VETERANS OASIS LAKE NOW OPEN AND BEING STOCKED
September 16th, 2008
VETERANS OASIS LAKE NOW OPEN AND BEING STOCKED
Beautiful Veterans Oasis Lake in southeast Chandler will be stocked with fish for the first time the week of September 15-20. This newest addition to the Urban Fishing Program is located on the northeast corner of Chandler Heights and Lindsay Roads. The five acre lake will receive 500 pounds of channel catfish per stocking. Problems with the lake liner prevented fish stockings from taking place in the spring, but they have now been successfully resolved. Later this fall, Game and Fish will stock the lake with young largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish. It will take one or more years for the new lake ecosystem and bass/bluegill fishery to develop—so be patient and don’t expect big fish just yet. Newly stocked fish will love their new home featuring lake depths to 14 feet, plenty of spawning gravels and rock reefs, excellent aeration and circulation, and a good food base. White amur will be stocked soon to help control some of the invasive weeds that are trying to establish. While at the park, enjoy all the modern facilities, check out the Environmental Center and take a stroll on the trails around the wetland area that is newly created.