MA fly fishing

[swc]

I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
appreciated.

Thanks!

[daytripper]

On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:

>I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
>anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
>good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>appreciated.

So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most of
the year if not year-round...

/daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)

[daytripper]

On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:

>I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
>anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
>good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>appreciated.

So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most of
the year if not year-round...

/daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)

[Wolfgang]

"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts.
Can
> >anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass
is
> >good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
> >appreciated.
>
> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
of
> the year if not year-round...
>
> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)

N40° 46.5718'
W73° 58.3307'

Wolfgang
so, sue me.

[daytripper]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:47:50 -0500, "Wolfgang" > wrote:

>
>"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>>
>> >I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts.
>Can
>> >anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass
>is
>> >good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>> >appreciated.
>>
>> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
>> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
>of
>> the year if not year-round...
>>
>> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)
>
> N40° 46.5718'
> W73° 58.3307'

lmao
Well, it may be *someone's* 'secret spot' but I bet they don't do much fishing
there ;-)

>Wolfgang
>so, sue me.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........nah.

/daytripper (Sorry ;-)

[daytripper]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:47:50 -0500, "Wolfgang" > wrote:

>
>"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>>
>> >I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts.
>Can
>> >anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass
>is
>> >good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>> >appreciated.
>>
>> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
>> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
>of
>> the year if not year-round...
>>
>> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)
>
> N40° 46.5718'
> W73° 58.3307'

lmao
Well, it may be *someone's* 'secret spot' but I bet they don't do much fishing
there ;-)

>Wolfgang
>so, sue me.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........nah.

/daytripper (Sorry ;-)

[Tim J.]

daytripper wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>
>> I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in
>> Massachusetts. Can anyone recommend one? I have heard the
>> Deerfield River in western Mass is good, but that is about a 2 hour
>> drive for me. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for
> most of the year if not year-round...
>
> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)

It's okay, 'tripper. Pete already told the whole freakin' world. ;-(

BTW, I fished there a few days ago - very frustrating. Fishies
everywhere, but I couldn't figure them out. We should have a Mass Exodus
again there in the near future so we can gang up on 'em.

I'm heading down to Orlando on Sunday to great Ivan. Should I make it
out alive, we ought to plan an outing before the leaves start falling.
You're in charge of refreshments (I like to live dangerously.) :)
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

[swc]

"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>
>>I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
>>anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
>>good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>>appreciated.
>
> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
> of
> the year if not year-round...
>
> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)

I live about 12 miles north of Boston off I93. Anything within an hour
drive would be great! I have also thought about going to southern New
Hampshire, but don't know any fishing holes there.

[daytripper]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:56:08 GMT, "swc" > wrote:

>
>"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>>
>>>I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
>>>anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
>>>good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>>>appreciated.
>>
>> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
>> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
>> of
>> the year if not year-round...
>>
>> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)
>
>I live about 12 miles north of Boston off I93. Anything within an hour
>drive would be great! I have also thought about going to southern New
>Hampshire, but don't know any fishing holes there.

Close to you, can't vouch for them but have heard they get stocked with trout:

- Ipswitch River
- Shawsheen River

An hour might be cutting it close for these, but they definitely hold trout:

- Nissitissit River near Pepperell
- Squannacook River near Townsend

You would do well to pick up a copy of the Trout Unlimited book on Trout
Fishing Southern New England (or something like that - my copy is buried
somewhere in the house) and/or a Delormes Gazetteer for Massachusetts, either
will put you where there are trout.

cheers

/daytripper

[daytripper]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:56:08 GMT, "swc" > wrote:

>
>"daytripper" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:35:29 GMT, "swc" > wrote:
>>
>>>I am looking for a good river to fly fish for trout in Massachusetts. Can
>>>anyone recommend one? I have heard the Deerfield River in western Mass is
>>>good, but that is about a 2 hour drive for me. Any help would be
>>>appreciated.
>>
>> So where do you live, and how far are you looking to drive?
>> There are quite a few rivers east of the Quabbin that hold trout for most
>> of
>> the year if not year-round...
>>
>> /daytripper (who won't give up the 'secret spot' no matter what ;-)
>
>I live about 12 miles north of Boston off I93. Anything within an hour
>drive would be great! I have also thought about going to southern New
>Hampshire, but don't know any fishing holes there.

Close to you, can't vouch for them but have heard they get stocked with trout:

- Ipswitch River
- Shawsheen River

An hour might be cutting it close for these, but they definitely hold trout:

- Nissitissit River near Pepperell
- Squannacook River near Townsend

You would do well to pick up a copy of the Trout Unlimited book on Trout
Fishing Southern New England (or something like that - my copy is buried
somewhere in the house) and/or a Delormes Gazetteer for Massachusetts, either
will put you where there are trout.

cheers

/daytripper

[Stan Gula]

daytripper wrote:
> You would do well to pick up a copy of the Trout Unlimited book on
> Trout Fishing Southern New England (or something like that - my copy
> is buried somewhere in the house) and/or a Delormes Gazetteer for
> Massachusetts, either will put you where there are trout.

"An Angler's Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachusetts" Currently out of
print, but there are probably a few copies left in the hands of TU chapters.
(I have three copies left and will not sell them - they're being held for
our auction this Spring). The Mass/RI Council is trying to get the book
revised and ready to print again within the year. There's a similar book
(from a TU Council) on fishing in Connecticut (very, very good) and Tom
Fuller has a book out on trout fishing southern New England that I hear is
good.

The OPs question about the Deerfield merits a response. It's a heck of a
drive for iffy fishing conditions. The best areas are the C&R areas and
vicinity for the first few miles below the Fife Brook Dam (which is just
north of the border in Vermont). I've caught trout in pretty much the
whole river down to the Connecticut over the years but the river really
warms up in the summer below Shelburne which makes for better smallmouth
fishing. The big problem with the Deerfield is that power dam in VT. They
release water (lots of it) on an unpredictable schedule. The power company
has an 800 number you can call to get the schedule, but people tell me it's
still a crap shoot. The river can be too high for wading most of the day
and it can rise unpreduictably and very fast as the surge passes the chain
of power dams. The conditions are good for the rafting businesses in Zoar.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps