Central Park - Bring Bread for the Ducks
January 16, 2008
We recently went to Central Park in College Station. The grounds are very nice, and although the playground is fairly small, there were other things to do.
There’s a basketball court, pavillions, baseball fields, picnic tables, paved trails, a pond and ducks.
Lots of ducks. And geese. We took peanut butter and honey sandwiches, goldfish crackers and granola bars, and those ducks ate almost everything we threw at them. I mean toward them.
My kids don’t eat the crust of their sandwiches. My mom always made us eat ours, and for the most part we make our kids eat theirs, but not when there are ducks around.
There is one goose in particular that is pretty big, and apparently the scout, well, at least not afraid to come right up to you.
In fact, at one point, I found our 4 year old (who we call the “Bug Whisperer”) petting it…practically hugging it.
I’m not convinced ducks like peanut butter, but they ate just about everything we threw at them.
The pond was very pretty and well kept. Looks like it’s stocked with fish and you can actually catch them, so bring your rod. The regular Texas Parks and Wildlife limits for bagging apply to this pond. The Central Park pond has Trout and Catfish in it.
| Statewide Bag and Length Limits for Freshwater Fish | ||
| Species | Daily Bag | Length (minimum) |
| largemouth and smallmouth Bass | 5 (in any combination) | 14 inches |
| spotted and Guadalupe Bass | No minimum | |
| Bass, striped and hybrid | 5 (in any combination) | 18 inches |
| Bass, white | 25 | 10 inches |
| Bass, yellow | No limit | No minimum |
| Catfish: channel and blue, their hybrids and subspecies | 25 (in any combination) | 12 inches |
| Catfish, flathead | 5 | 18 inches |
| Crappie: white and black, their hybrids and subspecies | 25 (in any combination) | 10 inches |
| Paddlefish | No harvest allowed | |
| Saugeye | 3 | 18 inches |
| Sunfish: various species including bluegill, redear, green, warmouth and longear |
No limit | No minimum |
| Trout: rainbow and brown, their hybrids and subspecies | 5 (in any combination) | No minimum |
| Walleye | 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length) | No minimum |
Here are some tips on releasing fish:
Quickly play and release fish.
Keep fish in water as much as possible.
Remove hook with pliers or cut line.
Gently place fish back into water.
Revive fish by holding upright in water and moving back and forth, gently forcing water through gills.
Enjoy
jorge
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jim roselius | January 16, 2008 at 8:37 pm
hey jorge,
nice little review page. one thing though. i believe there are tennis courts here as well, or would that not actually be a part of the park? they are just off the trail behind the office building. i hope i am not thinking of the wrong park. you should try out tanglewood park if you haven’t already. i’ve played tennis there as well. they have this really cool water area that is a popular spot when it is warm.
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Aggieland Menus - Local R&hellip | January 29, 2008 at 3:03 pm
[...] You should call in an order and eat in! Or order from Freebirds and go eat at Central Park. [...]