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PECo
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chud059
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| I used to party there in the late 80's early 90's .... I never got hurt, but saw many of my friends jump in / swim and get washed down...they didn't get hurt either but it was really scary at times.. also tubing was popular back in the day there. When I got a bit older I used to fish right above the dam where the water would pool up. I think i've fished there12 times in the last 20 years and I only caught one small smallmouth. But it was fun and kind of dificult to climb down the bank where the parking is.... and try to walk along the shore...ahhh... if I was younger and in better shape..*sigh...* LOL. |
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DirtyDawg10
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Location: Granby, CT
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| Quote: | | In the long-run, this project will also help restore historic fish migrations from the Atlantic Ocean to the Farmington River. |
Can the fish get by Rainbow Res?
Just found this...
| Quote: | | This section begins at Rainbow Reservoir where The Stanley Works maintains a hydroelectric facility complete with a fish ladder for those species which travel up the river from Long Island Sound in the spring to spawn. Along this route in late spring and early summer, you should see the following fish headed for the dam: salmon, sea lamprey, American shad, alewife, blueback herring, sea-run trout, and striped bass. As you near the Connecticut River, you may even see some dead sea lamprey which have finished spawning. |
| Quote: | | There are two fish passages around the Rainbow Dam, one for traveling upstream and one for traveling downstream. The CT Department of Environmental Protection manages these fish passages, counting and catching fish on their spring migrations. There is a public viewing area at the upstream ladder and the DEP holds an annual open house for the public in early June. The dam can be reached from Rainbow Road in the Pequonock section of Windsor. |
http://windsorshadderby.org/events/fishingtournament/historyofwindsorsr/
Here's a comment on the river levels from the second article...
| Quote: | | After studies were performed, Fielding said they were convinced that the water level upstream would not be impacted while the water levels directly behind the dam would drop by a few feet. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Cool, Dawg! I think that I'll head up to Rainbow Reservoir, today, and work on my drop shot.
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NWDarkcloud
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spoonville dam broke in the flood wasnt 1/2 of it allready gone ..I remember it was a favorite spot for paddlers dont realy think it caused any real obstruction to fish travel think its more of a eye sore and party place than a real problem to fish travel ....I kinda think the funds could of been better put to use like build ladders to by-pass the 2 dams in Collensville ...now those 2 dams stop fish travel but the ponds they make help the river a lot for hold over trout and bass poulation in winter so leave them stand .....the Spoonville thing ....just dont try and BS us by saying "its for the fish"
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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HI,
I don't think they'll ever remove the Collinsville dams.
Upper Farmington River is well known as a meca for its trout fishing.
Allowing migratory fish past Collinsvile, could well destroy or introduce diseases, which would be detrimental to this fishery.
Upper Farmington River also brings in a lot of revenue!
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NWDarkcloud
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true fish disease is a consideration but im feel it couldnt be any worse than the possability of same thing due to stocked fish introducing something new to a water system . Im sure salmon would be a welcome fish in the fly fishing area I have dove the gates in the lower dam in collinsville and fish can pass the 2 gates on the left side buy swiming under them ive seen bass doing it I swam up the gate tunnels from the botttom side there jammed full of logs keeping gates from closeing completely so salmon could do it easily. Watch them get over stuff a lot tuffer on the Penobcot up home in Maine. But it would be easy enough to estimate if theres a sickness problem by studying the fish on the lower end theres been migration of fish there sence the ladder was put in on rainbow without any impact that im aware of
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