Places · MA
Places to fish in Massachusetts
Every place has a practical guide: what's biting and when, where on the water to fish, how to fish it and how to get there.
9 places
Berkshires
Region guideReservoirCheshire ReservoirCheshire Reservoir is a shallow, weedy, 575-acre impoundment of the Hoosic River along Route 8, and a fertile one: MassW…RiverDeerfield River (Florida to Charlemont)The Deerfield River, running through the hills of Florida, Rowe and Charlemont, is what MassWildlife calls a premier des…RiverHousatonic River (Lee and Stockbridge)The Housatonic flows south through the Berkshires from Pittsfield toward Connecticut, and between Lee and Stockbridge Ma…LakeLaurel Lake (Lee and Lenox)Laurel Lake, on the Lee-Lenox line off Route 20, is a small (170 acres), deep and clear lake with a bit of everything: s…LakeOnota LakeOnota Lake, 653 acres on the western edge of Pittsfield, has long been known for trophy trout. Its deep water stays cold…ReservoirOtis ReservoirOtis Reservoir, 1,036 acres on the Otis-Tolland line, is a trout-trolling lake. MassWildlife stocks it every spring and…LakePontoosuc LakePontoosuc Lake, 511 acres on the north side of Pittsfield, is the Berkshires' pike lake. MassWildlife says its biggest c…LakeStockbridge BowlStockbridge Bowl is a deep, clear 398-acre lake off Route 183 in Stockbridge. Like Onota, it keeps a layer of cold, oxyg…RiverWestfield RiverThe Westfield River rises in the Berkshire Hills and flows through three branches (East, Middle and West) to its main st…