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Connecticut River (Massachusetts), MA
River in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts reach of New England's largest river flows south through the Pioneer Valley from the Vermont/New Hampshire line past Greenfield, Northampton, and Springfield. It is a diverse warmwater and migratory fishery: smallmouth and largemouth bass, walleye, channel catfish, northern pike, and panfish year-round, plus a major spring run of American shad (and sea-run species below the Holyoke Dam fish lift). Slower oxbows and the impoundment above Holyoke Dam hold bass and pike, while the faster reaches near Montague hold smallmouth and walleye.
Overall bite score
Scored 18 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Connecticut River (Massachusetts), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Live USGS gauge: Connecticut River at Montague City, MA (01170500, flow only), so water temperature uses a seasonal baseline. State boat ramps at Montague (Barton Cove), Hatfield, Northampton (Elwell), and Holyoke. The American shad run peaks May to June at the Holyoke Dam fish lift. Massachusetts freshwater license required.
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