Fishing Reports
Swift River — Belchertown/Ware, Massachusetts The Swift continues to provide excellent opportunities for anglers interested in technical trout fishing. Clear water, good insect activity, and productive double-nymph and dropper rigs have been the name of the game. Today’s report recorded...
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The final week of October is producing some surprisingly good fishing across southern New England. Although the striped bass migration is winding down in Massachusetts, Rhode Island continues to hold excellent numbers of fish, and another push of bait has...
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Massachusetts Waters Stocked This Week MassWildlife has officially completed its 2026 fall trout stocking program, with more than 70,000 trout scheduled for release across Massachusetts this fall. Although there are no newly confirmed stockings for the past week, several recently...
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Late October is delivering some surprisingly good saltwater fishing across southern New England. Striped bass are continuing their migration, bonito are hanging around longer than many expected, and false albacore made an encouraging appearance on Cape Cod this week. Strong...
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Massachusetts Waters Stocked This Week MassWildlife's fall trout stocking program is winding down, with recent deliveries of rainbow trout providing anglers with plenty of opportunities heading into late October. The most recent confirmed stockings include Asnacomet Pond in Hubbardston, Baldpate...
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