Local Waters
Millers River
Orange / Erving, MA · about 25 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
A real river between Worcester and the Deerfield without the Swift circus.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- General-law trout streams are in the main season. Bag limits change after Sep 10. MassWildlife is the source of truth. Official rule
- License
- Massachusetts freshwater license
- Park
- Public access in Orange, Athol, Erving.
- Walk in
- Short walks from town lots.
- Wading
- More room than the Swift. C&R on posted water.
- Usual window
- Spring stocking and fall.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 77° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:07 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
- Wind at dawn
- W 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 61°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 3 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: SW 3 mph
- dusk: W 3 mph
- Flow
- 100 cfs · 1.78 ft · 10:00 am · MILLERS RIVER AT ERVING, MA · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, nymphs, streamers.
- Notes
- Central Mass. Some C&R / artificial stretches.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.