Region guide · MA
Connecticut Valley Massachusetts
The Connecticut River valley and Quabbin Reservoir: spring shad below the Holyoke Dam, lake trout and landlocked salmon at Quabbin, the fly-fishing-only Swift River, and bass, pike and carp in the Oxbow and the Congamond Lakes.
5 places in this region
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Places to fish
LakeCongamond LakesThe Congamond Lakes, three connected basins on the Connecticut line in Southwick, are best known for largemouth bass: Ma…RiverConnecticut River at the Holyoke DamEvery spring, American shad crowd into the Connecticut River below the Holyoke Dam on their way to spawn, and anglers li…RiverSwift River (Belchertown and Ware)The Swift River flows out of Quabbin Reservoir at Winsor Dam in Belchertown, and its first few miles are special-regulat…LakeThe Oxbow (Easthampton and Northampton)The Oxbow is an old bend of the Connecticut River, a 231-acre horseshoe off Route 5 on the Easthampton-Northampton line…ReservoirQuabbin ReservoirQuabbin Reservoir, a 24,000-acre drinking-water reservoir spread across several central Massachusetts towns, is one of o…
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Field guide
Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
American Shad
Plate 02Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 03Freshwater
Brook Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 05Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 06Freshwater
Channel Catfish
Plate 07Freshwater
Common Carp
Plate 08Freshwater
Lake Trout
Plate 09Freshwater
Landlocked Salmon
Plate 10Freshwater
Northern Pike
Plate 11Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 12Freshwater
Walleye
Plate 13Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 14Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 15Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 16Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 17Freshwater
