Managing Private Lakes & Ponds
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department does not provide stocking or on-site consulting services for private lakes and ponds. However, resources are available to landowners who want to manage ponds for fishing. You'll find some useful links on this page, along with tips on where to get more information.
Construction, Stocking and Management
- Bossing Your Own Pond - Texas Wildlife, July 2005
- Pond Management Manual - Texas Chapter, American Fisheries Society
Management guidelines for new and existing ponds, including stocking recommendations - List
of Commercial Hatcheries - from Texas Aquaculture Association
Look for a link that says "TAA Availability List" - Rotenone: Its Use in Fisheries Management
(PDF 136.8 KB) - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Unwanted Vegetation
- Managing Nuisance Aquatic Plants - TPWD
- Triploid Grass Carp Permits - TPWD
- Pond Manager's Diagnostics Tool - AgriLife Extension Service
Additional Resources
Texas AgriLife Extension offers booklets, fact sheets, and expert advice on aquaculture and pond management.
Search Southern Regional Aquaculture Center for fact sheets on a variety of topics.