glumace
01-21-2009, 05:44 PM
After a great trip last Friday to Irvine Lake I rigged up my gear last night and got everything ready to try out Chris Carr Park in Huntington Beach on my lunch hour. My friend Deepak stopped by and tagged along with me. Grabbed lunch and went down to the park. Last week we tried out Greer Park near where I work at Golden West College, and while its a nice little park, I like Carr much better. I checked the DFG Trout Planting schedule and Carr was on the list (along with Greer) last week. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/FishPlanting/SouthCoast.asp
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Chris Carr Park is located on Springdale Street at the Heil Avenue intersection. It features picnic tables, playgrounds, huge green fields and lots of birds. This park was dedicated on April 8, 1972 and named after Chris Carr who was a World War II Medal of Honor winner and longtime Huntington Beach resident. Here is a link to the park from the HB city page http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/Parks_Facilities/parks/Carr_Park.cfm
It’s a nice park and has benches near the lake so we can have lunch and fish at the same time. It’s a round lake with an island in the middle where the ducks and geese nest. Water is very dirty right now has the typical black muddy bottom and has the same construction with cinder blocks as the shore line around the lake. I have seen this lake flood when it rains just like Greer Park. It also has the bubble filters as well. Overall a good place to bring the kids and let them play while the line is in the water.
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I set up for trout using a #18 trebble, 4# test and a 1/2 oz sinker with a 6″ leader and some orange powerbait. Don’t know how deep the water is here, but it seems shallow. One other person was there fishing, throwing a worm. We talked a while, it was his first time fishing the park as well. He said that something had kicked up and chased his lure at one point, but not much else. He also was having trouble with snags and worked around the lake. I casted out toward the middle and sat and ate lunch. Got about 45 minutes in, changed my casting spots twice and get any bites. Lots of ducks and other birds here, not pelicans or seagulls though.
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I think I will be coming back here and try out Central Park next. While Greer is close, I like this park for lunch better ;)
I did pick up a new pack for my stuff at Wal-Mart a few weeks back. For $7 (it was on clearance) it’s worked out great. It holds everything I need, and while I don’t wear it like a fanny pack, its a great little pack to bring along.
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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeN-9gUPVI/AAAAAAAAAnc/5bmDb0EOZ8o/s400/S5300002.JPG
Chris Carr Park is located on Springdale Street at the Heil Avenue intersection. It features picnic tables, playgrounds, huge green fields and lots of birds. This park was dedicated on April 8, 1972 and named after Chris Carr who was a World War II Medal of Honor winner and longtime Huntington Beach resident. Here is a link to the park from the HB city page http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/Parks_Facilities/parks/Carr_Park.cfm
It’s a nice park and has benches near the lake so we can have lunch and fish at the same time. It’s a round lake with an island in the middle where the ducks and geese nest. Water is very dirty right now has the typical black muddy bottom and has the same construction with cinder blocks as the shore line around the lake. I have seen this lake flood when it rains just like Greer Park. It also has the bubble filters as well. Overall a good place to bring the kids and let them play while the line is in the water.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeN_kMP13I/AAAAAAAAAng/IRJezKPuWdo/s400/S5300003.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeOCCG5taI/AAAAAAAAAns/JspiWFmmJNI/s400/S5300006.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeOAXWbruI/AAAAAAAAAnk/cO3bN22CP8E/s400/S5300004.JPG
I set up for trout using a #18 trebble, 4# test and a 1/2 oz sinker with a 6″ leader and some orange powerbait. Don’t know how deep the water is here, but it seems shallow. One other person was there fishing, throwing a worm. We talked a while, it was his first time fishing the park as well. He said that something had kicked up and chased his lure at one point, but not much else. He also was having trouble with snags and worked around the lake. I casted out toward the middle and sat and ate lunch. Got about 45 minutes in, changed my casting spots twice and get any bites. Lots of ducks and other birds here, not pelicans or seagulls though.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeODRWkkPI/AAAAAAAAAn4/NcVaq23hdpk/s400/S5300008.JPG
I think I will be coming back here and try out Central Park next. While Greer is close, I like this park for lunch better ;)
I did pick up a new pack for my stuff at Wal-Mart a few weeks back. For $7 (it was on clearance) it’s worked out great. It holds everything I need, and while I don’t wear it like a fanny pack, its a great little pack to bring along.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kmJKY6zLH3s/SXeOEEB86AI/AAAAAAAAAn8/igH6yuP3Vwo/s400/S5300009.JPG