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brandon72801
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 Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:17 am Post subject: Lake Quassapaug? |
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Thinking about going to Lake Quassapaug in Middlebury this weekend. Has anyone had any luck on this lake? I can't find a whole lot of info on it. How is the launch?
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gecabert
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According to the DEP site, the state doesn't have a boat launch there.
| Quote: | Lake QUASSA PAU G, Woodbury-Middlebury (297 acres)
• Note: No public access, icefishing prohibited.
• Species: (T SMB S CB BB LMB YP CP)
• Season: Open 6:00 a.m. 3rd Saturday April–last day February.
• Trout: Daily creel limit—1, 18" minimum length.
• Largemouth & smallmouth bass: Daily creel limit—1 total,
18" minimum length.
• Other: 6 mph speed limit, except 25 mph from Tuesday after Labor Day
to 3rd Saturday in April. Use of motors prohibited 11 p.m.–6 a.m. |
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Stratos17
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Location: Bristol, Ct.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| I think its private |
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brandon72801
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I just called the Middlebury Parks and Rec, open to residents only...bummer. |
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Drew
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Location: New Haven CT
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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I was at a private beach there once with family. As we sat around a guy with scuba gear came up out of the lake. It was rather strange. Anyhow we got to discuss fishing and he mentioned that he had seen many large bass during his dives in the lake.
Anyhow I thought there was a place to rent a boat or possibly pay to launch. Its been a while though |
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dave_376
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:36 am Post subject: |
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there is the yacht club there that you can become a member of and keep a boat there, its really expensive though. I lived on the lake a few years back and it was some of the best fishing I've ever had, huge trout, bass smb and lmb, my brother had a yellow perch almost in the net that would have been a state record.
so yes it is possible to fish there just not practical. |
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brandon72801
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Apparently there is a fishing club you can join as well. |
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dave_376
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the yacht club and the fishing club are the same.....sandy beach maybe. but its expensive |
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perfect hook set
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Nice size fish in there (seen pics,) too bad most of us cannot fish the lake!
Native Americans once populated this large area. The Native Americans translated Lake Quassapaug to mean "Big Pond" or "Big Rock".
In colonial days King George (1690-1770) granted one Abel Wheeler control of the lake. During this time a fisherman could rent a boat and leave his horse in a stall with plenty of hay for as little as 50¢ a day. Fisherman enjoyed the lake because they claimed that they caught fish by the buckets full
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SkeeterJim
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Location: Newington, CT
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Damn, they had bucket brigades back in the colonial days too!! Some things never change  
Jim
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