Check out this flood damage at Texas Falls just up VT 125 from Hancock. This picture was taken on Monday. The area was closed and there were many more spots like this in the area. Some bends in the river had whole trees piled like toothpicks 10-20ft up off the stream bed. But the fishing [...]
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Woo hoo! Here’s a excerpted note from Mad Dog Chapter Prez, Clark Amadon:
Fellow anglers, TU Members and conservationists:
The Cox Brook Dam is gone, kaput, outta here! The crew from Hebert Excavating completed the destruction of the Cox Brook Dam today!Much gravel needs to be removed, hopefully by this Saturday. Here’s to the dam owners, [...]
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Deconstruction of the Cox Brook Dam began on 08/28/08! Thanks to the efforts of many folks, including especially the Mad Dog chapter, Hebert Excavating of Williamstown, VT knocked the first hole in Cox Brook Dam to lower the impoundment water level and allow a portion of the work area to dry out over the upcoming holiday weekend. Following installation of [...]
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Barring some eleventh-hour hijinx, the Cox Brook Dam in Northfield Falls, VT, is coming down as I type. Way to go Mad Dog Chapter! Any more dam removals up their way and we may have to start referring to Clark Amadon (their Chapter Prez) as Barney RUBBLE! You can read more about [...]
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On a tip from Mad Dog Chapter Prez, Clark Amadon, it looks like part of the US Rte 2 bridge being demolished in Middlesex unintentionally fell into the river today. Read more here. I have also heard other anectdotes about fallen (falling?) trees from the recent storms causing problems for anglers. [...]
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