Every year the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department stocks an estimated 40 million fish 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.

1. Vial Lake

7599 Eldorado Parkway

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight

Stocked with: Channel catfish, largemouth bass

Amenities: barbecue grill, nature garden, pavilion, picnic areas, playground, restrooms, trails, sports practice fields

2. Harold Bacchus Community Park

13995 E. Main St.

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight

Stocked with: Channel catfish

Amenities: benches, picnic tables, playground, restrooms, trails, sports practice fields

3. Frisco Commons

8000 McKinney Road

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset

Stocked with: Channel catfish, largemouth bass, black crappie

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

Stocked with: Channel catfish, largemouth bass

Amenities: picnic tables, playground, sports practice fields, skate park, trails

5. Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt

3925 Bear Creek Lane

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset

Stocked with: Channel catfish

Amenities: pavilion, trails

6. Boyd Park

355 Stonebrook Parkway

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes at midnight

Stocked with: Channel catfish

Amenities: benches, fishing deck, trails

7. Teel Pond

3300 High Shoals Drive

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset

Exact stocked species unknown

8. Frisco Athletic Center Pond

5828 Nancy Jane Lane

Opens 30 minutes before sunrise, closes 30 minutes after sunset

Stocked with: Channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, rainbow trout, black crappie



Editor's note: This original post has been edited to correct an error. The name of the first body of water is Vial Lake.