You know Cecil, I'd offer to meet you up in Mass. then next time you got out that way to fish, but heck with the luck you have on your trips, that may be a scary proposition!
I could show you some bluegill fishing out of this world if you meet me next June! The locals just sneer at them. A fly rod on the beds is like I've died and went to heaven! Scenery is awesome too! It would be interesting to have some law enforcement along too.
Have you ever heard of Quabbin reservoir in the middle of the state? It's 25,000 acres and know for lake trout and smallmouth bass. A little known secret is the bluegills! Big and plentiful on the beds in Area 3. Not one touches them.
Anyway they closed Quabbin for a 6 weeks this year according to a friend. They were checking for zebra mussels that have shown up in a small lake in the Berkshires (Laural Lake). Quabbin supplies drinking water to Boston via an underground aquaduct. They were terrified if they got started they could start clogging the aquaduct. Fortunately none were found.
If my memory serves me correct Laural is a lake that is quite Alkaline and hard vs. Quabbin. Hard water is not common in Massachusetts. Hopefully the mussels can't survive in Quabbin due to the soft water.