i went to grove and nashoba yesterday and only caught 1 3 pounder at grove, i didnt see much vegatation if any at those 2 ponds. would it be a good idea purchase some type of seeds or something to throw in both ponds for the vegatation to grow? i havent seen much places in memphis where you can throw a frog or a mouse.

Yeah, those Peacocks you put in there will probably love it!  The Smallies will probably just stay offshore and chase bait though  

Seriously, the park people usually kill any grass beds that pop up in their ponds.  I think they are putting Koi in a lot of places now too, I assume to control grass. I've seen Koi in 3-4 different ponds this year that I never saw them in before-these were Bartlett and Germantown ponds.   

If you like fishing grass, check out Halle in Collierville, or Glenn Springs.  There are also a few ponds at Shelby Farms that have grass mats in summer-and almost no one is fishing them.  Keep your eyes open, there are a lot of grass options around. 

LOL im sorry im the type of guy that cant get onto tommarow without telling a joke. sorry about the peacock and smallie thing lol, and i was actually serious about the vegatation. and ill try out shelby farms this summer but glenn springs is to far from germantown and i dont own a boat either

Shoulda saved it for today, April Fools Day :):)

Shelby Farms is pretty cool.  It's over 4000 acres and there are 15 fishable ponds there - shhhh, don't tell anybody!! 

It's like having a rich uncle with a private ranch, but he lets you fish all you want to, you can bring your friends, and it's 10 minutes from the house!! Sure, have to walk a little and there are plenty of snakes, but it's a wonderful and underused (for fishing at least) resource.