River Open — prime stream season

Westfield River East Branch

Chesterfield / Cummington, MA · about 40 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)

Western Mass when you want room and are willing to walk.

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

Chesterfield Gorge / public Wild & Scenic pull-offs.

Walk in

Some lots are a hike. Not a sidewalk river.

Wading

Pocket water and ledges. More walk than the Swift parking lot.

Usual window

Spring and fall. Summer skinny.

Saturday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 77° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 6:05 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:44
Wind at dawn: S 5 mph · Partly Sunny · 60°F
Wind later: dawn: S 5 mph

10am: S 5 mph

2pm: SSW 6 mph

dusk: SW 6 mph
Flow: 59 cfs · 2.77 ft · 10:30 am · WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA · USGS gauge

A setup that belongs here

4- or 5-wt, nymphs and dries.

Notes

Public Wild & Scenic water. Artificials / C&R on posted stretches — read the sign.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

113 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA 01742
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm (confirm before you go)

The MetroWest / Concord River shop. Call before a first trip on the Concord or Sudbury.

Call Website

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

Concord, MA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop

Good for: MetroWest rivers and ponds, first local trout day

Shop desk, not a scraped independent. Call them; they put you with someone they trust.

Call the shop Website