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2005 SPRING TROUT ALLOCATIONS Bay State anglers can look forward to 572,200 feisty brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout being stocked this spring according to figures released by MassWildlife. "We'll be putting out more than 286,000 rainbow trout averaging over 14 inches long," observes Chief Fish Culturist Dr. Ken Simmons. "They'll be distributed statewide throughout the stocking season by our five regional MassWildlife District offices." 46,000 brown trout in the 12-inch class will be stocked along with 87,000 browns in the over 9 inch range and 20,000 in the 6-9 inch range . The larger water bodies will receive the larger fish with the smaller brooks and streams receiving the younger fish. Brook trout will be stocked in a similar fashion with 12,000 fish measuring a foot or better, 77,000 greater than 9 inches and 30,000 in the 6 - 9 inch class. Anglers can also anticipate trying to tame some of the 3,250 tiger trout to be released, all topping the 14 inch mark. These handsome fish, a cross between a female brown trout and a male brook trout, have become popular with folks lucky enough to land one. Finally, about 950 brook, brown and rainbow trout will hit the water already measuring more than 18 inches. These trophies, along with the rest of the fish produced at MassWildlife hatcheries, will be stocked when snow and mud conditions abate, allowing the 2-ton District tank trucks access to the waterways, as early as mid-March with the Southeast District, Northeast and Central District areas to be stocked first. Once trout stocking begins, weekly reports will be on the front page of the MassWildlife website. You may also call the nearest District office: Western 413/447-9789; Valley 413/323-7632; Central 508/835-3607; Northeast 978/263-4347 or Southeast 508/759-3406. And don't forget to Take A Kid Fishing! |
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MassWildlife
WESTERN DISTRICT |
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| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 25, 2005 |
| Ashfield | Clesson Brook, South River, Swift River |
| Buckland | Clesson Brook, Cooley Brook, Deerfield River |
| Charlemont | Clesson Brook, Deerfield River, Chickley River |
| Cheshire | South Brook, Dry Brook |
| Chester | Westfield River West Branch |
| Chesterfield | West Branch Brook, Westfield River East Branch |
| Clarksburg | Hoosic River North Branch |
| Cummington | Westfield River East Branch |
| Florida | Deerfield River, North Pond |
| Goshen | Swift River |
| Hawley | Chickley River |
| Huntington | Littleville Lake, Norwich Lake, Little River, Westfield River West Branch |
| Lee | Laurel Lake |
| Middlefield | Westfield River West Branch |
| North Adams | Windsor Lake |
| Pittsfield | Onota Lake, Pontoosuc Lake, Sackett Brook |
| Plainfield | Mill Brook |
| Richmond | Richmond Pond |
| Russell | Westfield River |
| Savoy | Westfield River East Branch, Chickley River |
| Stockbridge | Larrywaug Brook |
| Windsor | Windsor Brook, Westfield Brook, Westfield River East Branch |
| West Stockbridge | Williams River |
| Worthington | Bronson Brook, Little River |
| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 18, 2005 |
| Alford | Green River |
| Ashfield | Ashfield Lake |
| Buckland | Deerfield River |
| Becket | Walker Brook, Yokum Brook, Depot Brook |
| Charlemont | Deerfield River |
| Cummington | Westfield River East Branch |
| Dalton | Wahconah Brook |
| Egremont | Green River |
| Florida | Deerfield River |
| Great Barrington | West Brook, Green River |
| Hancock | Kinderhook Creek, Green River West Branch |
| Huntington | Westfield River |
| Lanesboro | Town Brook |
| Lee | Greenwater Brook, Goose Pond Brook, Beartown Brook, West Brook |
| North Adams | Hudson Brook, Broad Brook |
| Otis | Farmington River |
| Russell | Westfield River |
| Sandisfield | Buck River, Clam River, York Lake, Farmington River |
| Savoy | Westfield River East Branch |
| Tyringham | Hop Brook |
| Windsor | Windsor Pond, Westfield River East Branch |
| Williamstown | Hemlock Brook |
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MassWildlife
CONNECTICUT VALLEY DISTRICT |
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| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 25, 2005 |
| Amherst | Fort River; Mill River; Puffers Pond |
| Belchertown | Broad Brook |
| Brimfield | Sherman Lake; Fosgett Mill Brook; Mill Brook; Little Alum Pond |
| Chicopee | Chicopee River; Fuller Brook |
| Conway | Deerfield River |
| Deerfield | Deerfield River |
| Easthampton | Manhan River; Nashawannuck Pond; Hannum Brook; Broad Brook |
| Greenfield | Green River |
| Hadley | Fort River; Mill River |
| Hampden | Scantic River |
| Holland | Holland Pond |
| Holyoke | Broad Brook |
| Leyden | Green River |
| Ludlow | Chapin Pond |
| New Salem | Swift River |
| Northfield | Pauchaug Brook |
| Orange | Orcutt Brook |
| Palmer | Quaboag River; Forest Lake |
| Shelburne | Deerfield River |
| Shutesbury | Swift River |
| Southhampton | Manhan River |
| Southwick | Congamond (Middle) Pond |
| Sunderland | Cranberry Pond |
| Ware | Flat Brook; Muddy Brook |
| Warren | Quaboag River |
| Warwick | Forestry Camp Pond; Moore Pond; Orcutt Brook |
| Westfield | Manhan River |
| Whately | West Brook |
| Wilbraham | Ninemile Pond; Spectacle Pond |
| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS--Week of April 18, 2005 |
| Amherst | Adams Brook; Fort River; Puffers Pond |
| Belchertown | Swift River |
| Bernardston | Falls River; Shuttuck Brook |
| Brimfield | Quinebaug River |
| Conway | Bear River; Deerfield River; Poland Brook; South River |
| Deerfield | Deerfield River |
| Easthampton | Manhan River |
| Erving | Keyup Brook |
| Granby | Bachelor Brook |
| Greenfield | Allen Brook; Mill Brook |
| Hadley | Fort River |
| Holland | Quinebaug River |
| Leverett | Roaring Brook; Sawmill River |
| Leyden | Shattuck Brook |
| Monson | Chicopee Brook; Conant Brook; Quaboaug River |
| Montague | Sawmill River |
| Northfield | Fourmill Brook; Pauchaug Brook; Roaring Brook |
| Northampton | Mill River |
| Orange | Lake Mattawa |
| Palmer | Quaboag River; Swift River; Ware River |
| Pelham | Amethyst Brook |
| Shelburne | Dragon Brook; Deerfield River |
| Shutesbury | Adams Brook; Lake Wyola |
| Southwick | Congamond Lake |
| Springfield | Fivemile Pond; Watershops Pond |
| Sunderland | Cranberry Pond |
| Wales | Wales Brook |
| Ware | Swift River; Ware River |
| Warren | Quaboag River |
| Warwick | Forestry Camp Pond; Sheomet Pond; Tully Brook |
| Wendell | Morman Hollow Brook; Osgood Brook |
| Westhampton | Manhan River |
| Westfield | Hampton Ponds |
| Williamsburg | Bradford Brook; Mill River |
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MassWildlife
CENTRAL DISTRICT |
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| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 25, 2005 |
| ASHBURNHAM | PHILLIPS BROOK, WHITMAN RIVER |
| ATHOL | ELLINWOOD BROOK , WEST BROOK , MILLERS RIVER, TULLY BROOK |
| BARRE | WARE RIVER |
| BLACKSTONE | MILL RIVER |
| FITCHBURG | PHILLIPS BROOK, FALLULAH BROOK |
| HARDWICK | WARE RIVER, DANFORTH BROOK , MOOSE BROOK |
| HOLDEN | QUINAPOXET RIVER |
| HUBBARDSTON | CANESTO BROOK , JOSLIN BROOK , NATTY BROOK |
| MENDON | MUDDY BROOK |
| NORTHBORO | COLD HARBOR BROOK |
| NORTHBRIDGE | WEST RIVER |
| OAKHAM | PARKER BROOK |
| OXFORD | FRENCH RIVER |
| PETERSHAM | WEST BRANCH FEVER BROOK |
| ROYALSTON | MILLERS RIVER, LAWRENCE BROOK , SCOTT BROOK |
| SPENCER | CRANBERRY BROOK , TURKEY HILL BROOK |
| TEMPLETON | OTTER RIVER |
| UPTON | WEST RIVER, CENTER BROOK |
| UXBRIDGE | WEST RIVER |
| WESTMINSTER | WYMAN POND BROOK , PHILLIPS BROOK |
| WINCHENDON | MILLERS RIVER, PRIEST BROOK , TARBELL BROOK |
| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 18, 2005 |
| BARRE | BURNSHIRT RIVER, EAST BRANCH WARE RIVER, PRINCE RIVER |
| BOYLSTON | WACHUSETT RESERVOIR |
| CHARLTON | LITTLE RIVER |
| HUBBARDSTON | BURNSHIRT RIVER, EAST BRANCH WARE RIVER |
| NORTHBORO | ASSABET RIVER |
| OXFORD | LITTLE RIVER |
| PETERSHAM | CONNERS POND |
| PRINCETON | EAST BRANCH WARE RIVER |
| RUTLAND | DEMOND POND, EAST BRANCH WARE RIVER |
| SHREWSBURY | JORDAN POND |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | CADY BROOK, KEENAN BROOK, LEBANON BROOK |
| SPENCER | SEVENMILE RIVER, SUGDEN RESERVOIR |
| STURBRIDGE | EAST BRIMFIELD RESERVOIR |
| WINCHENDON | LAKE DENISON |
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MassWildlife
NORTHEAST DISTRICT |
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| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 25, 2005 |
| Ashland | Ashland Reservoir |
| Ayer | Sandy Pond |
| Braintree | Sunset Lake |
| Dover | Trout Brook |
| Framingham | Lake Cochituate |
| Groton | Baddacook Pond |
| Holliston | Bogastow Brook |
| Medfield | Mill Brook , Mine Brook |
| Methuen | Forest Lake |
| Millis | Vine Brook |
| Natick | Charles River, Lake Cochituate, Dug Pond |
| Needham | Needham Reservoir |
| Sharon | Lake Massapoag |
| Weston | Cherry Brook , Stoney Brook |
| Weymouth | Whitmans Pond |
| Woburn | Horn Pond |
| Wrentham | Lake Pearl |
| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 18, 2005 |
| AMESBURY | Powwow River |
| BOXFORD | Fish Brook, Pye Brook |
| ESSEX | Alewife Brook |
| GEORGETOWN | Penn Brook |
| GROTON | Squannacook River |
| HAVERHILL | Little River, East Meadow River |
| IPSWICH | Bull Brook, Dow Brook |
| METHUEN | Bartlett Brook, Spicket River |
| MIDDLETON | Boston Brook |
| NEWBURY | Mill River |
| NORTH ANDOVER | Boston Brook, Mosquito Brook |
| ROWLEY | Batchelder Brook, Mill River |
| SHIRLEY | Squannacook River |
| TOPSFIELD | Fish Brook, Howlett Brook, Pye Brook |
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MassWildlife
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT |
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| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS - Week of April 25, 2005 |
| Barnstable | Hathaway Pond |
| Brewster | Cliff Pond, Flax Pond, Higgins Pond, Little Cliff Pond, Sheep Pond |
| Dennis | Scargo Lake |
| Dighton | Segreganset River |
| Falmouth | Ashumet Pond, Grews Pond, Mares Pond |
| Hanson | Indianhead River |
| Hingham | Weir River |
| New Bedford | Buttonwood Park Pond |
| North Attleboro | Falls Pond (Southern Basin) Whitings Pond |
| Plymouth | Big Sandy Pond, Fearings Pond, Fresh Pond, Little Pond, Long Pond |
| Rehoboth | Palmer River |
| Rochester | Marys Pond |
| Sandwich | Hoxie Pond, Peters Pond, Pimlico Pond, Scorton Creek |
| Taunton | Segreganset River |
| Truro | Great Pond |
| Wellfleet | Gull Pond |
| TOWN | STOCKED WATERS -Week of April 18, 2005 |
| Barnstable | Hamblin Pond, Lovell's Pond, Shubael Pond |
| Brewster | Cliff Pond, Flax Pond, Sheep Pond |
| Chatham | Goose Pond, Schoolhouse Pond |
| Eastham | Herring Pond |
| Falmouth | Ashumet Pond, Coonamessett River, Deep Pond Grews Pond |
| Hanson | Indianhead River |
| Hingham | Weir River |
| Mansfield | Canoe River |
| Mashpee | Child's River, Johns Pond, Mashpee-Wakeby Pond |
| Mattapoisett | Mattapoisett River |
| North Attleboro | Falls Pond (Southern Basin) Whitings Pond |
| Norwell | Second Herring Brook |
| Orleans | Baker Pond, Crystal Lake |
| Plymouth | Fearings Pond, Little Pond, Long Pond |
| Rehoboth | Palmer River |
| Rochester | Marys Pond |
| Sandwich | Peters Pond |
| Scituate | Tack Factory Pond |
| Wellfleet | Gull Pond |
