West Branch North River - Colrain
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in May.
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Water temp 46 °F at GREEN RIVER NEAR COLRAIN, MA, 6 km away USGS site 01170100 · read 8:00 pm this evening
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| May 11 | Brown trout | completed |
When to fish West Branch North River - Colrain
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:27-11:27 am and 9:50-11:50 pm | 3:43-4:43 am and 3:59-4:59 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:13 am-12:13 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
- Last stocked May 11
- Water 46 °F at a gauge 6 km away
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Massachusetts fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time 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 |
|---|---|---|
| East Branch North River - Colrain | 0.1 mi | May 11 |
| Clesson Brook - Buckland | 3.9 mi | Apr 7 |
| West Branch Brook - Chesterfield | 5.9 mi | Apr 2 |
| Pelham Lake - Rowe | 9.1 mi | Apr 10 |
| Deerfield River - Buckland | 9.2 mi | Oct 7 |
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