Westfield River - Chesterfield
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout, brook trout, and brown trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to September, heaviest in May. 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
Brook trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| Apr 23 | Brook trout | completed | ||
| May 4 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| May 15 | Brown trout | completed | ||
| May 15 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| May 20 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| Sep 30 | Rainbow trout | completed |
When to fish Westfield River - Chesterfield
| 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 | 4:52-5:52 am and 4:22-5:22 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 23 days ago (Sep 30)
- Flow near normal for the season
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 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Watershops Pond - Springfield | 2.0 mi | Sep 30 |
| North Branch Mill River - Springfield | 2.7 mi | Apr 16 |
| South Branch Mill River - East Longmeadow | 2.7 mi | Apr 16 |
| South Branch Mill River - Hampden | 2.7 mi | Apr 16 |
| South Branch Mill River - Springfield | 2.7 mi | Apr 16 |
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