BY TIM GLAZE AND CONNOR PITTMAN
Zooming in
What’s next
City o cials plans to stock bluegill, redear sun sh and coppernose bluegill in the pond this fall, depending on the availability of the sh and the weather. Another round of stocking of the same sh is planned for next spring, per o cials. Next, city and Texas Parks and Wildlife sta plan to stock the pond with ngerling Lone Star bass in the summer of 2024—after the other sh complete a few reproductive cycles, o cials said. Projections estimate quality-size sh are expected within three to ve years as the ecosystem matures. “Coppell has done a great job providing a shing pond for its residents, and there’s going to be some really great sh in the pond,” Fox Holt said. “Residents just need to be patient.”
Coppell Community Experiences assistant director. Fox Holt allocated funding from a grant program to install structural elements for sh and the ecosystem. “Anytime I get to work in a pond is a special circumstance,” Fox Holt said.
With the pond drained, Mejorado and Coppell Police O cer Lyle Hukil took the opportunity to “scope out” the bottom of the pond. The pair of experienced shermen said they saw no “ sh struc- ture,” such as rocks, plants or other living spaces for sh to hide or live in, or to attract them to the pond. The duo contacted Fox Holt and Adam Richter,
New sh structures added:
16 piles of stones and bricks provide shelter for sh and other small creatures.
Six concrete culverts serve as an ecosystem location and are good spawning locations for cat sh.
A Mossback sh attractor resembles a tree and provides feeding for invertebrates, which are then eaten by smaller sh.
SOURCE: CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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