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(CT water conditions)

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(Mass water conditions)

5/4- The Hendrickson hatch has slowly moved up river. I'm seeing fish take duns during the female hatch around 2:30pm
The Hendrickson Usual, Parachute, and Rabbit Fur Emerger, Dave Goulet ties at Classic & Custom Fly Shop in Size 14 and 12
are working really well.

5/2- Water was over the Church pool rock this morning and at 900 cfs it was difficult to find water to stand in.
However, by noon time, the water was slowly dropping and as of this evening, it is at a very good level.
Hendricksons were hatching heavy in the lower TMA and the birds and fish were on the duns, from 2pm on.

HENDRICKSON'S are Hatching!!
(Ephemerella Subvaria)
Sometimes called Red Quills

Size: 12 - 14
Best Time to Fish: 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Best Flies to Use: Gold-ribbed hare's ear, Mahogany Blair's emerger
Hendrickson emerger, Hendrickson Soft Hackle, Red Quill, Hendrickson Parachute
Hendrickson Comparadun, Rusty Spinner, Rusty Spinner w/yellow egg sac
Hendrickson Usual
                                                                                                                                                      Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.

Mahogany Dun's are Hatching!
(Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva)
Sometimes called Blue Quill, Blue Dun, Paraleps
Size: 18
Best Time to Fish: 11:00am - 2:30pm
Best Flies to Use: Mahogany Dun CDC, Mahogany Blair's emerger
Jailbird ©, Mahogany Dun Parachute

Blue-Winged Olives are Hatching!
(Baetis-Vagans )

Size: 18-30
Best Time to Fish: 11:00am - 4:30pm
Best Flies to Use: BWO CDC Emerger, Jailbirds ©,
BWO Parachutes, Pheasant-Tail Nymphs, Para-doritos,
Brown para-emerger, BWO Comparaduns

Tan Caddis are hatching!
Size: 18 - 24
Best time to fish: All the time
Best flies to use: Foam emergers, Elk Hair Caddis
Tan Hi-Viz Caddis, Caddis pupa parachute,
Jailbirds© , Amber Caddis Pupa Parachutes
Para-Dorito's, Mahogany Blair's Emerger

The Pattern The Jailbird © is a fly I invented back in the early 90's while
fishing the Swift River in Belchertown. By clicking on the link, you are welcome to the recipe.
Tie it and kick ass, fishing it!
jailbird © info.txt

**NOTE: Remember! If you hook a tagged
fish, give the "tag number", Only, DO NOT TAKE THE TAG OFF THE
FISH!!" , location, and size of fish to Dave at Classic and Custom Fly
Shop, so he may log the information, for the
trout research program. Thank you.
Hello, Mr. Brown Trout"

Fish Midges, size 24 -28, BWO CDC size 22 - 28, Emergers size 18-22
size 16 - 18 Jailbirds ©, San Juan worms.

Last year, a band of Europeans, came in with their trash bags with the whole family. Everyday, around 4-5pm, for a few weeks, these greedy people took 3-4 dozen fish out of the lower half , around the "Hatchery Hole" and down stream. The rangers were called, however, the poachers had someone up in the parking lot and if anything looked to her , to be a bust, she would honk the horn like crazy or set off the car alarm and the poachers came running and got out of there, before the rangers could get there. Do all you can to protect our fishing and our fish, from these law breaking pigs. Get a license plate number, call the poacher hotline, do what you can to help, keep this from happening. Thank you.

July 1st is the date when the lower portion of the river,
below the RT-9 bridge to Cady Lane,
becomes "catch & release" until December 31.
Please obey and release the fish back into the water, unharmed.
Report poaching and NO LIVE BAIT!!!

This meeting took place in 2002, however the issues are still alive and the rules are the same in 2007

The meeting was to discuss all fishing activity on MDC land in and
around
the Quabbin. Here's a summary:

Bill Pula ran the meeting assisted by State Senator Stephen Brewer
(sits on
the Natural Resources and Security committees)
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Agenda
2002 Fishing Season at Quabbin

1. Overall considerations and constraints:
Maintain a reasonable level of control over security

Maintain water quality controls
Maintain access for the public to fish
Limit or eliminate overtime
Operate areas with fewer personnel

[Comments: There were two overriding concerns: security for the water
resource, and budget. The State budget crisis is probably the most
limiting
thing right now - there's no money to staff the three fishing areas as
in
the past. The security for the reservoir, dams, pump houses,
disinfection
stations, etc. are critical and Boston would shut down all access on
MDC
property if they could.]

2. Fishing areas

[Comments: many potential ways to fund and staff the three fishing
areas
were presented and debated. The majority of the crowd seemed to be
members
of Quabbin Anglers and related groups lobbying for boat and shoreline
access. The bait shop owners were very vocal. The most likely
compromise
is a simple plan to staff the gates between 6:30AM and 4:30PM seven
days a
week, with a reduction to 4 days a week in the fall.]

3. Shore fishing.
    Pretty much will remain open as in the past. Some gates will
remain
closed (gates 44 and 43a) and no night fishing permits will be granted
between gates 43a and 50.

4. Y-Pool and Swift River to Route 9 boundary
   Walk in access to west bank only
   Sunrise to sunset only

[Comments: this is what Bill Pula presented. The concerns are the
disinfection station on the east side, and the power station/bubblers.
Only
walk in access will be allowed - the parking area below the dam will
probably never re-open. You can walk in from Route 9, or from the
trail
from the parking lot at the Visitor Center. There are two fences being
constructed (and other security measures that they would not detail).
There
will be a fence from the end of the rotary, crossing the river below
the
current fence around the bubblers, surrounding the power plant. This will

cut off a small section of the channel we call the 'bubbler run' - Bill
said
about 100 feet, but I think that's probably too much. This is not open
for
debate - the security people want an easily defensible area around the
power
plant and bubblers. The other fence will completely surround the
disinfection station. This will also be a very secure area. The
security
team wants to keep people away from the easy bank completely (not to
say you
couldn't step onto the bank, but they definitely don't want people on
the
road on that side). This was discussed as a public safety issue -
there are
armed national guardsmen patrolling the power plant and disinfection
station
and they want to avoid 'accidents'. Bill Adams lobbied for later
access,
and Marty Frisbie insisted that later access and access to the east
side of
the river was 'essential'. I think this is a dead horse - the security
people are running access, not reasonable people, and we're lucky they
managed to get us some limited access. I'm inclined to stay on the
west
side, stay away from the armed guards, and hope the situation comes
back to sanity over time.]

5. Other considerations
Probable opening date is April 13. This is a target date subject to
approval by State Police, MWRA, Unions. The opening of the Y-pool
depends
also on completion of fencing and other security measures. Bill Pula
thinks
April 13 is possible but can't guarantee it.

There will probably be a change in fees for boat rentals

There is potential for further loss of staff due to the State budget
problem. Jane Swift can pull all their funding at any time. Since the
y-pool area has no staffing, budget cuts probably will not reduce
access to
that area - only the three areas on the Quabbin are at risk.

Everything is off if there's any hint of a security problem.

They stressed many times that the security people are being very
serious.
When the rules get posted, people are going to be arrested, not warned.
People causing security problems could cause the access to be lifted......(Do ya get it?..Mess up and get greedy or stupid and you wreck it for the rest.)

This information was provided to me by Stan Gula, who is board member
of TU, and who was present at this important meeting held on March 1st, 2002.
These rules are in place in 2007 and will stay in place until further notice.

PLEASE! IT IS NOT SAFE TO WADE IN "ANY" RIVER, IN
HIGH WATER, WITHOUT A WADING BELT AND WALKING
STICK! A MAN ALMOST DROWNED IN THE Y-POOL
BE SMART AND BE SAFE!

BWO's, Tan Caddis, Emergers, March Brown Parachutes,Stonefly nymphs, San Juan Worms, Streamers.