Westfield River - Huntington

Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 8 stockings on the 2026 record.

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Water right now 3.10 ft gage height flow 133 cfs, 66% of the Aug 28 median NWS forecast: steady through Monday USGS gauge 01183500 (WESTFIELD RIVER NEAR WESTFIELD, MA) · 2026-08-28 18:15

8 stockings 2026

May 18 last stocked

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 5 stockings

Brown trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Status
Apr 2	Rainbow trout	completed
Apr 6	Rainbow trout	completed
Apr 30	Brown trout	completed
May 4	Rainbow trout	completed
May 15	Brown trout	completed
May 15	Rainbow trout	completed
May 18	Brown trout	completed
May 18	Rainbow trout	completed

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 5 times here in 2026, moving water)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
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

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	May 4
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

Records from MassWildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Massachusetts fishing regulations.