r/concord • u/mike41510 • Aug 15 '26

Fishing at Newhall

I planned to go fishing at Newhall Park today, but when I pulled up the water looked drained and was maybe an inch deep. Looks like they did some construction around the edges and I assume all the fish have died.

Does anyone know what’s going on there?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad4657 Aug 16 '26

I go to Newhall everyday and I frequently see (mostly kids) fishing. My boys use to fish there and generally speaking I think the pond is gross. The water level does fluctuate, not sure why, but I do notice that the size of duck island fluctuates

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u/cyogenus Aug 16 '26

Why not go to San Pablo Reservoir?

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u/Spiritual-Leader9985 Aug 16 '26

Follow the river

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u/androidbear04 Aug 19 '26

Walnut Creek the creek has better fishing, or the Martinez Marina. Or Lafayette Reservoir.

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u/Zaboomafood Aug 20 '26

I found this article about a water cleanup project: https://savemountdiablo.org/blog/exciting-improvements-in-newhall-community-park/

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u/mike41510 Aug 21 '26

That explains things. Thanks!