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jimbojonez
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 Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:06 pm Post subject: Mattabesset River 3/9/13 |
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casted a small Mepp's Aglia from the post office waterfall on Kensington Road to the back of the fire dept. on Farmington Avenue in Berlin. I caught my first fish of the year just past the train arches, a 14" brown.  |
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JesseC
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| nice! i'm jealous! i might have to get over there tomorrow |
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DEdgeAFVet
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Nicely done! Always good to get the first fish of the year!
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats!
Always feels so good to finally feel that fish hit and reel it in after winter |
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jimbojonez
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thanks fellas. I apologize for not getting a picture. my shop is across the street from there, and i held the fish in my hands nervously trying to decide whether it was worth running it back there to get the shot. the fish said "get over yourself dummy, i can't $%^@ breathe!"
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bowhunter095
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| they stocked it already? |
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jimbojonez
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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no, this was held over from last year.
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RaMPaGeBaSsMaN
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
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Location: West hartford
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Mattabesset River 3/9/13 |
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| jimbojonez wrote: | | casted a small Mepp's Aglia from the post office waterfall on Kensington Road to the back of the fire dept. on Farmington Avenue in Berlin. I caught my first fish of the year just past the train arches, a 14" brown. |
There are a couple good spots in that area i like to ride through comming from Meriden were my curent honey hole is 
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bowhunter095
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| wow! I didn't think that there would be ANY holdovers in that place! |
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rubbahworm
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| nice fish mate! Im gonna make a run at it this week end... never fished the river before.. although me n' my fishing partner are gonna drop the Craw Dilly ( my Coleman Crawdad in this week end..) any advice? Im a bass fisherman, but would love to catch one of them huge pike!.... or a smallie! |
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jimbojonez
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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i caught one on the post office side last March as well, I thought it was a salmon until just now looking at the picture it was just a young brown trout. It didn't look like a holdover though, I think it got there from Hatchery Brook. I have caught many fish in Hatchery and always assumed they were salmon ... now i'm not sure if any of them were.
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fishfinder
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You'd know if it was a salmon cause it would be a heck.of a lot stronger!.
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jimbojonez
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around 12 years ago? When the Lion's pool was still open, a worker accidentally discharged the pool into Hatchery Brook. The incident was in the news because it killed over 2,000 fish most of which were salmon. I just assumed that the fish that are in there now are mostly salmon. I'll have to go there and catch a few more and give them a closer inspection.
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DirtyDawg10
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| The most noticeable difference is that the salmon will have a forked tail and the trout will have a more square or rounded tail. |
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Kilroy
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| Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Mattabesset River 3/9/13 |
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| jimbojonez wrote: | | casted a small Mepp's Aglia from the post office waterfall on Kensington Road to the back of the fire dept. on Farmington Avenue in Berlin. I caught my first fish of the year just past the train arches, a 14" brown. |
Listen buddy, you better read the DEEP Angler's Guide and obey the rules. I stock the Mattabesset every year and I also live in the area. I'm sick of catching people fishing before the season on the Mattabesset and Belcher. I'm through warning people...I'm calling the C.O.s from now on. EnCon and the Berlin Police Dept. have been briefed on the problem in preparation for next year. Pretending you were fishing for fallfish (referencing another post by you) will not be an acceptable excuse. Obey the rules and don't be an asshole. |
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