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 Use this note for stocking reports in states other than Mass, too- 

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    I thought they stocked rivers and streams later in spring after lakes 
    and ponds ?

    Jim

    In Massachusetts, they start stocking in April/May, when the roving
    fisheries biologists determine that certain rivers are high enough to
    sustain the fish for a week or two, by which time they expect them to
    either be fished out or starved to death. The exact schedule seems to
    depend on the route driven on any particular day ("windshield surveys"
    are what they are actually called), the amount of rain that fell in the
    previous week, the speed with which the surrounding land sheds water,
    and a bunch of other variables that I probably ought not bring up.
    
    
    John H-C

    What species are still stocked in Mass? Do they stalk large and
    smallmouth bass or only trout and salmon?  They also used to stock
    Tiger Muskies, do they still do that or has budget cuts stopped
    reasonable stocking programs?
    
    Brian

    I know they've stocked Walden and White's Ponds in Concord, Ma. with
    Trout of various types.
    
    					Steve

    
    Read an article in the local newspaper that they recently stocked
    Webster Lake with salmon.  There's been pretty good fishin in this
    ole lake in the recent past.  My father-in-law lives on the lake
    and knows most of the hot-spots.  Just gettin ready to take the
    kids on our first trip.   Always alot of fun for them...for me,
    un-tangling lines, adding bait, removin fish...geeeez, it's worse
    than a day at work!
    
    Bob Montville

    I know that they have stocked all North Georgia streams and lakes in
    the last couple weeks, with heavy stocking on the Chattahoochee river.
    Trout season opens here on Saturday, March 28.
    
    goody goody gumdrops!
    Bob
    

     Info I've received from C/O's in NH is they want to wait for the ideal
    coditions before releasing any trout. This would insure a longer
    survival rate for the fish & better fishing for the sportsmen. What
    they cosider ideal: water temps around 45 degrees and the water (rivers
    or streams) at a reasonable level. This means if we've had a lot of
    snow & it melts fast or we get a lot of rain the rivers will be up to
    high for stocking, the trout would never survive or they'd be washed
    down stream, they'd wait until the middle or end of April. They usually
    try to make several stockings per year, with most of them between the
    begining of April and the end of May. Lakes and ponds are stocked in
    the fall and then again a week before opening day (4th saturday in
    April). 
    Hoped this helped. Next time you see a F&G C/O at your favorite spot,
    take a few minutes to talk to him. They are a wealth of knowledge (they
    have to be ) and they don't mind giving out what they know. Besides the
    info you give him (how good the fishing is, how many you've caught
    ect), the better the F&G dept can track their efforts.
    
    thanks
    al
    

                                                            
Spring must be here.  I got home today and on the front page
of the "Country Gazette" (a local Norfolk County paper). Was
a picture of the folks from Carroll's Bait shop releasing the
tagged trout into Lake Pearl (Wrenthem MA).  This years cash
prizes are less $$$ but the fish are MUCH better.  Here's a
few excerpts directly from the article.                                     
                                                            
"....... You can go fishing to hit the bucks - that's either
in Lake Pearl in Wrenthem or Lake Massapog in Sharon.  Among
the 400 trout released in each lake earlier this week, 10 of
them are tagged - with the top prize being $250.  It's part 
of the Tag-in-Trout Fishing Derby which runs from now until 
October 15."  

"Four hundred rainbow trout (each weighing at least 4.5 lb)
were released into each of the lakes earlier this week ...."

".... Carroll's redeems the tags for prizes which include
either cash or gift certificates....."

"In addition to the trout, 80 Atlantic Salmon have also been
released into each lake.  The Salmon are form a brooders stock
in Nashua, New Hampshire."

".. For more infomation .... call Carrolls... (508) 384-8322"
   (Carrolls Bait and Tackle is on Route 1A in Norfolk)

The caption from the picture on the front page says the $250
trout in Lake Pearl weighs 10lbs! (no joke!).   I assume a
similar beast has been put into Massapog (that's how Carroll
usually does it).

Finally, some fish around here worth the price of my license.

Good Fishin'
Frank
 
   

    I talked to the Fish & Game Dept and they did not stock Massapaug with
    salmon. The lakes stocked were:
    
    	Lake Cotichuate, Natick
    	Hopkington Resevoir, Hopkington
    	Jamaica Pond, Boston
    	Lake Pearl, Wrentham
    	Lake Mattawa, Orange
    	Laurell Lake, Erving
    	5 Mile Pond, Springfield
    	Comet Pond, Hubardston
    	Webster Lake, Webster
    	Lake Quinsigamond, Shrewsbury
    
    In another note someone said they stiocked 13 lakes with the salmon. I
    could only find these 10.
    
    Steve

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    I talked to the Fish & Game Dept and they did not stock Massapaug with
    salmon. The lakes stocked were:
    
    	Lake Cotichuate, Natick
    	Hopkington Resevoir, Hopkington
    	Jamaica Pond, Boston
    	Lake Pearl, Wrentham
    	Lake Mattawa, Orange
    	Laurell Lake, Erving
    	5 Mile Pond, Springfield
    	Comet Pond, Hubardston
    	Webster Lake, Webster
    	Lake Quinsigamond, Shrewsbury
    
Other lakes stocked with salmon:

	Onota Lake, Pittsfield
	Goose Pond, Lee
	Otis Resevoir, Otis
	Long Pond, Plymouth
	Cliff Pond, Brewster
	Peters Pond, Sandwich


    In another note someone said they stiocked 13 lakes with the salmon. I
    could only find these 10.
    
    Steve