Springfield area

[bmik]

Hello all....I've been lurking here for a while but haven't had much to contribute or ask to date. Nice board.
Today I have a question that I hope someone (or a few) can help me out with.
I must spend the day in the Springfield, MA area on Saturday and will have a few hours to kill. Are there any closeby fishing opportunities for this time of year?
I fish the Deerfiled when the flows are right, and the Swift and in NH a lot. I have never fished anywhere in the Springfiled area. Any suggestions would be appreciated. It's supposed to be fairly mild on Saturday.

[bscanman]

Bmik,

The Westfield River is fairly close but is running high. I assume you'll be wading so be advised. The better trout water is above the City of Westfield, but I think you'll be hard-pressed to bring up any fish this time of year. Water temps last summer were in the upper 70's and the October washout made the river unfishable-not sure if any fall stocking even occurred. If you find yourself back this way in a few months drop another note and I may be able to put you on a couple spots. Good luck.

[JoeOverlock]

The Conneticut River has some neat spots to fish. The Shad fishermen have some of there spots highlighted on the web

www.newenglandshad.com/

There's no shad in the river now, but there are other species to target.

Also the Y pool of the Swift is pretty close. And from what I hear, a bunch of land locks and lakers washed out of the lake and are sitting at the Y pool.