Aquatic Invasive Species Team
aquatic.invasives@tpwd.texas.gov
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
Public Waters Stocked with Triploid Grass Carp
The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is listed as a potentially harmful exotic species in Texas. However, state law allows controlled stocking of triploid (non-reproducing) grass carp to control nuisance aquatic plants. Anyone wishing to purchase or stock these fish in public or private water must first obtain a permit from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Grass carp are rarely caught by anglers, but it happens on occasion. This page lists public water bodies where Triploid Grass Carp Permits are in effect. If a grass carp is caught in these waters, it must be immediately returned to the water unharmed.
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County | Water Body Name | City or Location |
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Bowie | Spring Lake Park Pool | Texarkana |
Brazoria | First Capitol Park Pond | 13th St. in West Columbia |
Camp | Pittsburg City Lake | |
Coke | Knierim | Bronte |
Dallas | Winn Park | |
Dallas | Lakeside Park | Duncanville, near Cedar Ridge & Camp Wisdom Rd. |
Dallas | Valley Ridge Park | Cedar Hill, on Weaver east of Hwy. 67 |
Denton | Roanoke Community Park Pond | |
Denton | Flower Mound Rheudasil | |
Denton | Churchill Crossing Pond | |
Fort Bend | Forty Acre | Brazos Bend State Park |
Franklin | Lake Cypress Springs | |
Grayson | Waterloo Lake | West side of Denison |
Guadalupe | GBRA Pool | |
Harris | McGovern Lake | Hermann Park, Houston |
Harris | Sheldon State Park Children's #1 | |
Harris | Theiss Attaway Nature Center Pond | Tomball |
Hartley | Rita Blanca Kids Fishing Pond | Rita Blanca WMA |
Henderson | Winchester Lake | In Winchester Park East of FM 315 and South of Chandler |
Hidalgo | Rio Grande | |
Lampasas | Sulphur Creek | |
Madison | Madisonville | |
McLennan | Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir | |
Midland | Hogan Golf Course | |
Montgomery | Lake Conroe | |
Polk | Pedigo Park Pond #2 | Livingston |
San Saba | Mill Creek Park | Off Hwy 190, 5 blocks east of courthouse |
Smith | City of Whitehouse | |
Smith | Harvey Lakes | University of Texas at Tyler |
Smith | Tyler Nature Center Pond | |
Tarrant | Webb Community Park Pond | Arlington |
Tarrant | Green Valley Community Park Pond A | North Richland Hills |
Tarrant | Grapevine Golf Course | |
Tarrant | Kennedale City Park | |
Tarrant | Randol Mill Duck Pond | Arlington |
Tarrant | Cliff Nelson Pond | |
Taylor | Elm Creek Buffalo Wallow | Abilene State Park |
Travis | Southeast Metropolitan Park Ponds 1&5 | Off Texas 71 east of Del Valle |
Walker | Lake Raven | Huntsville State Park |
Washington | Holt Pond | |
Williamson | Berry Springs Mill Pond | Berry Springs Park & Preserve |
Wood | Lake Hawkins |