a few fishing ?s

[Jig N' Pig]

i see everybody talking about the quabbin oxbow and conn rivers, me and power worm want to fish there but neither of us has a boat. was curious to know if there was a good amount of shore fishing at any or all of these places. any info would be greatly appreciatedFishing1

[noresman]

Quabbin has miles of shoreline open to fishing. Some areas are off limits but thats mostly on the southern end near the dam's. The ox-bow has some areas that are open to shore fishing. Be careful about fishing on Acadia Wild Life's land. They get real pissy. As far as the Ct River goes just about any place you can walk to the water you can fish.

[theothereric]

gate 8 and 43 have some decent shore fising. and you can always rent a boat at quabbin.

[Power_Worm]

Gonna head down there on saturday just curious on how to get there from south of boston. I imagine the pike will be involved but directions to any of the gates mentioned would be great.

[Power_Worm]

Any specific lures kill fish on the quabbin. I mostly use soft baits but have a couple spinners and cranks. Any info would be great cause I would love to be able to post a couple pics of my first fish of 06.

[dana_c]

Try mapquest.com or maps.yahoo.com for maps and directions

Quabbin Gate 8 is off rte 202 north of Belchertown, 43 is off rte 32A in Hardwick

[noresman]

It depends on what you want to fish for. I hear the smallies are hitting perch color Rapalas and various color Mepps spinners. The crank baits and spinner baits should be good for them. If you want to try for lakers bring a bucket of decent size shiners. If you want to troll for salmon try mooselok wobblers or big streamers.

[buckmanjr]

go for senkos or slegos, buy the right hooks for them and rig them up right and u will catch many many fish. also Spinner baits.

[Tuc]

Power Worm my self and a few others from work will be at the quabbin gate 8 sat morning at 6am.Sat hito the guy in Black winter carhart bibs and black winter coat...I will be the guy with the freaky looking beard....We are renting boats...the rentals ree is 30 bucks and 4 dollars for parking...
Gate 8 is more of a cold water area..43 will net you better bass though.

[Power_Worm]

We will be fishing gate 43 for some bass. I will be there with jig n pig at 6 am we r two big fellas probably gonna be in a hooded sweatshirt good luck out there.Fishing1

[Power_Worm]

Is there a bait shop near gate 43 at all to grab some shiners or anything close to that area?

[fisher16]

There used to be, but haven't been to it in a long time. If your traveling thru Belchertown, go into Palmer to Gate 8. There a shop located before the boat docks. Owner is very knowledge guy and may give you some tips. Good luck

[Tuc]

IN 2 weeks I will be fishing 43...Guys at work want gate so that where I will be Sat....Name is Tuc and I will be on chaennel 13 .....only have a hand held so you will prob be to far but try and say hello.

[arlow]

Is there a bait shop near gate 43 at all to grab some shiners or anything close to that area?

If you are you getting off the pike in Palmer you can get shiners at Marriers. Call the day before to make sure someone will be there early. (413) 289-1348 They are usually open early but if they know you are coming they will make sure to be there. It is a couple of miles out of the way but better than going to belchertown. Get off the pike and go right onto rt 32. About a mile down the road at the light take a left. This is rt 20. Follow a couple of miles to the intersection of RT 67. At the intersection on the left is Merriers. Get your shiners and retrace your route back to and past the pike and follow 32 into ware center. Take a left at friendly's resteraunt on to North st. Follow north st to the end where it meets Greenwich rd. Take a right and gate 43 will be about 7 to 10 miles up the road on your left immediatly after a very sharp left hand corner.

Good luck!

[Power_Worm]

Arlow thanks alot for the great info. Tuc Ill try to hit u up on 13 but dont know if it will reach. Would love to go fishing again at the res in 2 weeks. If u want some company me and jig n pig are gonna be going fishing every chance we get. Plus can never have to many fishing buddies.

[dana_c]

There used to be a bait shop on Greenwich road from Ware to gate 43 but I think they closed years ago. Nearest bait I know is at R&R in Belchertown, at the intersection of rtes 9 & 202. If you're traveling from Springfield you should try Bob's Bait on East St. in Ludlow - top of the hill past the El Cid (and not to be confused with Uncle Bob's general store)

[arlow]

There used to be a bait shop on Greenwich road from Ware to gate 43 but I think they closed years ago. Nearest bait I know is at R&R in Belchertown, at the intersection of rtes 9 & 202. If you're traveling from Springfield you should try Bob's Bait on East St. in Ludlow - top of the hill past the El Cid (and not to be confused with Uncle Bob's general store)

He is coming from the south shore near boston dana.

I will be out at 43 either the 14th or the 21st with my dad. Smallies should be heating up good by then.

[arlow]

We will be fishing gate 43 for some bass. I will be there with jig n pig at 6 am we r two big fellas probably gonna be in a hooded sweatshirt good luck out there.Fishing1

Try some suspending jerkbaits ripped and paused. Also Rattle traps and crankbaits may work well. If the sun is out find some of the shallower flats. They will warm up faster and should hold fish as well as the two coves on the right as you leave the launching area.

[Jig N' Pig]

Arlow quick ?, about how far is the bait shop on rt. 20 from quabbin in terms of minutes....just curious. thanks for all the great info arlow and everyone else, and we'll let u know how we do.

[noresman]

The bait shop on rt 20 (mariners) is less than 5 minutes from the Palmer exit of the Pike. Take a right off the exit ramp - go to 1st red light - take a left and it's about 2 miles down on the left hand side of the road. Do yourself a favor and don't buy anything but bait or something that is sealed airtight. The place is pretty grungy but the bait is ok.

[arlow]

It is 17 miles and approx 30 minutes from the pike exit to the gate for 43. Marriers is the closest place your going to find for shiners when going to 43. If you were going to gate 8 R&R sports would be better but for 43 it will add 20 miles to your trip to go there instead of 5 to hit marriers.

Directions from the Pike exit at palmer to Gate 43.
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&pn1x=&a1x=1140+THORNDIKE+ST&c1x=PALMER&s1x=MA&z1x=01069-1509&un=m&1rc=L1AAA&cl=EN&qq=1ADqpk24ofAuz4O82RdAAdkd7urcgOGPU2wWJYMjm7KFn5QtTboksIZ3n1lVxhthrv%252bFtO957FWLbKYCjSM2BY%252bN9ajLahIJ46gqK8gzn2OC%252fgxIWy69oqMidvEH9Tj37m%252bgEyptOJMuwozYQkEZKWa5DXF%252bBMbb6gVaOH1b6vo7jXK5EJDUl1xkRxmfy7n0ZNLltu7QuKhlg%252fSCD%252ffnUQjOiWBHWkkRYV8iSm7WnUiVC%252b8ij5WvJ51X9EdfgkNT4BrDZTFJBdkQufAgrXSiniKfrzEHKTrGu8XtmZMu5HFN%252bk7%252bKEk2dQ%253d%253d&ct=NA&r=f&1si=navt&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=KAlpYxsBg8E%253d&1g=GRX7BnRwTOk%253d&1pl=&1v=ADDRESS&1n=HAMPDEN+COUNTY&1pn=&1a=1140+THORNDIKE+ST&1c=PALMER&1s=MA&1z=01069-1509&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=&2a=1300+greenwich+rd&2c=ware&2s=ma&2z=&panelbtn=2




Directions from Pike exit to Marriers.
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&pn1x=&a1x=1130+THORNDIKE+ST&c1x=PALMER&s1x=MA&z1x=01069-1509&un=m&cl=EN&qq=1ADqpk24ofDsBbz3XcgjQAdWp9hfRUJT3iKcVMQyTVb3Q2Z%252fl8IYIViZn0EFdI24J4Nui%252bgmiTluk3JSGnMhJWnlCWDy%252bJoo4jUi5EXkxcsIRp1XP7W8gY8Mm4DJAS91BEA78eCx%252fbO9LFnErAMsOFhUK9vS24rnoGWll4Z4Bt6WmmVddtmxBlSib4O6yliy&ct=NA&r=f&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&1pn=&1a=1140+THORNDIKE+ST&1c=PALMER&1s=MA&1z=01069-1509&panelbtn=1&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=&2a=1624+park+st&2c=palmer&2s=ma&2z=


Good Luck!!!!

[Jig N' Pig]

thanks a lot guys....really looking forward to fishing there thanks again for all the help. tuc we are gonna try to drop you a line not too sure if it will work tho cuz the handheld isnt too great. good luck tomorrow everyone

[arlow]

Well??????? How did you do???????

[Tuc]

At gate 8 we did poorly.Only one trout all day.Others at the launch had bad luck also...Bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work.

[Power_Worm]

Me and Jig n pig didnt have that great a day either. A couple smallmouth on jerkbaits. Going for largemouth nex time up there. We ended up renting a boat and having a great time also saw a Bald Eagle.

[YOTE BUSTER]

While your there make shure you fish the pottapaug pond side.There is more shore line cover and your chances of a big bucket mouth are good.