Quaboag River Massachusetts Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (stocked with holdovers)
Rainbow Trout (stocked with
holdovers)
Brook Trout (stocked with holdovers
and some native in headwaters)
Size
Medium
Location
Western Massachusetts
Nearest Towns
Warren
Palmer
Season
Year-round
Access:
Very Good
Non-Resident License
State of Massachusetts
Fishing License Article – Everything you need to know: Click Here
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing The Quaboag River Massachusetts
The Quaboag River is freestone river that is easy to wade and is know primarily for its huge aquatic insect hatches. It is stocked but also has wild trout and plenty of holdovers. It flows through Palmer and Warren, Massachusetts, and is never far from easy road access. It can be accessed from U. S. Highway 20 in Palmer, and both U. S. 20 and State highway in Warren. Those that get away from the easy access points will usually find better fishing opportunities. It has several stocked tributary streams including Blosgett Mill Brook, School Street Brook, Chicopee Brook and Coys Brook.
The fishermen that want to keep their catch generally follow the hatchery trucks and catch most of the released trout quickly. At other times they are not usually present and the stream is left to those that want to catch its wild and holdover trout.
Catching the Quaboag River’s holdover trout isn’t easy for those who just want to tie on a fly and catch a trout like you can do with the newly stocked trout. The Quaboag River usually requires matching the hatch. It is very fertile and has a huge variety of insects, many of which hatch in large quantities.
Simply put, there is lots of food for the trout to eat and they can afford to be picky. Selective feeding is common. You not only need to match the particular insect, but most of the time you will have to match it in the current stage of the hatch the trout are feeding on. Our “Perfect Flies” work great on this stream for those that match them up properly with the hatches and/or with what is about to hatch.
The most famous of the Quaboag River’s hatches is the Hendrickson hatch. It takes place around mid April. These mayflies hatch in huge quantities and the spinner fall can be huge. There are also many other mayfly, caddisfly and huge numbers of midges that hatch in the Quaboag River.
The access points are numerous and almost too many to list specifically. You can find a spot to fish just about anywhere up and down the river but again, it is best to get away from the most frequently used access points. Fly fishing the Quaboag River can be a lot of fun if you fish the right places.