Get the lead out in 2012

From Mass Fisheries and Wildlife COMING IN 2012:• Lead fishing sinkers and jigs less than 1 ounce will be prohibited in all inland waters of the Commonwealth effective January 1, 2012. This is all the information we can find at this time.  This raises the question about flies weighted with lead.  If anyone has more…

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Why Stripers Go

As a follow-up to Rick Southgate’s great presentation on Striped Bass I’m posting two YouTube Videos of a presentation done my Martha Mathers that covers some of the work that she and Kristen Ferry did during Kristen thesis research. This was posted as part of a Mass Audubon outreach program. I can’t find Kristen’s thesis…

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Steve Hurley to present “Restoring Salter Brook Trout to Coastal Massachusetts”

Please join the Nor’East Chapter of Trout Unlimited for a discussion of the restoration of sea run brook trout on the north shore.  Steve Hurley, Southeast District Fisheries Manager for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has overseen Red Brook Restoration. Meeting Details:October 4, 20107PMIpswich River Watershed Association143 County Road, Ipswich, MA

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Nor’East Goes Native

On July 11th, several chapter members broke out the topographical maps and small stream rods in search of native brook trout. Targeting areas on three north shore brooks, the crew divided into small teams and hit the water. We’re happy to report that brookies were located in two sections not believed to be stocked by…

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