Conference wahoo::fishing

    The Sudbury River is a great place to fish for BIG bass.  In the past
    couple of years I have caught several fish over 5 lbs. in this body of
    water....
    
    As far as a boat ramp goes...the one that is easiest to drop in is off
    of Rt. 20 near Sudbury/Wayland town line...as you are heading into
    Wayland you will go over the river...on the left hand side after the
    bridge is the ramp....
    
    As far as hot spots go....well one suggestion is to fish the calm water
    on the back side of the river bends...one place you may want to try is
    a large open bay(can't remember the name right now).  To ride up to
    here will take about 20-30 minutes with a small boat.  If you have a
    big engine than this place is a must...fish a scum frog on top of all
    the weed beds...if fished correctly I guarantee at least a 5 lber. will
    be taken...
    
    good luck and have fun...one more thing use heavy line when fishing the
    river....two reasons one because you will need it to get the fish out
    of the scum, and two there are some huge pike in the river....
    
    Todd

    The bay referenced in .1 is Fairhaven Bay, in Lincoln. One of Thoreau's
    favorite haunts.
    
    Some things to remember when fishing the Sudbury:
    
    Sudbury fish are contaminated with mercury from the Nyanza site, and
    SHOULD NOT BE EATEN. This is CAR fishing only.
    
    The ramp at route 20 is natural and in no way maintained. I have had
    substantial problems pulling a sixteen foot aluminum boat back out at
    this site. I certainly wouldn't advise launching anything heavier.
    
    The speed limit on the river is 10mph. Aside from being illegal,
    throwing up a wake destroys the riverbanks and the very fishing you are
    interested in. It takes much more than 20 minutes at legal speeds to
    get from Rt 20 to Fairhaven Bay. However, there are fish throughout the
    river, so no need to go that far if your time is limited. If it isn't,
    the ride up the river is incredibly beautiful, and best enjoyed slowly.
    If you want to get to Fairhaven Bay fast, there are launching spots in
    Concord which are much closer.
    
    Be very careful if you want to go upstream from Rt 20. There is rock
    rip-rap under the railroad bridge, and you can only squeeze a good-size
    boat under the bridge when the water elevation is right. (That is,
    without either ripping out your bottom or your windshield!) It also
    gets very shallow a mile or two upstream. On the other hand, I think
    the upstream stretch is even more incredibly beautiful than downstream.
    
    Upstream, you have at least five feet, even at lowest water, all the
    way to Billerica.
                                                         TOM

    Make that last sentence read "Downstream, you have at least 5 feet..."
                                                  TOM
    

    
    Fished the Sudbury on Sunday the 12th, and was interested to see 
    everything from a 22' bayliner to a whaler with a 90 HP motor....
    ALL going too fast for conditions.
    
    Shoulda heard that Whaler buddy when he squeezed it through the
    railroad bridge ......KAWHAAAAANG!  "Jee, George, should we 
    look at the skeg?"....."Naaah, it's still there!"
    
                      VROOOM!
          
     It was a SLOW day, cause the water was still rising....but pretty
     countryside.
    
     By the way...I didn't see the speed limit posted ANYWHERE, so it's
     no wonder old 'lead-foot' was out there.
    
     Guess I'll hold off till the IDEOT'S go home ( When IS that, anyhow?)
    
    Dick
    
    
    
    

    I usually put in at Sherman's Bridge which is half way between the
    route 27 location described before and the 117 Sudbury Canoe launch
    (just upstream from Fairhaven Bay).
    
    I would really like to take out someplace in Concord but I don't know
    of any decent place, so I usually get to Fairhaven and then have to
    head back upstream which is a wicked pain with a trolling motor in a
    canoe because of all the weeds.  
    
    Can someone offer a decent Concord location where I can leave a car?
    
    Phil

    
     How big's the boat?
    
     There is a ramp in concord on the road tho the left of the Colonial
    Inn about 3/4 mi down on the left. It's right where the Asabet and
    Sudbury meet.
    
     - Dave
    

    tx, I'll check it out.
    
    BTW: its a canoe
    
    Phil

Try the Old North Bridge in Concord.
My Wife drove over there to pick up canoe and two young men from that location.
They had put in at the Canoe landing on 117.


There is a public phone there as well so they were able to call when they
arrived.