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Redmanll34 · #1 04-07-2004, 11:18 PM

I am attending Bridgewater State College and have all of my fly fishing equipment here. I really have an itch to fish, but not sure where to go. If anyone can help me find a place that is within 20-30 minutes of Bridgewater (zip- 02325) it would really help. Also could you please include what kind of flies to use and any other help is welcome.

Thank You
Tom

CSJ60 · #2 04-08-2004, 11:49 AM

Go here, all the info you need... many of the ponds are stocked with trout.
http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfw_pond.htm

Redmanll34 · #3 04-08-2004, 01:37 PM

I've seen that site before, but does no one have any personal prefrence to ponds and rivers around here?

Strat · #4 04-08-2004, 02:01 PM

Redman,

You have a ton of options on that list. Do some exploring and have some fun...maybe stop by a flyshop and get some tips

We all have our favorite spots etc...but I ain't going to broadcast mine over the internet for all of the world to see! They're getting a little overcrowded already

Redmanll34 · #5 04-08-2004, 02:30 PM

I understand you don't want to give away your fav. spots, I am not asking that. I am asking for some spots I could go and flyfish. I don't have a car here so I have to borrow one, and that is why i can not explore to much. Thank you for your input

Tom

Conveyor Man · #6 04-08-2004, 02:58 PM

Tom,
Most of the people here are very careful about posting fishing site. Something like 70 people have viewed this thread already and though they might want to help you no one wants to tell 70 strangers about a site they like.

Maybe someone can PM Tom, with a little more spacific info!

I would but I don't know the area.

Lurch · #7 04-08-2004, 03:24 PM

Good for you Conveyor Man!!! It is nice to see someone step up and help out a fellow TAXPAYER / Fisherman and not be so greedy with "THEIR" secret spots.....oh yeah, I forgot the state stocked the ponds, rivers and streams just for them so other people dont have "THEIR" fish taken!

Come on fellas....

I have no idea where to fish near BSC as I am from the Merrimack Valley.

Redmanll34 · #8 04-08-2004, 03:48 PM

Thank you guys, like I said I'm not looking to steal someone's spot, I really just want to fish. PM me if you don't want to post it. I am at college for another month then I will be fishing the swift in western mass where I live. So you probably won't ever see me at your spot. Again thank you for your time.

Tom

Strat · #9 04-08-2004, 03:52 PM

Hey Lurch: EVERY body of water in the state that was stocked with "your" tax dollars is on that list. It's no secret. To each his own but I find part of the adventure of flyfishing is exploring and discovering new water. I guess you do not agree with that...and don't really care

But thanks for sharing with such an insightful post anyway.

Redman, you might want to pick up the Trout Unlimted "Guide to Fly-Fishing in Massachussetts". It's an invaluable source of information/access points/etc. and the small price of the book goes to the protection and restoration of local watersheds.

Peace.

Redmanll34 · #10 04-08-2004, 04:08 PM

Where can I pick up Trout Unlimted Guide to Fly-Fishing in Massachussetts. I did a quick search on the internet and couldn't find anything.

Thanks Strat

Tom

Strat · #11 04-08-2004, 04:17 PM

They carry it a local flyshops or you could visit one of the local Trout Unlimited websites like www.gbtu.org and email them for a copy. Worth
it's weight in gold and includes fly suggestions, seasonal info, etc.

Lurch · #12 04-08-2004, 04:34 PM

Strat, I agree with you! I have learned to fish on my own by reading books and going on fishing adventures to uncharted waters. It just feels like some of the fisherman on this forum act like they own the fishing spots and get ****ed if someone else shows up on the same day they are there. There are many posts regarding "Lurkers" and it ****es me off to see people have MAJOR attitudes about people learning about "their" spots. There are other posts saying that "I fished at sopt X and there were 100 people there at the same time I was, my fishing spot is overcrowded". In my opinion that is BS.

I joined this site to talk about fishing and if we just chat with the headers "the fishing was good last night" this site would be boring!

I also enjoy sharing the joy I get from fishing with others so when a friend of mine asks what he needs to do to catch fish I do not tell him to "We all have our favorite spots etc...but I ain't going to broadcast mine over the internet for all of the world to see! They're getting a little overcrowded already" as you have done in your previous post!

I like the saying "MINE"...your killing me!! Do you own your own pond because then I understand why you can say "my spots"

CSJ60 · #13 04-09-2004, 01:24 AM

I'm new to FF myself... I have no spots that I want to keep for myself. Pick a pond and go...there have been more than a few days where the skunk got the best of me. Most of the stocked ponds will give up fish. If you want a nice fish or just more than a few I can tell you where I catch fish, you may have more or less success. I started with the web site I posted. I'm no great fisherman and my spots are no secret. They came from the web site I posted...good luck.

CharlieP · #14 04-11-2004, 10:37 AM

hi tom,

i wish that i had more information for you about bridgewater. i live north of boston and, unfortunately, know of more places up this way. i was reading through the responses to your post and am, frankly, disheartened by most of them. guys, the kid is in college and has limited transportation...throw him a bone. i understand perfectly well how crowded things get but look at it this way. when you found "your spot" don't you think that someone else may have already been fishing there for years and is ticked off that you are there? but it is ok because you found it on your own? i spend a lot of time fishing in maine, riding for hours to get to some favorite places. sure i get disappointed when others are there but they have just as much right to be there as me.

tom, the following link lists waters stocked with trout in ma.

http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/df...ters.htm#NORTH

i didn't see any in bridgewater, but taunton which is close has some. i love fishing for trout, but if you are jonesing for fish, go really light to any of the area ponds that are loaded with sunfish and have a blast.

good luck and let me know how you make out.

charlie

tom,

beaver brook in east bridgewater was stocked the week of april 5th. have fun.

Bob Parsons · #15 04-11-2004, 11:51 AM

Careful gentlemen, on your posts,

Some of the lack of posts may be due to people not wanting to share, but on listed stocked ponds/rivers it is more due to the number of persons that fish that area. The best suggestion was to check the mass site on stocked ponds and rivers. Find one close and give it a try. One of those listed is the Indian Head River in the Duxbury/Marshfield area. It is a tributary to the North river. Check it out on the mass site and locate it with a map book. In may it has trout in the day time and it is a popular shad spot at nite. If you have never caught a shad, give it a shot, they give a great fight on a flyrod or spin rod with 8-10# test.