May 2025 Newsletter
Central MA Chapter of Trout Unlimited - May Newsletter
Hello Cold Water Fisheries Advocates,
The May meeting will be held at the Auburn Sportsman’s Club.
Date: Monday, May 5th
Start Time: 6:00PM
Our May meeting (5/5) will provide us some time to recover from the excitement of the April meeting.
Sasha did a great job in leading a discussion on:
Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
and
To Stock or Not to Stock - what is the impact to fishing
We had a strong showing of our chapter along with members of the Deerfield and Boston Chapters.
We have some fishing opportunities lined up for 2025. Send me an email if you are interested in attending either event - I want to make sure we have the room.
Send an email to:
Here is what we have:
Event #1 - The Caddis Weekend on the Deerfield - Estimate is the first weekend in June (6 - 8)
This is prime Caddis Time and a whole lot of fun. The TU Council puts this on and there is good attendance from all the chapters in MA. There are cabins that make the event very easy and planned activities throughout the weekend, but the big focus is dry fly eating Browns. We will be looking for those interested at the May meeting and then make reservations as required.
This is a very interesting stream and conservation success story. TU worked with the state to secure the upper stretches of this stream for Native Trout. Due to the nature of the stream, the abundance of food and endless supply of cold (bottom release water), the native fish are well established. The state no longer stocks the upper stretch and the fish you catch there are natives - and those natives get big!
Bring you #16 & 18 tan caddis. A few Sparkle Emergers will also be beneficial.
Event #2 - A weekend on the Farmington River in CT - Friday, Sept 19 thru Sunday, Sept 29 - Two Weekends!
There were not many dates for the cabins on the Farmington. However, we found a September opportunity and have a cabin for a stretch in September that includes 2 weekends. The weather should be perfect for fishing and the Farmington is always producing something that we can copy with some feathers and thread. We will be looking to get names on the calendar through the summer months. Priority will be going to those with more meeting attendance.
We hope to see you at the May meeting and as always -
Pizza Will be served!
Tight Lines,
Peter Sterndale
President, Central MA Chapter of Trout Unlimited
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