Frisco | July 2022

FISHING GUIDE

Guide to stocked shing ponds and lakes around Frisco

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FISHING GUIDE FRISCO

PANTHER CREEK PKWY.

423

HONEY GROVE DR.

ELDORADO PKWY.

ANDREW LN.

BEAR CREEK LN.

3 MCKINNEY RD.

COMPILED BY GRANT JOHNSON Every year the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department stocks an estimated 40 million sh in public lakes, ponds and bays throughout the state, according to the department’s website. Cast a line in any of these eight public bodies of water in Frisco.

POWDER HORN LN.

MAIN ST.

HIGH SHOALS DR.

ROLATER RD.

NANCY JANE LN.

KEY

Channel catsh Rainbow trout

Largemouth bass

Bluegill

Sun sh

STONEBROOK PKWY.

Black crappie

LEBANON RD.

1 Vial Lake 7599 Eldorado Parkway Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight 1 1

DNT TOLL

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset 1 1 1

Amenities: barbecue grill, benches, trails, playground, picnic tables, restrooms, trails 4 Northeast Community Park 2895 Honey Grove Drive Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight 1 1 Amenities: picnic tables, playground, sports practice elds, skate park, trails 5 Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt 3925 Bear Creek Lane Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset 1

Texas requires individuals age 17 and older who are shing in public waters in the state to have a shing license. Exemptions include: • Anyone under age 17 • Anyone born before Jan. 1, 1931 • Anyone shing in privately owned bodies of water • Anyone shing within the boundaries of a state park More information can be found at https://tpwd.texas.gov /shboat/sh/. DO I NEED A FISHING LICENSE? 8 Frisco Athletic Center Pond 5828 Nancy Jane Lane Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset 1 1 1 1 1 1

Amenities: pavilion, trails 6 Boyd Park 355 Stonebrook Parkway Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight 1 Amenities: benches, shing deck, trails 7 Teel Pond 3300 High Shoals Drive Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset Exact species unknown

Amenities: barbecue grill, nature garden, pavilion, picnic areas, playground, restrooms, trails, sports practice elds 2 Harold Bacchus Community Park 13995 E. Main St. Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight 1 Amenities: benches, picnic tables, play- ground, restrooms, trails, sports practice elds

3 Frisco Commons 8000 McKinney Road

TYPES OF TACKLE

Spinners have one or more blades that spin around a safety pin- type shaft.

Poppers are used at the surface of the

Jigs can be used to catch nearly every kind of freshwater sh.

water and make noise to attract sh.

Spoons are metal lures that mimic the action of swimming minnows.

Plastic baits come in many sizes and colors, and can have built-in scents to attract sh.

Bobbers are attached a certain length from tackle used to keep bait at the desired depth.

SOURCES: CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENTCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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