Northeast
Deerfield River
Live Conditions
Deerfield River — Deerfield River at Charlemont
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
28.07 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
69° / 57°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
68° / 55°
Sun
☁️Overcast
70° / 54°
Mon
🌧️Rain
67° / 55°
0.81"
Stable conditions — watch for afternoon hatches, especially BWOs on overcast stretches.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Deerfield River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Deerfield River · June · Early Summer
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Sulphurs (size 16-18) peak. Caddis evenings. Light Cahill. Premier hatch month for Deerfield browns and rainbows.
River Map
About Deerfield River
Western Massachusetts's crown jewel tailwater, cutting through a dramatic gorge from Fife Brook Dam in Rowe down through Charlemont before flattening into the Connecticut River Valley. Controlled FirstLight Power releases keep the water cold year-round, supporting exceptional densities of wild and holdover brown and rainbow trout. The upper catch-and-release stretch below Fife Brook Dam is one of New England's premier trout fisheries.
Regulations
Upper C&R section (Fife Brook Dam downstream 1.5 miles to Hoosac Tunnel railroad bridge): artificial lures only, all fish must be released, open year-round. Lower C&R section (Pelham Brook downstream to Mohawk Campground): same restrictions. Standard MA trout season and 12" minimum / 3-fish daily limit apply outside designated C&R sections. Dam-controlled flows can surge from ~125 CFS to 1,000+ CFS within hours — always check the FirstLight Power daily release schedule at safewaters.com (Fife Brook facility) before wading. CFS alone does not indicate fishability — check dam release schedules.