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LA [Los Angeles] River Opens To Public For Kayaking, Fishing
CBSLA.com) ^ | May 27, 2013 10:03 AM | Margaret Carrero.

Posted on 05/27/2013 12:25:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles River Recreation Zone officially opened up to the public Monday.

City officials launched the new summer boat and recreational program at 10 a.m. at Marsh Park in Elysian Valley.

“For the first time since the Los Angeles River was channelized in the 1930′s, the public will be welcomed to access and enjoy a 2.5-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River near downtown to boat to kayak, walk, and fish,” officials said in a statement.

The recreation zone starts at LA River crossover at Fletcher Boulevard and Oso Park, Chief Ranger Fernando Gomez with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority told KNX1070′s Margaret Carrero.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: fishing; kayaking; lariver
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To: BenLurkin

This should be interesting when flash floods hit.. and it will happen.. Eat the fish? no way..


41 posted on 05/27/2013 1:43:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: fremont_steve

“Does that mean they are going to allow it during the height of winter when there IS water in it an it’s moving at 20 miles an hour?”

In 1947 a buddy and I took a rubber life raft from Atwater to Long Beach when it was over 1/2 full in a storm with our bicycles and rode back to Silverlake on them!


42 posted on 05/27/2013 1:45:22 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: dalereed

an airboat would be fun.. with a 50 cal mounted on the front... for the stretches where gangs take potshots at ya..


43 posted on 05/27/2013 1:47:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: dalereed

how far is that


44 posted on 05/27/2013 1:47:54 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: BenLurkin

“Atwater aka “Frog Town” and once had some potent gangbangers.”

My ofice was there for 57 years and the gang bangers that I went to high school with have grand kids that are 10 times worse than the Frog Town gang of the 40s and 50s!


45 posted on 05/27/2013 1:48:44 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: BenLurkin

“The El Ninos back in the late 70’s filled the LA river just about to the top where it goes past Compton”

In 1916 my father came up to LA durring the storm and rode the street car from down town to Glendale and I wouldn’t go any farther than Fletcher DR because the water was up rto the ties which were about 60 feet above Roverside Dr and Fletcher Dr.

Our office was under 80 feet of water.

All of Atwater, Eagle Rock, and So. Glendale were under water because it couldn’t get ot from between Mt Washington and Elesian Park.

When I was a kid I can remember going down and sitting on the top edge with my feet in the water.


46 posted on 05/27/2013 1:53:53 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: NormsRevenge; BenLurkin
with a 50 cal mounted on the front

looks like you could use a jeep ala rat patrol most of the time btw i put 16 rainbow trout in the smoker just this morning they are running the Snake pretty high here right now so the fishing this weekend weredn't worth going but i went out on friday with a coworker and i did catch one little german brown and h caught a buzz

47 posted on 05/27/2013 1:55:25 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: BenLurkin

funny thing is....the LA media runs this story every year


48 posted on 05/27/2013 1:55:30 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: bigheadfred

Probably 20 miles or more.


49 posted on 05/27/2013 2:02:37 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: stylecouncilor

ping


50 posted on 05/27/2013 2:03:12 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: builder

Deliverance on the LA River? I guess some musloom might boo foo ya.


51 posted on 05/27/2013 2:05:38 PM PDT by stickywillie (how come there are no father-in-law jokes?)
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To: Mike Darancette

That’s the LA River I remember. Angelino 1960-70.


52 posted on 05/27/2013 2:43:41 PM PDT by oldsicilian
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To: dalereed

that sounds like it was a good time


53 posted on 05/27/2013 2:52:42 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: BenLurkin

Like Mark Twain said: Cross a Southern California River and you have to get up and dust yourself off.


54 posted on 05/27/2013 3:11:31 PM PDT by bunster
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To: BenLurkin

I know that guy from the website seeing stars. His name is gary and he sure does his homework. They film dexter all around where I used to live (Long Beach).

I believe the terminator scenes might also be from the river “bed” in the north long beach area.


55 posted on 05/27/2013 3:21:55 PM PDT by Yaelle (Thank you to all who gave the ultimate for us, may you rest in peace.)
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To: BenLurkin

That is not a clueless comment. No one should eat fish from the LA river!!! Ew!


56 posted on 05/27/2013 3:23:34 PM PDT by Yaelle (Thank you to all who gave the ultimate for us, may you rest in peace.)
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To: BenLurkin

Ben, it was almost to the top in north long beach about 8-10
Years ago too.


57 posted on 05/27/2013 3:24:29 PM PDT by Yaelle (Thank you to all who gave the ultimate for us, may you rest in peace.)
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To: bigheadfred

We’re headed to salmon bear and eagle country where not even a willys is gonna get ya from fjord to fjord unless ya take th glaciers. .. sounds like a good feed there.. Moose and mountain goat should be pretty active too.. I could use a good mooseburger about now. ;-]


58 posted on 05/27/2013 3:25:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: NormsRevenge

i thought you were going to hawaii


59 posted on 05/27/2013 3:26:40 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: dalereed

wetlands .. in the la basin.. ? so why did they need to suck owens dry? :-] for golf courses and suburbs? what did your Dad do?


60 posted on 05/27/2013 3:27:09 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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