The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts hold
some of the most productive and beautiful fly fishing rivers in the
East. Stocked with Rainbows, Browns and Brookies, these rivers
are an amazing natural resource and a wonderful place to hours
on end.
Featured Berkshire Rivers
The
Deerfield River
(Charlemont to Shelborne Falls,
MA)
The Deerfield River, located in Northwestern Massachusetts, is an outstanding
trout fishery consisting of large stockings of Rainbows as well as Browns
and Brook trout from state run hatcheries. Flowing out of the Haramon
Reservoir located in Vermont, this unique river makes a its journey into
Massachusetts before emptying into the Connecticut River, flowing behind
The Deerfield Academy Grounds, located in Old Deerfield Massachusetts.
Clear and cold (hence the name) the Cold River is connected to the
Deerfield but this river is a much more wild collection of rip-rap and overgrowth
than
it's broader cousin. The Cold is stocked with Rainbows as well as Browns
and Brook trout and access is made via Route 2 and Mohawk State Forest.
The smaller Cold River has its source in the Hoosac Range
of Berkshire County, just to the west. Their clear, cold waters intermingle at
the northeastern edge of Mohawk Trail State Forest.
Only
artificial lures may be used in Catch & Release
areas.
Possession of bait is prohibited.
In designated Fly Fishing Areas, all anglers must use a
conventional fly rod and fly line.
Report
violations to the Environmental Police 1-800-632-8075
Upper
Deerfield River
Florida/Rowe
Fife
Brook Dam to Hoosac Tunnel
Lower
Deerfield River
Charlemont
From
Pelham Brook to the Mohawk Campground
Lower
Deerfield River
Charlemont
From
Pelham Brook to the Mohawk Campground
Housatonic
River
Lee
From
the Rte 20 Bridge in Lee downstream to the Willow Mill Dam in South
Lee
No
Fishing from June 15 - Aug 15 within 100 feet from the mouths of posted
tributaries: Beartown Brook, Goose Pond Brook and Hop Brook
Housatonic
River
Stockbridge
From
the Glendale Dam downstream to the Railroad bridge
No
Fishing from June 15-Aug 15 within 100 feet from the mouth of posted
tributary: Hop Brook
Westfield
River
Chesterfield/
Huntington
Immediately
below Chesterfield Gorge parking lot in Chesterfield to the gate north
of the Corps of Engineers parking lot at Knightville in Huntington
TROUT-STOCKED
BERKSHIRE WATERS
TOWN
STOCKED
WATERS
ADAMS
Hoosic
River (S. Branch)
ALFORD
Green
River
ASHFIELD
Ashfield
Pond, Clesson Brook (Upper Branch), South River, Swift River
BECKET
Greenwater
Pond, Yokum Brook, Westfield River (W. Branch), Walker Brook
BLANDFORD
Potash
Brook
BUCKLAND
Clesson
Brook, Deerfield River, Cooley Brook
CHARLEMONT
Chickley
River, Pelham Brook, Deerfield River, Cold River
CHESHIRE
Hoosic
River (S. Branch), Dry Brook, South Brook
CHESTER
Littleville
Reservoir, Walker Brook, Westfield River (Middle Branch), Westfield
River (W. Branch)
CHESTERFIELD
Westfield
River (E. Branch), West Branch Brook
CLARKSBURG
Hoosic
River (N. Branch), Hudson Brook
CUMMINGTON
Westfield
River (E. Branch), Swift River (N. Branch)
DALTON
Sacket
Brook, Housatonic River (E. Branch), Wahconah Falls Brook
EGREMONT
Green
River
FLORIDA
Deerfield
River,North Pond, Cold River
GOSHEN
Swift
River, Upper Highland Lake
GRANVILLE
Hubbard
River
GREAT
BARRINGTON
Green
River, West Brook, Williams River, Mansfield Lake
HANCOCK
Kinderhook
Creek, Berry Pond
HAWLEY
Chickley
River
HINSDALE
Bennett
Brook, Housatonic River (E. Branch), Plunkett Reservoir
HUNTINGTON
Westfield
River (E. Branch), Little River, Littleville Lake, Westfield
River (W. Branch), Westfield River (Middle Branch), Norwich Lake,
Westfield River, Knightville Impoundment
LANESBORO
Town
Brook
LEE
Beartown
Brook (W. Branch), Goose Pond, Hop Brook, Greenwater Brook,
Laurel Lake, Housatonic River
LENOX
Yokun
Brook, Laurel Lake
MIDDLEFIELD
Factory
Brook, Westfield River (Middle Branch), Westfield River (W. Branch)
MONTEREY
Lake
Buel, Lake Garfield, Konkapot River
NEW
MARLBORO
Konkapot
River, York Pond
NORTH
ADAMS
Natural
Bridge Pond, Windsor Lake
OTIS
Farmington
River, Otis Reservoir,Big Benton Pond
PLAINFIELD
Mill
Brook
PERU
Trout
Brook
PITTSFIELD
Housatonic
River (SW Branch), Sackett Brook, Onota Lake,Lake Pontoosuc
RICHMOND
Richmond
Pond
ROWE
Pelham
Brook, Pelham Lake
RUSSELL
Potash
Brook, Westfield River
SANDISFIELD
Buck
River, Clam River, Farmington River
SAVOY
Chickley
River, Cold River, Westfield River (E. Branch)
STOCKBRIDGE
Larrywaug
Brook, Stockbridge Bowl, Housatonic River
TYRINGHAM
Hop
Brook, Goose Pond Brook, Goose Pond
WASHINGTON
Depot
Brook
WEST
STOCKBRIDGE
Williams
River
WILLIAMSTOWN
Broad
Brook, Hemlock Brook, Green River (W. Branch), Green River
WINDSOR
Westfield
River (E. Branch), Windsor Pond, Windsor Brook, Westfield Brook
WORTHINGTON
Westfield
River (Middle Branch), Little River, Bronson Brook, West Branch Brook
