Sudbury Reservoir Opens For Fishing Season Saturday

After two delays due to persistent ice conditions, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation will hold a fishing opening day at the Wachusett and Sudbury Reservoirs on Saturday, April 18.

Fishing at Wachusett and Sudbury Reservoirs is allowed from shore for more than two-thirds of the Reservoir, with access through Gates 6-35 and the Thomas Basin area. Access is allowed daily from dawn to dusk and the season extends until November 30, 2015.

At Sudbury Reservoir, shoreline fishing is allowed everywhere except some areas close to the Dam, which are posted.

For information on fishing at the Reservoirs, please visit the DCR web site at www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/water-res-protection/watershed-mgmt/wachusett-and-sudbury-reservoir-fishing-guide.html.

Visitors and residents can also contact the WachusettSudbury Ranger office at 978-365-3800.

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees 450,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways.