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| 145.1 | But don't eat the fish..... | XLIB::ALLINSON | The Guide | Fri Mar 20 1992 19:05 | 8 |
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Try puting in on the Assabet behind the tackle annex.
Bass,Pickeral and possibly a Northern or Muskie.
The Keg
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| 145.2 | but where is it? | MCIS5::GOODENOW | | Sun Mar 22 1992 00:07 | 1 |
| where is the tackle annex?
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| 145.3 | Can't get thaya....... | XLIB::ALLINSON | The Guide | Mon Mar 23 1992 11:41 | 8 |
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Sorry. Hudson right behind the fire station off 62.
The Keg
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| 145.4 | To eat or not.... | MCIS5::GOODENOW | | Mon Mar 23 1992 19:01 | 2 |
| Are any fish in the Assabet eatable? I understand trout are being
dumped in.
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| 145.5 | Of course, its your life... | GNPIKE::NICOLAZZO | Sloan Valve Co. | Mon Mar 23 1992 19:10 | 11 |
| re: .4
no. really, dont eat anything from that river! I don't think they
have stocked trout in the Assabet since the early 70s.
I catch plenty of bass with open sores on them in the river - its a
real mess.
Robert. (Who should be in Florida this week but
couldn't make it)
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| 145.6 | Roberto has it right | GEMVAX::JOHNHC | | Mon Mar 23 1992 19:55 | 14 |
| Directly from the mouth of an EPA contact:
"I really don't understand why they don't post `no fishing' signs all
along the SUASCO watershed. The whole thing is poisoned. There's no
excuse except a lack of money, but newspaper articles don't cost
anything."
This was said to me last Saturday just before we entered the Concord
River in a search for 55-gallon drums full of toxic waste. "SUASCO"
stands for "Sudbury-Assabet-Concord."
FWIW
John H-C
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| 145.7 | ugg.. | TFH::PARTAIN | Set/mode=BASS_FISHIN | Wed Mar 25 1992 18:52 | 7 |
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Scary...I see people catching and KEEPING TO EAT stuff out of the
assabet in maynard near the stow golf course. (catfish..and they scrape
the bottom.)
/LT
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| 145.8 | Yup | GEMVAX::JOHNHC | | Wed Mar 25 1992 19:41 | 16 |
| Yeah, it's not a pretty thought. The cause of the disease they get will
probably never be discovered, either.
The amount of illegal dumping is truly mind boggling. In our survey of
the Concord around Minuteman National Park, we came across 6 barrels
that had long since leaked their contents. Five of the seven divers
reported seeing huge beds of dead mussels. The EPA contact asked us to
return later to mark the spots of the mussel kills so they can test the
sediment in those areas.
My serious suggestion to all of you regarding SUASCO is "don't drink
the water, and don't eat the fish."
FWIW
John H-C
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| 145.9 | Trout dump in Assabet [???] | MCIS5::GOODENOW | | Thu Mar 26 1992 01:01 | 3 |
| A couple of avid Northboro fishing friends swear they saw the state
dumping trout in last year and I'm told that the Assabet is in
the plan for this year as well.
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| 145.10 | Most likely | GEMVAX::JOHNHC | | Thu Mar 26 1992 01:29 | 14 |
| Yeah, they drop trout in there. Keep in mind that F&W is a different
organization from the EPA and that F&W is interested in keeping
license-buying anglers happy rather than anything else. The trout that
aren't caught will perish.
I quit counting trout corpses on the bottom a long time ago, right
after I mentioned a *lot* of trout corpses on the bottom of the
Shawsheen River to one of the F&W guys in Acton. "Yeah, well, they
can't catch them *all*" was the response I got.
Put it in a new perspective for me.
John H-C
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| 145.11 | the Assabet please | MCIS5::GOODENOW | | Wed Apr 01 1992 00:32 | 3 |
| OK, much of this river system is a stinker. My concern is the
Northboro/Hudson bit of the Assabet. What's its quality? Folks
hereabouts tell me about dramatic improvement.
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| 145.12 | There are some very pretty spots on the river, but... | GNPIKE::NICOLAZZO | Sloan Valve Co. | Wed Apr 01 1992 11:35 | 6 |
| re: .last
Yep. Where I fish is in Hudson (behind Lake Boone). There may be
a dramatic improvement, but its still a sewer.
Robert.
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| 145.13 | Honey, Why do our kids look like Mutant's? | BADDAY::SCHWARTZ | | Thu Apr 02 1992 11:24 | 8 |
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The area around Northboro and Berlin is a little cleaner than Hudson,
but still nothing to write home about. Might be fun to fish as catch
and release. I certainly woundn't eat anything out of there...not worth
the chance you would be taking.
Didn't they stop stocking some years back only because the PH levels
had gone out of limits needed for Trout? While I'm asking questions,
where can I get a listing of all stocked Mass. streams and lakes?
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| 145.14 | re .-1 | CADSYS::GATULIS | Frank Gatulis 226-6140 | Thu Apr 02 1992 11:46 | 14 |
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>> had gone out of limits needed for Trout? While I'm asking questions,
>> where can I get a listing of all stocked Mass. streams and lakes?
I've not done it in several years but a call to these folks used to
get me the annual stocking list for the state.
Mass Fisheries & Wildlife (617) 727-3151
Frank
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| 145.15 | If you catch and release, its a nice place to fish. | GNPIKE::NICOLAZZO | Sloan Valve Co. | Thu Apr 02 1992 12:32 | 10 |
| I should point out that the bass fishing in the river is pretty good.
I love drifting with the current on a windless spring morning casting
to the weeds along the banks - theres some good fish in there!
I sometimes think that the pollution is the only thing that has saved
the river from overuse - I can usually fish for hours without
encountering another boat.
Robert.
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| 145.16 | Thanks to .14 | BADDAY::SCHWARTZ | | Fri Apr 03 1992 11:31 | 6 |
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Rep. .14
Thanks for your help. I'll give them a call today.
Thanks again!
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| 145.17 | | MR4DEC::LASKY | | Fri Apr 03 1992 16:26 | 6 |
| I've mentioned in here many times that yes indeed it is a nice place to
fish. As was noted in the above note, very few fisherpersons fish the
river and since its very slow moving you can drift easyly from spot to
spot. The river has plenty of Bass and to many Pickeral!
Bart
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