Millers River

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About Millers River

The Millers River flows west through North-Central Massachusetts from Winchendon through Athol and Erving before emptying into the Connecticut River at Millers Falls, offering a lengthy freestone fishery with broad public access along its corridor. The river supports stocked rainbow trout alongside resident wild brown and brook trout, with the lower catch-and-release section near Erving producing some of central Massachusetts's most reliable hatches and holdover fish. It runs through a working landscape with numerous mill-dam remnants but remains productive throughout.

Regulations

Lower C&R section: Wendell Road bridge in Orange downstream to the breached dam in Erving Center — artificial lures only, all trout must be released, open year-round. Upper remote C&R section: South Royalston downstream to Starrett Factory Dam in Athol — same restrictions. Standard MA trout regulations outside C&R areas.

Learn More

Guides to help you fish Millers River with more confidence.

• Massachusetts Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers

  Massachusetts fishing license (no separate trout stamp), the April 1 spring opener, year-round catch-and-release on the Swift fly-only stretch, the…

• Trout Species of Massachusetts

  MA's wild brown trout fishery — the Swift below Quabbin, the FirstLight-controlled Deerfield, the Westfield Wild and Scenic corridor — alongside…

• How Barometric Pressure Affects Fishing (And How to Use It)

  That gorgeous bluebird day after a cold front? Worst fishing of the year. Here's the data behind why pressure changes matter more than the weather…