Resources
Here you will find a repository of Berkshires Fly Fishing specific
information. For more in-depth information please visit the Forums.
Fishing
Licenses ONLINE! MassOutdoors
Get your fishing license without a trip to city hall!
- Resident
Fishing - $27.50
- Resident
Minor Fishing (Age 15-17) - $11.50
- Resident
Fishing (Age 65-69) - $16.25
- Resident Fishing (Age 70 or over
or paraplegic, blind, mentally retarded) - FREE
- Non-resident
Fishing - $37.50
- Non-resident
Fishing (3 day) - $23.50
- Resident
Fishing (3 day) - $12.50
- Non-res.
Fishing (Age 15-17) - $11.50
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2005
SPRING TROUT STOCKING
From the Mass Wildlife Website
Bay State anglers can look forward to 572,200
feisty brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout being stocked
this spring according to
figures released by MassWildlife. "We'll be putting out more
than 286,000 rainbow trout averaging over 14 inches long," observes
Chief Fish Culturist Dr. Ken Simmons. "They'll be distributed
statewide throughout the stocking season by our five regional MassWildlifeDistrict
offices." 46,000 brown trout in the 12-inch class will be
stocked along with 87,000 browns in the over 9 inch range and 20,000
in the 6-9 inch range . The larger water bodies will receive the
larger fish with the smaller brooks and streams receiving the younger
fish. Brook trout will be stocked in a similar fashion with 12,000
fish measuring a foot or better, 77,000 greater than 9 inches and
30,000 in the 6 - 9 inch class. Once trout stocking begins, weekly reports will
be on the front page of the MassWildlife website.
Eastern
Fly Hatch Guide
Deerfield River
Hatch Guide
| Insect |
Size |
Begin |
End |
| Gray
Caddis |
12-16 |
April
1 |
May
15 |
| Early
Brown Stonefly |
14 |
April
1 |
May
15 |
| Tan
Caddis |
12-16 |
May
15 |
June
15 |
| Sulphur |
16 |
May
15 |
June
15 |
| March
Brown |
12 |
May
15 |
June
15 |
| Light
Cahill |
14 |
May
15 |
June
15 |
| Gray
Caddis |
12-16 |
May
15 |
June
15 |
| Tan
Caddis |
12-16 |
June
15 |
July
15 |
| Sulphur |
16 |
June
15 |
July
15 |
| Pale
Evening Dun |
16-18 |
June
15 |
July
15 |
| Light
Cahill |
14 |
June
15 |
August
15 |
| Gray
Caddis |
12-16 |
June
15 |
July
15 |
| Golden
Drake |
12 |
June
15 |
July
15 |
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| Links |
| Content |
SmallStreams.com
Great online community for those of us who like to fish in creeks, ditches
and puddles. |
| American
Museum of Fly Fishing (Sunderland,
VT) |
MidCurrent
News, Reviews |
| Federation of Fly Fishers |
Fly Fishing Connection
Online fly fishing resources with monthly fly patterns, equipment
reviews, etc |
| FlyFishing
Journal |
| FlyCaster Fly Fishing Club Directory |
| Outfitters,
Rod Builders and Guides |
| Jerry Gourd - Fly Fishing Guide Housatonic and Farmington Rivers in CT (860) 307-6088 |
| Rob Nicholas - Fly Fishing Guide & Travel Consultant (Cornwall, CT) |
| Walt Geryk - Northeast Fly Fishing Guide Service (Hatfield, MA) |
| Jack Smola - (860) 763-1856 |
| Housatonic
River Outfitters (Cornwall
Bridge, CT) |
| Allure-Outfitters (Pittsfield,
MA) |
| Jolly Roger Charters (Cape Cod) |
| Russett
Rods (Adams, MA) |
| The Selective Angler, Fred Jeans (Housatonic River) |
INTEGRA
Fly Fishing Products (Williamstown,
MA)
Featuring supplies
for both experienced and new fly tyers.. |
| Information |
| Berkshires
Trout Stocking Schedule |
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| Fishing
Licenses ONLINE! MassOutdoors |
Trout
Identification
Rainbow Trout
Physical characteristics that can help distinguish rainbow
trout include dark spots on a light body, continuous spotting
throughout the body, and often a “rainbow” horizontal
reddish stripe. |
Brook Trout
Brook trout have white spots (worm-shaped
on top) on a dark background with tri-colored outlined fins
(orange,
black and white).
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Brown Trout
A large dark spotting pattern and reddish dots can help anglers distinguish these
fish from rainbows and cutthroats. |
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