Santa Ana River Lakes

Jodi Triplett

This review is for Huckleberry pond, a small, fenced area with a concrete pond for the kids to fish. What's great: the kids WILL catch a fish - either a lightning trout or a rainbow trout because the pond is so heavily stocked. Also, the staff are very helpful in terms of readying the fishing poles, taking out the swallowed hooks from the fish, and for a tip, filleting the fish you've caught. What's not so great: it's all concrete and there is no shade. Overall, a wonderful first experience for kids fishing because they actually catch fish.

Daniel Ziemer

I've been here several times and definitely won't go back. Please save your money and go to a real lake. I consider myself to be a great fishermen and always catch fish. This place is a dump. There's very few people that go here who actually catch fish. What am I paying $32 for? Do you know how dishonest that is. They should charge you only if you catch fish.

Skip

I enjoy coming to this place, but never catch any fish and it's pricey. Very chill and relaxing. If you really want a fish you can pay an extra $8 to get one out of the kiddie pond to cook up. I recently tried out the overnight camping ($61 is alot of money, plus 10$ a bundle of wood). I again didn't catch anything, but was fighting fish and getting a ton of bites at around 4am. My buddy right next to me did well tho. He caught 2 smaller trout by 6am. By 8am, he had hooked a gorgeous 24in 5+lb Rainbow Trout, which I ran in the water to net quick. Not much luck after that, but it shows there are some trophy fish in there, just gotta get lucky. If I bring my son's down to fish, I'll look elsewhere since its difficult here. But it's not a bad place to camp and fish for a night, since they bite between 4am and 8am.

Eliza Diaz

Came here to fish and relax. Great prices they even got boat rental for low cost and over night fishing!!!! . A snack shop and public restrooms. No in and outs tho. Once ur in your in and if u leave that's it no more fishing. They restock fish on thursdays so Friday is a good day to come.