. Toyota ShareLunker Program - Texas Parks and Wildlife

04/29/2026

4/29/26
Yesterday, with the help of the staff from Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Texas Parks and Wildlife, we stocked ~68,000 Lone Star Bass fingerlings into Benbrook Lake. The objective of this stocking is to boost the trophy potential of the existing Largemouth Bass population. Toyota ShareLunker Program - Texas Parks and Wildlife

4//24/26Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are on their way to all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Loc...
04/24/2026

4//24/26
Happy Catfish Friday! Channel Catfish are on their way to all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Locations, numbers and approximate stocking times are listed below.
Construction/traffic may impact stocking times.
City Lake Park in Mesquite - 710 fish; ~9:45 AM
Lakeside Park in Duncanville - 426 fish; ~9:45 AM
Chisholm Park in Hurst - 426 fish; ~10:20 AM
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth - 426 fish; ~12:30 PM
South Lakes Park in Denton - 540 fish; ~12:00 PM
The daily bag limit is 5 fish per person day, there is no minimum length limit on Channel Catfish, anglers may use no more than 2 poles at a time, and anglers 17 years and older must have a fishing license. To report violations, please contact Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-4263.

04/10/2026

4/10/26
Don't Stop Believin'! Channel Catfish have begun their Journey to to all 5 DFW Neighborhood Fishin' Ponds this morning! Locations, numbers and approximate stocking times are listed below.

The fish are being escorted by our esteemed hatchery staff from Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Texas Parks and Wildlife and Dundee Fish Hatchery - Texas Parks and Wildlife so traffic may impact stocking times.

City Lake Park in Mesquite - 710 fish; ~9:30 AM
Lakeside Park in Duncanville - 426 fish; ~9:30 AM
Chisholm Park in Hurst - 426 fish; ~9:45 AM
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth - 426 fish; ~11:30 AM
South Lakes Park in Denton - 540 fish; ~1:00 PM

The daily bag limit is 5 fish per person day, there is no minimum length limit on Channel Catfish, anglers may use no more than 2 poles at a time, and anglers 17 years and older must have a fishing license. To report violations, please contact Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-4263.

Attention Neighborhood Fishin' anglers! The wait is nearly over! Channel Catfish stockings at the 5 DFW-area Neighborhoo...
04/02/2026

Attention Neighborhood Fishin' anglers! The wait is nearly over! Channel Catfish stockings at the 5 DFW-area Neighborhood Fishin' sites will resume Friday, April 10, 2026. Stockings occur every other week after that until August, but resume again in September.

The numbers stocked at each site is based on the overall size of each waterbody and is as follows each stocking:
Chisholm Park in Hurst: 426 fish
Greenbriar Park in Fort Worth: 426 fish
Lakeside Park in Duncanville: 426 fish
City Lake Park in Mesquite: 710 fish
South Lakes Park (South pond) in Denton: 540 fish

To the best of our ability, approximate times will be published the day of stockings after hearing from hatchery staff.

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