Peter's Pond ~ Broodstock Salmon

[DONEDEAL]

Can anybody tell me if the State still stocks Broodstock Salmon and if any ended up in Peter's Pond ??

Thanks

[Rangerboats391]

i don't believe they do, stopped a few years ago

[swampa]

winter of 2015 was the last broodstock salmon stocking in Massachusetts due to the vermont hatchery where we got out salmon from was destroyed by hurricane sandy thats what I have been told

[rmoody79]

Salmon program ended as mentioned, no longer stocked in mass

[fishrdye51]

I though they were supposed to replace that program with brood stock brook trout. Wouldn’t mind pulling a 5 pound Brookie through the ice!

[icetilt]

If you want to make the trip CT is still stocking broodstock salmon in a couple of lakes.

[cslater]

In 2013 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its support and resources from the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon restoration program including its egg and fry production at the White River National Fish Hatchery in Bethel, VT and sea run broodstock operations at the Cronin National Salmon Station in Sunderland, MA. In 2014 The USFWS withdrew its support and resources from the Merrimack River Atlantic Salmon restoration program. These USFWS operations were critical components of the program and without them, the restoration effort had no real viable chance of success moving forward. Therefore the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife also ended its efforts to restore Atlantic Salmon after nearly four decades of effort.  No Atlantic salmon fry have been produced at the Roger Reed State Fish Hatchery in Palmer since 2013 and Atlantic Salmon broodstock are no longer available for stocking in Lakes and Ponds.
 

[teamtip-up]

In 2013 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its support and resources from the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon restoration program including its egg and fry production at the White River National Fish Hatchery in Bethel, VT and sea run broodstock operations at the Cronin National Salmon Station in Sunderland, MA. In 2014 The USFWS withdrew its support and resources from the Merrimack River Atlantic Salmon restoration program. These USFWS operations were critical components of the program and without them, the restoration effort had no real viable chance of success moving forward. Therefore the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife also ended its efforts to restore Atlantic Salmon after nearly four decades of effort.  No Atlantic salmon fry have been produced at the Roger Reed State Fish Hatchery in Palmer since 2013 and Atlantic Salmon broodstock are no longer available for stocking in Lakes and Ponds.
 

I have spoken to upper level science that worked on this project.    They believe the river based ecosystem was good enough.  They felt the failure of the project was due to oceanic conditions.   

[capedeer/fish]

The good old days.....salmon at Peters........yup..... ..good times!