Northeast
Westfield River
Live Conditions
Westfield River — At Knightville (main stem)
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
28.77 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
78° / 50°
Tomorrow
🌧️Rain
66° / 48°
0.28"
Thu
☁️Overcast
53° / 44°
Fri
🌦️Drizzle
53° / 39°
0.02"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Westfield River.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Westfield River · May · Late Spring
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HENDRICKSON peak (size 12-14). MARCH BROWN (size 12). Caddis active. Sulphurs (size 16-18) building.
River Map
About Westfield River
A federally designated Wild and Scenic River draining the Berkshire hills through some of Massachusetts's most rugged and scenic terrain before reaching the Connecticut River near Westfield. All three main branches support self-sustaining populations of wild brown, rainbow, and brook trout, and the catch-and-release corridor through Chesterfield Gorge on the East Branch is one of the most productive and scenic stretches of freestone trout water in New England. Below the Knightville Dam, holdover rainbows and browns in the 14–20" range are regularly encountered.
Regulations
East Branch C&R area: from Chesterfield Gorge parking lot downstream to the Corps of Engineers parking lot at Knightville — artificial lures only, all fish must be released, open year-round. Standard MA trout season (opens April 1) applies outside designated C&R areas. Wild and Scenic River designation applies.