Fishing is not the first thing that comes to mind when
thinking about Las Vegas. The city is after all in a desert. Yet, there is some
good fishing in this corner of the world. Most fishing locations are a reasonably
short drive away, but there is some fishing close to downtown as well. Sunset Park
is known for fishing, but just a few miles north of the strip is another park
that offers fishing; Lorenzi Park.
Lorenzi Park has had several facelifts and has been known
for many things. For starters, the pond here is known by some as Twin Lakes.
The pond is divided into two ponds connected by a channel. This park is known
locally as being on the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak. The Park itself
does not look like it, but a short drive around the neighborhood does reveal a lot.
Nevertheless, this is still a good park with good facilities. There is even a
primary school next to the pond.
In some ways, this park makes me think about my childhood.
The neighborhood I grew up in had a similar reputation. Poverty and crime
within a community of good, kind people. We even had a park next to my school. But
here lies the difference, the kids playing area in my old park seems like a
junkyard in comparison. And what a different place it would have been if that
park had a fishing pond. Better yet, one that gets an annual stocking of
catfish and trout. Would I have spent my entire childhood in that park?
But even here, there are some lessons to be learned. What
drew me to this park in the first place was a Google search about the park that
stated the pond contained crappie. My first outing was a couple of hours of small jig
fishing to find some crappie. I do believe that years of fishing for food and
not sport, have beaten me to the chase. No more crappie, no more bass. All that
remains are the carp no one wants, and the fish that get stocked. I love
fishing in this park, but at the same time, I feel it needs to be protected. So,
handle the fish with care and release them safely when you don’t intend to keep
them.
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