November 2026 Newsletter

Central MA Chapter of Trout Unlimited – November Newsletter

November Chapter Meeting –

Date: Thursday, November 12th

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Location: Auburn Sportsman’s Club
             50 Elm St, Auburn, MA 01501

The Central Massachusetts Trout Unlimited chapter meets the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at the Auburn Sportsman’s Club (50 Elm Street, Auburn, MA). Meetings run from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. They are free, open to all ages, and include complimentary pizza. The chapter gathering is free to attend and open to all, regardless of whether you are a Trout Unlimited member or not.

We will focus on knots at the November meeting. Everyone has a favorite knot that they can tie in the dark, and when your hands are frozen. Learn additional knots, and tricks to tie them correctly and efficiently. Bring along a spool of large diameter tippet material, a few flies or bare hooks, and a set of nippers. We’ll show you our favorite knots, and you can show us yours.

Has anyone been fishing on the Quinapoxet River lately? We know, water levels have been low. But if you’ve seen any signs of Land Locked Salmon migration above the old dam, we’d like to know. We want to report any signs of salmon activity to the state fisheries biologists. You can contact us at centralmasstu@gmai.com

UPCOMING EVENTS:

December 10th Meeting:
Joe Gould, Restoration Specialist Project Manager MA Division of Ecological Restoration, will present and discuss the dam removal project on Chicopee Brook in Monson, MA. Meeting will be held at the Auburn Sportsman’s Club,50 Elm Street, Auburn, MA In addition, we will be looking for volunteers to assist in tree plantings along the brook where the dam was taken down on April 10th. We’ll also hold our April meeting there that time. More information to follow.

January 14th Meeting:
Join us at the Beaman Library in West Boylston, MA for a joint meeting with the Nashua River Watershed Association. TU and NRWA will both present. Discussion will center around each organization’s goals, current projects, future projects, and how we can work together.

February 11th Meeting:
Captain Patrick Cassidy. Captain Patrick has over 30 years of fishing experience on Cape Cod, from the Brewster flats to the rips off of Monomoy. His target species are striped bass, bluefish, false albacore, and bonito.Patrick is also the owner of Cape Cod School of Saltwater Fly Fishing. Come and learn about strategies for finding and catching these species on Cape Cod. This meeting will be held at the Auburn Sportsman’s Club 50 Elm Street, Auburn, MA.

If you have any questions, or comments, please direct them to: centralmasstu@gmail.com

Best regards,

Central Mass Trout Unlimited