MA Landlocked Salmon Quabbin Reservoir 2009

[Spring2784]

Beautiful fish man. What were you using to catch them? Salmon is one of the few fish I haven't targeted and I'm going to Quabbin Sunday. Any help from anyone would be appreciated.

[greatsantini7]

man that first fish was ugly great video

[Spring2784]

@greatsantini7 You are nuts, All those fish are beauties.

[colinf94404]

Is there anyway to catch these guys with a fly rod?How deep do you have to go?

[TLHookUp]

@colinf94404 you can catch them with a fly rod, use streamers (smelt patterns). Summer you will need sinking line.

[colinf94404]

@TLHookUp What kind of structure are you looking for on your fish finder? drop offs? or bait bails of smelt?

[TLHookUp]

@colinf94404....Yes, if you find the smelt bait balls chances are the salmon are around as well. I fish off of points and islands that have at least 20 feet or more of water. I target the salmon in the spring and fish mostly the first 20 feet of water, especially the first 5 feet from the surface. I only have been targeting them at the Q for the last couple of seasons and still have much to learn.

[colinf94404]

@colinf94404 Sweet, thanks for the reply. I dont own a boat anymore so I was thinking about getting a small personal pontooon and sticking a trolling motor on it. Using an 8 weight fly rod...

[TLHookUp]

@colinf94404.....Look into all the Quabbin boat restrictions before purchasing. Just a trolling motor and no outboard for example would not be allowed.

[bugattiveyron1789]

6 lbs is that big?

[TLHookUp]

@bugattiveyron1789 for a landlock Atlantic it's big, the state considers a 4 lb fish a trophy. If it were a wild migratory Atlantic salmon or a broodstock it would be small.

[bruins316]

How far are the gates from rt9 SPENCER?GREAT VIDEO keep them coming!

[slivvverr]

Looked like you had some nice fishing.

I had one one sat may first,, got it four feet

From shore and it leaped out of the drink and snapped my line, I was bumbed.

[exeterski]

what techniques were you using to catch so many of them??

[mrsockeye]

Those are some awesome fish. Kind of a rare trophy in their own way. Too bad we don't have any fisheries out west for those fish.

[flurbsmcgurgs]

whad did yah use

[sodazv06]

what were u using as a lure cuss im going there saturday

[TLHookUp]

All kinds of stuff. Anything that looks like a smelt

[TLHookUp]

Yup!, Thanks!

[2shar2]

hey can u keep the salmon from the quabbin reservoir, or is it catch and release? thank you.

[TLHookUp]

The limit is 2 per day.

[lilredgto]

Great video and nice salmon. I fish there at least once a week. Looks like you were at 43 or 31.  Good job!!

[DontDoDrugsSmokeHERB]

lol i fish their almost every day no biggie. but they fuckin closed it

[TLHookUp]

Ya I'm bummed out that they closed it to private boats due to the mussel scare, hopefully they open it again soon!

[huntersmoon68]

hey its been open! And I hope you didnt miss it before October 17th.

The 09 season was interrupted by bureaucrats, but if you want to help, if you want to stop the brain trusses in boston, contact your local state rep. keep an eye on the Q website, (dcr) and attend every meeting that threatens the massachusetts angler from fishing a lake the COMMONWEALTH OWNS.