Deerfield River - Deerfield
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked April to September in 2026, heaviest in May: brown trout and rainbow trout, 4 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| May 8 | Brown trout | completed | ||
| May 15 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| Sep 24 | Brown trout | completed |
When to fish Deerfield River - Deerfield
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:27-11:27 am and 9:49-11:49 pm | 3:42-4:42 am and 3:59-4:59 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am | 4:53-5:53 am and 4:21-5:21 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked 29 days ago (Sep 24)
- Flow 49% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Massachusetts fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Sawmill River - Leverett | 3.6 mi | May 12 |
| Sawmill River - Montague | 3.6 mi | May 12 |
| Sawmill River - Shutesbury | 3.6 mi | May 12 |
| Mormon Hollow Brook - Wendell | 7.0 mi | Apr 21 |
| East Branch North River - Colrain | 9.1 mi | May 11 |
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