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The Fish Are Biting

February 21, 2019June 12, 2010

A fisherman had a good day along the Charles just below the Watertown Dam

A 14-pound carp is caught

The carp is released

Seagulls hunt for herring and alewives at Watertown Dam. The fish ladder (under the cage) was built in 1972 to help migratory fish swim upstream to spawn.

Watertown Dam in 1970; photo by Dan Brody

View more photos of the Charles River in 1970

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