Fishing near Bernardston in Franklin County, MA
- Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Other (Freshwater), Chain Pickerel
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 58
- # of reports within 25 miles: 73
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Top Fishing Spots near Bernardston
Connecticut River
Avg. Rating: 4.8
# Reviews: 5
Views: 3471
Bartons Cove
Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 12734
Ct River Setback
Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3380
East Branch North River
Avg. Rating: 3.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 878
Laurel Pond
Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1361
West Branch North River
Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 767
Bernardston Area Fish Species
Recent Bernardston Fishing Reports
Jul 31, 2010
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CT RiverGill to NH border - warm, clear day, water levels good, lots of boat traffic. Only caught 1 smallie but still a great day!... |
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May 29, 2015
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2015 Canoe Trip (Connecticut River)springfield, MA - I joined a canoe trip that was running it's 35th consecutive annual Connecticut river tradition. My cousin Paul has been going for the last seven... |
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Jun 28, 2010
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6/27/10 - Avid Angler's Tourney @ Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MABarton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA - Club Tournament with the Avid Anglers today. Also the 1st time Ive ever fished here. A combo of overcast/blazing sun, no wind, brutal humidity, no riv... |
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Dec 03, 2012
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December 2nd on Ct RiverBarton cove Ct River - My friend who has never caught a smallie ever and i headed to the river yesterday. We arrived at 8am air temp 34 degrees. The driveway down to this pr... |
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Nov 04, 2013
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CT River
New job, no time this year,Bla Bla Bla. I'm trying to hit the CT river again in the fall until early December. My cousin (sardine hunter) and I hi... |
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Nov 19, 2012
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Ct river fishingBarton cove Ct River - 25 degrees at 7am maybe 45 degrees by 2,No wind made it a beautiful day. |
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Baits and Tackle used near Bernardston
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- Live Worms
Live Shiners - senco
- Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait - soft plastics to live bait
- shinners
- minnows, jig
- frogs and senkos
Live Bait (Other) Check Prices
- moussies and wax worms
- Moussies and wax worms
pond shiners once cought for tip ups - dilly worms
Tube Check Prices
Creature Check Prices
- They are called brush hogs, and manufactured by Zoom baits, sold at wal-mart.
Craw Check Prices
- Yammamoto flippin hog
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- early morning, or after sunset
- Homemade jitter type lures
- jitterbug
Crankbait Check Prices
- Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.
- X-rap for this fish, but have had grea luck with a jig and grub
- many different types of lures thrown here will catch the fish
Soft Swimbait Check Prices
- 4" senkos watermellon gold
- 4' senko daquiri
- KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
- KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.
- 4" strike king shadalicious on 4/0 eighth ozgmakatsu swimbait hook.cant remember the color name but its purpletop with silver belly
Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices
Nightcrawler Check Prices
- Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
- Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe
- Just used worms dug from my garden. The best result came from the largest worm on a gold eagle claw hook and no sinker no bobber .
Frog Bait Check Prices
- Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart
Stick Bait Check Prices
- Rapala blue and white rattle
In-Line Spinner Check Prices
Jigging Spoon Check Prices
- silver&blue kastmaster
Worm Check Prices
- senko wacky rigged
- Senko
1st was 11-3/4in
2nd was 6in on the inline spinner - wacky-rigged yum dinger
- senkos
- gary yatommotto senko black with siver flake.
- Zoom Trick Worm
Color: South Africa Special - Zoom Trick worm Color South Africa special
- wacky-rigged yum dingers
Grub Check Prices
- Yamamoto Twin Tail Grub
Booyah Frog
Plastic Swimbait Check Prices
- 6 inch light green senko