Phil Lilley

I think both of us, Bill and I, have admitted just what you're stating. Bill isn't trying to justify anything, just pointing out interesting facts he's researched. Not sure why we keep getting beat over the head for this. I may just delete this post, the article and the video and be done with it.

This was my first time on LOZ, as I said. There are docks ALL OVER the lake. There's hardly a bare shore anywhere. We did look for docks in deeper water. I bet some docks have brush. LOZ is an old lake so what brush is there is put there. If I had a dock there it would be full of brush.

http://www.lovelycitizen.com/story/1482955.html EUREKA SPRINGS -- The high water level of Beaver Lake caused by repeated rains during the spring and summer will soon come to a close. On Monday, Dec. 1, the Army Corps of Engineers began making releases through the hydropower turbines to bring the reservoir down almost six feet to the top of the conservation pool. "We won't be opening the floodgates like we did in the spring," said P. J. Spaul, Public Affairs Officer for the Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Office in Little Rock. "We'll use the turbines to release the water." Last in line Spaul said the process has taken so long because five other dams downstream on the 722-mile-lone White River had to lower their own impoundments enough to make room for water from Beaver Lake. "We'll lower the lake to 1,120.4 feet, what most people consider 'normal,' although Beaver is a man-made lake and meant to fluctuate," Spaul said. "1,120.4 is the level we try to maintain except for extremely wet or dry weather." The Corps is advising boat dock owners to keep an eye on their docks during the first two weeks in December and move them as needed to prevent them from grounding as the lake recedes. Starkey Marina "For us, for most of the concessionaires, this will be a pretty much everyday thing," said Linda Lemon, co-owner of Starkey Marina. "It's the private dock owners, the ones who aren't permanent residents and don't have anyone to look after their docks, who may be left high and dry. For us, it will mean checking the docks daily, or maybe twice a day, instead of once a week." Phased drawdown Releases will continue 18 hours a day. If additional heavy rains fall in the interim, the process could be extended over a longer period of time. On or about Wednesday, Dec. 10, the releases will be cut back to 12 hours a day, and the lake level will continue going down at a slower rate until about Dec. 13, when the conservation pool elevation of 1,120.4 ft. is expected to be reached. Daily lake information can be obtained on the Internet by going to www.swl.usace.army.mil and clicking the "Water Management" button.

http://www.outdoorcentral.com/fishing/fish...arkansas-waters December 3, 2008 LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 856,500 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during October, according to Mike Armstrong, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed in excess of 144,000 pounds. October stockings: Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 150 catchable rainbow trout Lake Ann, Benton County, 8,775 yearling black crappie Lake Atalanta, Benton County, 1,700 catchable rainbow trout Lake Austell, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish Lake Avalon, Benton County, 4,690 fingerling black crappie Bear Creek Lake, Lee County, 1,880 catchable channel catfish Beaver Lake, Washington and Benton Counties, 60,000 yearling black crappie Beaver Tailwater, Carroll County, 10,501 catchable rainbow trout Benton City Lake, Saline County, 1,300 catchable channel catfish Bicentennial Lake, Sebastian County, 300 catchable channel catfish Big Piney Creek, Pope County, 256 catchable channel catfish Bois d Arc Lake, Hempstead County, 314 catchable channel catfish Boyle Park Pond, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish Bradley County Lake, Bradley County, 180 catchable channel catfish Bragg Lake, Ouachita County, 260 catchable rainbow trout Lake Brittany, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie Bull Shoals Lake, Marion, Boone and Baxter Counties, 45,600 yearling blue catfish Bull Shoals Lake, Marion County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish Cabot Community Pond, Lonoke County, 1,006 catchable channel catfish Calion Lake, Union County, 774 catchable rainbow trout Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 300 catchable channel catfish Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 24 yearling grass carp Cavester Cove, Sharp County, 250 catchable channel catfish Cedar-Piney Lake, Yell County, 336 catchable channel catfish Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 352 catchable channel catfish Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 3,000 yearling grass carp Charleston City Lake, Franklin County, 342 catchable channel catfish Cherrywood Lake, Pulaski County, 1,310 catchable channel catfish Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 80,000 yearling black crappie Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 20,000 yearling white crappie Clubhouse Lake, Yell County, 160 catchable channel catfish Cotter Big Spring, Baxter County, 300 catchable rainbow trout Cox Creek Lake, Grant County, 260 yearling grass carp Cox Cypress Lake, Arkansas County, 257 catchable channel catfish Craighead Forest Park Lake, Craighead County, 400 yearling grass carp Crossett City Park Lake, Ashley County, 400 catchable channel catfish Cypress Bayou Pond, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish Lake DeGray, Hot Spring and Clark Counties, 25,560 yearling black crappie Lake Des Arc, Prairie County, 1,050 catchable channel catfish De Witt City Lake, Arkansas County, 450 catchable channel catfish Lake Dunn, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish Dupree Park Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish Energy Park Lake, Garland County, 300 catchable channel catfish Engineer Lake #2, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish Lake Enterprise, Ashley County, 900 catchable channel catfish Fair Park Pond, Hempstead County, 400 catchable channel catfish Family Park Lake, Garland County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish Foreman Lake, Pulaski County, 240 catchable grass carp Forrest City Sports Complex Pond, St. Francis County, 200 catchable channel catfish Fort Roots Lake, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish Fourche LaFave River, Scott County, 526 catchable channel catfish Lake Georgia-Pacific, Ashley County, 1,700 catchable channel catfish Grandview #1 Lake, Hempstead County, 326 catchable channel catfish Greers Ferry Lake, Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, 30,817 yearling black crappie Lake Greeson, Pike County, 7,350 yearling black crappie Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 2,639 catchable channel catfish Harris Brake Lake, Perry County, 982 catchable channel catfish Harrison City Lake, Boone County, 300 catchable channel catfish Hickson Lake, Monroe County, 157 catchable channel catfish Lake Hindsville, Madison County, 8,556 fingerling bluegill bream Huckleberry Lake, Pope County, 589 catchable channel catfish Hunter Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish Illinois Bayou, Pope County, 400 catchable channel catfish Interstate Pond #2, Monroe County, 257 catchable channel catfish Interstate Pond #4, Monroe County, 171 catchable channel catfish Irons Fork Lake, Polk County, 460 catchable channel catfish Lake June, Lafayette County, 296 catchable channel catfish Keeland Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish Kingfisher Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish Kiwanis Park, Pulaski County, 800 catchable channel catfish Lee Creek, Crawford County, 384 catchable channel catfish Lee Creek Lake, Crawford County, 902 catchable channel catfish Lilly Pad Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish Little Missouri River, Pike County, 879 catchable channel catfish Little Red River, Cleburne County, 19,135 catchable rainbow trout Lake Loch Lomond, Benton County, 33,390 yearling black crappie Lake Lou Emma, Crawford County, 290 catchable channel catfish Lyon College Pond, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish MacArthur Park Lake, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish Martin Luther King Park, Jefferson County, 800 catchable channel catfish McKinley Park Lake, Saline County, 510 catchable channel catfish Mike & Janet Huckabee Kids Pond, Hempstead County, 200 catchable channel catfish Mike & Janet Huckabee Lake, Hempstead County, 310 catchable channel catfish Miller Pond, Woodruff County, 150 catchable channel catfish Mirror Lake, Stone County, 1,000 catchable rainbow trout Lake Monticello, Drew County, 755 catchable channel catfish Mulberry River, Franklin County, 590 catchable channel catfish Murphy Park Lake, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout Nashville City Park Lake, Howard County, 250 catchable channel catfish Lake Norrell, Saline County, 240 yearling grass carp Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 22,000 yearling blue catfish Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish Norfork River, Baxter County, 2,071 fingerling brown trout Norfork River, Baxter County, 8,288 catchable rainbow trout Norwood Lake, Benton County, 2,450 yearling black crappie Old Davidsonville State Park Lake, Randolph County, 304 catchable channel catfish Otter Creek Park Pond, Pulaski County, 650 catchable channel catfish Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 10,026 catchable channel catfish Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 50,624 yearling black crappie Ouachita River, Hot Spring County, 1,251 catchable channel catfish Parkway Village Ponds, Pulaski County, 608 catchable channel catfish Petit Jean River, Yell County, 632 catchable channel catfish Lake Pickthorne, Lonoke County, 528 catchable channel catfish Plum Bayou, Lonoke County, 3,040 yearling black crappie Pullen Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish Lake Rayburn, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie Regional Park Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish Robe Bayou, Monroe County, 306 catchable channel catfish Lake Saracin/Pine Bluff Lake, Jefferson County, 1,502 catchable channel catfish Searcy City Lake, White County, 250 catchable channel catfish Shores Lake, Franklin County, 298 catchable channel catfish Siloam Springs City Park, Benton County, 300 catchable catfish Spring River, Fulton County, 9,645 catchable rainbow trout Spring River, Fulton County, 10,000 fingerling brown trout Lake Springdale, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 2,592 yearling blue catfish Swepco Lake, Benton County, 112,490 fingerling bluegill bream Swepco Lake, Benton County, 50 yearling grass carp Tri County Lake, Calhoun County, 448 catchable channel catfish War Memorial Park, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish Ward City Lake, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish Wells Lake, Sebastian County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish Lake Winona, Saline County, 1,722 catchable channel catfish Lake Wedington, Washington County, 28,520 fingerling bluegill bream White River, Baxter, Izard, Marion and Stone Counties, 68,320 catchable rainbow trout White River, Baxter, Izard and Stone Counties, 78,349 fingerling brown trout White River, Jackson and Independence Counties, 8,460 catchable paddlefish White River, Independence and Stone Counties, 10,560 fingerling paddlefish White River, Independence County, 3,000 yearling paddlefish Whitstine Lake, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish Lake Wilson, Ashley County, 457 catchable channel catfish Lake Windsor, Benton County, 15,400 yearling black crappie Wrape Plantation Lake, Arkansas County, 166 catchable channel catfish Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond, Yell County, 288 catchable channel catfish

I was not comfortable at all. Bill knew it. I think he was a little too. Next time we'll have to find a way to catch those fish without getting off on the docks.

Sure- I'll let you know when I find them. And yes last year we caught some nice crappie.

If you're done fishing for the day and have a limit of trout, you can fillet the fish on a dock or on the bank (if the place you're fishing allows cleaning on the bank) and bag them. The fish have to be properly labeled, name to identify who's fish they are. Head and skin I guess is if you were still on the water fishing in an area where you'd have to prove they were legal fish as to kind and length. Of course that's about any body of water in Missouri. Once the catch is "off the water" then it can be separated from it's head and/or skin. A cleaning station is off the water.

I got an answer from an agent. laker67 is pretty much right on.

BUNA, Texas — A class ring lost for decades in an East Texas lake is back with its owner after turning up in a fish caught the day after Thanksgiving. Joe Richardson of Buna told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he wishes he knew "how many fish it's been in." Richardson was fishing at Lake Sam Rayburn about two weeks after his 1987 graduation from Universal Technical Institute in Houston when he lost the ring. The 41-year-old mechanic says on Nov. 28 received a call from a fisherman who had reeled in a more than 8-pound bass. The ring that had been in the fish had "Joe Richardson" etched in the band. Richardson says the fisherman did an Internet search and made several calls before reaching him and returning the ring. Buna is about 110 miles northeast of Houston. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461447,00.html

I did search youtube for other videos of anyone fishing from docks on LOZ- none.

John- I was thinking about hitting the Landing Wall on Taney and the mouth of Roark for crappies. They should be there soon if not now. I've caught them the last 3-4 years starting in January each winter. Been thinking about what we did AND posting the video. I, being the owner of a widely read website on fishing, shouldn't have posted a video of us fishing from docks we didn't have permission fishing off of. LOZ may be a lake where this is common practice but it's still trespass and it shouldn't be promoted. I thought through it- even if a dock owner doesn't care if someone boards his dock- unless it's posted "welcome- fish from my dock" you shouldn't board it. I didn't see any such signs. Did see one welcome mat on one dock. Now should you go to LOZ and do what we did? According to Bill there's little problem with it and that may be so. I love Bill to death- he's one of my best friends- but he's only one person and one person's opinion, although he does have history on LOZ. Weigh it all and decide for yourselves. One thing's for sure- LOZ is a crappie producing machine!! I'd like to go back sometime.

Is this a new occurrence but has this always been an issue? Internet sites like OAF count on recognizing members via cookies they lay on your computer. If you don't allow cookies or a virus has caused some problems with your system, then you'll have problems being recognized. It may be something in OAF's software. I'll turn in a trouble ticket - depends on what answers we get here.

Don't think anyone was offended... only one person mentioned in on this topic I think. But it is an anomaly that a lake like LOZ has that kind of unspoken policy, so to speak. Most places I don't think are like that. But the main reason, I think, LOZ of like this is that 99% of the places there are empty in the winter.

The only way to catch these crappies WITHOUT getting out on a dock is to have a long crappie pole and reach in and drop a jig. But even so, it would be very difficult do so because of all the stuff in the way. There were docks we pulled into that stalls were open and you could cast up in and we did catch a few that way. But most stalls were filled. I knew and know that docks are private and you should get permission... not making excuses here for our actions or anyone elses... but I'd think if there were that many docks on LOZ and there was a rampant problems with people getting off and fishing on these docks that there would be more No Trespass signs posted. Like I said- we only saw 3 on the same property out of hundreds. Now read what I typed carefully before lambasting me.

I knew this might get me (us) in trouble... it's one thing doing what we did and it's another doing it and then posting it on the internet. But... I told Bill to check out the forum- that he had some questions to answer. I did scrub the deck off REAL good- left the dock in better shape than we found it. Bill only cleaned a couple before he complained about his back hurting. We had a make-shift board and clean the rest on it.

Guides and clients both fillet trout at our dock everyday. But I don't think you're supposed to on the water, esp while still fishing. I've asked so we'll see.

Seems like the Corp is settling into a pattern of generation this week of running water early in the mornings till about 10 am, then shutting it down till 5 pm and running it a bit into the night. This is a pretty typical pattern- they are generating power during peak power demand times of the day/night. On colder nights/mornings, people are kicking their heaters on to warm up the house or office, then cutting them back during the day. Makes sense I guess. The water they're running in the mornings isn't that much and it doesn't take long for it to drop out once they shut it down. These darker days seem to make the trout bite a bit better. Today, the wind has laid down though so the fish are going to be a little hard to fool and easier to spook. If there's just a little breeze, our trout get active and start looking for stuff to eat. That's why I tell people to seek out choppy surfaces along the lake. Up below the dam, wade fishing was been great. There's alot of rainbows up there for the catching. Stripping leeches and buggers in earth colors (brown, olive, black, purple, dark red) #10's to #6's in deeper pools (from the cable half way down to outlet #2, between #2 to the top of rebar, the big hole area down thru the KOA). Stripping soft hackles in red, olive, black or yellow #14's and #16's where there's a little current and/or where there's a chop on the surface of the water; stripping a crackle back in lighter colors (white hackle/red, yellow, orange body) #14 in same areas and conditions as soft hackles. Dry flies #8 stimulator in yellow or orange, #12 olive elk hair caddis, #14 renegades, #14 black ants worked against the banks, especially a bluff or high bank. Midge larva and pupa fished where rainbows are feeding on midges, either on the surface or under the surface- #20's to #24's thread midge or emergers in cream, brown, olive or red. Either grease the line or use a small indicator but it must be small and light like a palsa not to spook the trout that are feeding. They tend to be either in shallow water or close to the surface when feeding on midges to the line or indicator will scare them easily. Zebra Midge #14's to #20's in red, black, olive, rust, pearl using a variety of heads, mainly tungsten, fished below an indicator targeting feeding rainbows. Depth of fly depends on trout activity. If they're feeding close to the surface, set the indicator about 10 inches. If not, set it at 2-4 feet. Scuds and sow bugs #12's to #20's but mainly #16's and #18's in olive, varied shades of gray, tan and brown. Some have been tying a bit of orange in the dubbing imitating a pregnant or dead scud. Either use weighted flies or use a small split shot. Areas- anywhere from the cable down to Fall Creek. Tippet - 5x-6x for most nymphs (scuds, sow bugs), 4x for most woolies and leeches, 6x for most zebras, and some midges but when using the smallest midges, use 7x, dries- depends on the size of the fly. Micro jigs, mainly in olive, black and brown. Set the indicator about 4-5 feet deep and seek out choppy water. Marabou jigs will work too. one-eighth to 1/125th oz in sculpin, sculpin/orange, sculpin/ginger, black/yellow, olive, sculpin/olive have been good colors. Areas- anywhere on the lake basically but the best areas have been from Lookout down thru Fall Creek, Fall Creek thru Cooper Creek and even further down to the Landing. Marabou jigs worked straight-lined without a float, sizes from 1/32nd oz to 1/8th oz, depending on tackle (line size and rod size) and conditions of water and weather. If it's windy, it's hard to work a small jig. Four pound line is standard but some use 2 pound. Six pound it way too big. Cranks baits like rapalas, pointers and rogues have been working fair. Work them against bluff banks around fallen trees and structure for browns and open water for rainbows. Windy conditions or during generation is best. Live bait- air injected night crawlers are best. Either drift them on the bottom when water is running or anchor and use them still fishing. Best to anchor close to the banks and off the channel and throw into the channel or up off the channel on the sides. Don't anchor and block channels- will just cause frustration to you and other boaters. Best areas are from Fall Creek to Short Creek. Gulp Power Eggs are working good too. Use one white and one other color- pink, orange or yellow. Use 4 pound line, preferably green or clear. Use a small split shot to get the bait to the bottom.

I knew this would come up. Baber will have to address this cause I can't. It's his old stomping grounds and he said everyone does it up there- always have. If there's a sign on a dock that prohibits trespass, you don't go there but we only saw one set of three docks that had signs. We did fish one big dock that a lady manager came down to check boats. She asked how fishing was and was nice. I thought it was unusual and felt uneasy but Bill assured me it was ok. I did see one private dock with a welcome mat on the end of a stall- a place where someone would dock and get off to enter their dock.

Will have video uploaded shortly. It's already on youtube and my facebook page. It will be on OA homepage in flash format. sorry no video. Here's a pic I shot for the heck of it. Didn't know how it'd turn out. Fairly nice.

We had a marvelous day of fishing. No heated docks. It was 34 and breezy when we put in at 10 am. Put in at Coffman Beach Access. Started with the docks there at the ramp as instructed and found 4 keepers on the second to the last dock in that row. Caught on a purple swimming minnow, 1/16th oz jig head. We saw a couple of guys on a private dock catching fish working the stalls. Boated to another row of docks this time in deeper water. Nothing. Boated to some big docks that were extended out in the lake further and saw the same guys on one of three sets of docks so we picked one of the other docks and got out. We did good. Bill started throwing a 1/16th white marabou jig and floating/jigging it down and that worked the best by far. We'd catch crappie in 5 to 25 feet of water but I'd say the best depth was 8-12 feet. We didn't find crappie in every dock. They seemed to like 25-40 feet of water under the docks. We ended up with 20 nice keepers up to 15 inches. Threw back some 10-11 inches in the beginning because we didn't have a measuring stick. We caught between 100-120 crappies in 6 hours. My first time on LOZ. Sorry- video deleted.

Will return tomorrow evening with a glowing report and slabs.

Yes- Wapsi got real picky about HOW I ordered. I did miss a message at the office but I finally got the order in. Should be just a couple of days. I ordered 30. Tim Homesley has had his for 2 weeks!!!!!! Not fair!

We will.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...re.3a2ae17.html By RAY SASSER / The Dallas Morning News rsasser@dallasnews.com Texas Parks and Wildlife's popular winter trout stocking program begins next week at some community lakes in the Dallas area. The state agency is scheduled to release more than 268,000 rainbow trout in approximately 100 lakes and streams statewide. These are hatchery rainbows that average about nine inches long. They're naïve sport fish that are ideal for youths or other novice anglers. Most of the stocking sites are small community lakes or ponds that are near metropolitan areas. The fish are also stocked in the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam and the Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Dam, both running streams that offer more of a traditional trout fishing experience. Oklahoma likewise has a winter trout stocking program. Details are at www .wildlifedepartment.com. The Guadalupe River is the only Texas stream where the water is cold enough for trout to survive the summer, and that's where anglers have the best chance of catching larger trout. Oklahoma's Lower Mountain Fork River at Beavers Bend State Park, near Broken Bow, is one of the state's top trout fisheries. Water coming from the dam at Broken Bow Lake is cold enough that the fish can survive year round, and the Beavers Bend State Park area is one of Oklahoma's most scenic spots. It's less than a three-hour drive from Dallas. Whether you decide to fish for trout in Oklahoma or Texas, the colorful rainbows are a light tackle angler's delight and a welcome change of pace from most cold-weather fishing. Trout fishing at a glance Best tackle: Ultralight spinning, spincasting or fly-fishing tackle Best natural baits: Whole kernel corn, cheese, earthworms or commercially prepared trout baits Best artificial lures: Very small in-line spinners; jigs or flies fished under a float Daily bag limit: Five Requirements: Anglers 16 or younger are not required to have a fishing license. For others, a $5 freshwater fishing stamp is required along with a license. No license requirements within state parks. Stocking schedules: www.tpwd.state.tx.us TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULE FOR THE D-FW AREA Location City Fish Stocking dates Ablon Par Pond Garland 1,500 Jan. 15 Bear Creek Park Keller 1,600 Jan. 25, March 1 Bethany Park Pond C Allen 2,200 Dec. 12 Bob Jones Park Grapevine 3,792 Dec. 8 and every 2 weeks until mid-March Cleburne-Hulen Park Cleburne 1,900 Dec. 16, Feb. 4 Community Park Pond A Rowlett 1,000 Feb. 6 Frisco Commons Pond Frisco 3,250 Feb. 15 Glen Rose Town Lake Glen Rose 3,000 Dec. 15, Jan. 8 Green Valley Community Park Pond A North Richland Hills 1,000 Feb. 4 Greenbriar Park Fort Worth 1,896 Dec. 3 and every 2 weeks until mid-March Kennedale City Park Kennedale 1,000 Jan. 1 Kidd Springs Park Dallas 3,000 Jan. 16, Feb. 27 Lakeside Park Duncanville 1,896 Dec. 3 and every 2 weeks until mid-March Lewisville Lake Tailrace Lewisville 3,756 Dec. 17, Jan. 13, Feb. 24 Mesquite City Lake Mesquite 1,500 Jan. 20 Mike Lewis Park Grand Prairie 3,000 March 8 Northwest Park Pond Irving 2,500 Feb. 8 Pair-A-Trees Pond Wills Point 500 Feb. 22 River Park Fort Worth 2,700 Jan. 8, Feb. 3 Rose Park Mansfield 870 Dec. 3 Samuell Farm Pond Mesquite 2,800 Feb. 6, Feb. 20 South Lakes Park Pond Denton 2,000 Dec. 30, Jan. 8 Towne Lake McKinney 4,770 Feb. 22 Two-Acre Lake Canton 2,523 Feb. 8 Waterloo Park Pond Denison 6,800 Dec. 12, Jan. 4, Jan. 25, Feb. 15