Local Waters
Westfield River (Gardner State Park)
Huntington, MA · about 50 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
The Westfield mainstem from a named state park. Wild & Scenic water you can actually park at.
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
- C.M. Gardner State Park lot on Route 112, Huntington. Named DCR park on the mainstem.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the park lot to the river. Picnic area, then down.
- Wading
- Real current. Pocket water and ledges. Not a sidewalk.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall. Summer skinny. After generation or a dump, stay out.
- Tuesday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⛅ 93° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:08 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:39
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Clear · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: 0 mph
- dusk: N 1 mph
- Flow
- 152 cfs · in a wadable band · 3.17 ft · 2:15 am · Westfield River near Westfield (downstream) · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 7, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, nymphs and dries.
- Notes
- DCR park. Artificials / C&R on posted stretches — read the sign. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Current and slick rock. This is not the Swift boardwalk.
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.
Concord Outfitters — book a day
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.