You say you want your fishing easy? Don’t want to walk far for your bluegill outing? Prefer to be out in the open, rather than bushwhacking the wilderness? Coonrad, then, is your lake. You could have your rod in your hand(ifyouknowwhatImeanandIthinkyoudo), stumble out of your vehicle, fall down face-first and your lure or fly or worm would plop into the lake. It is that close to parking. While some would find that a nice feature, the trade-off is that you’ll be right next to Riverview and the buzzing traffic heading north and south through the park. They’ll look at you, some quizzically, standing at the base of the driveway to the park security headquarters, casting into the tiny pond. They will also make a mental note to come back with the old Zebco and haul out some panfish. Take four or five minutes and catch a tiny fish, kiss its slimy nose, and release it back into the pond. Life is, indeed, good.
