Let us know if you do find out when they are open. I fished at that pay pond several times when I was getting back into fishing when I was in college. I started fishing there around 2010 and fished there into 2011. Caught a bunch of healthy catfish. It was an older couple than ran it, and when I stopped in one time the gentleman told me that his wife had been having health problems and they were trying to keep people from being out there as much. But I have heard through the grapevine that people do still fish there so I would love to know the answer.
Thanks for sharing your past experiences. I took my son there bright and early one Saturday morning trying to fish before the heat got bad. Pulled up and no activity at the house and the sign still saying the lakes were closed. I eventually pulled in a little deeper onto the property and saw a couple groups of people fishing. Not sure what the deal is. However, I can understand wanting to scale back if health issues are becoming more problematic.