Fishing near Erving in Franklin County, MA

3.91 Rating based on 91 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 70
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 134
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Erving Fishing Photos

2lb largemouth near Erving

2lb largemouth

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Mattawa near Erving

Mattawa

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Holtshire pond??? near Erving

Holtshire pond???

Across from the beach, what use to be known as the Lebonte's residence. In the photo was the old Dahlstrom residence by the beach on mattawa.
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Top Fishing Spots near Erving

Laurel Pond
Laurel Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
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Moore's Pond
Moore's Pond

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1890

Lake Mattawa
Lake Mattawa

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 4415

West Branch Swift River
West Branch Swift River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
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Hastings Pond
Hastings Pond

Avg. Rating: 3.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 1198

Williams Pond
Williams Pond

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Erving Area Fish Species

Recent Erving Fishing Reports

Nightfishing Fishing Report Jul 16, 2011

Nightfishing

Lake Mattawa -

Late night fishing at lake mattawa. We were fishing for whatever, Trout, hornpout, calico, eels??? but discovered a family of largemouth bass inhabiti...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Lake Mattawa Fishing Report Sep 22, 2011

Lake Mattawa

Lake Mattawa -

Went looking for some Early trout last week on Lake Mattawa trying a new slip bobber technique my father in law introduced me to, Although a very cool...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Pond that neighbors lake mattawa Fishing Report Jul 19, 2011

Pond that neighbors lake mattawa

Some pond -

Some damn nice lg mouths in this pond that I never would of thought to be. Its fulll of snapping turtles, and they hide good to snatch your catch. But...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Conn River midweek Fishing Report Dec 08, 2009

Conn River midweek

Gill, MA -

entire area is good. You can go miles upriver from the ramp at Gill. I've caught largemouth, smallmouth and Walleye on this part of the river....

Avg. Rating: 4
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Barton's Cove Fishing Report Jul 04, 2009

Barton's Cove

Barton' cove Ma. -

Blackstone Valley Tourny on the Conn. River again proved to be a tough fish for all involved. I was able to entice 2 keeper smallies to bite, a 1lb an...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Williams Pond Fishing Report Apr 15, 2012

Williams Pond

Williams Pond, Orange, Ma -

Wife once again catches a fish, small rainbow trout, by the time I got my phone out to get a pix, it fell off of the hook. Again a #2 chartreuse Vibra...

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Baits and Tackle used near Erving

Check Prices

  • senco
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
    Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
    KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait
  • frogs and senkos
  • 6" Senkos
  • soft plastics to live bait
  • minnows, jig
  • Green pumpkin and watermelon straight tail worms.
  • shinners
  • Live Worms
    Live Shiners
  • Yamamoto Pumpkin Grub

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • dilly worms
  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups
  • Live Carwfish
  • 10 inch fat yellow perchy! Bigger the bait.......
  • 5 inch yellow perch

Creature Check Prices

  • They are called brush hogs, and manufactured by Zoom baits, sold at wal-mart.

Tube Check Prices

Minnow Check Prices

  • pike shinners, 5 to 7 inches long

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • frogs, spinners, and buzz bait
  • early morning, or after sunset
  • jitterbug
  • Live Target Brown Mouse
  • Z-Man Hard Legs Frog

Crankbait Check Prices

  • 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
  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.
  • shallow running crank bait minus one.
  • shallow running crank baits

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Green with one blade. 1/2 oz.

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • 4' senko daquiri
  • 4" senkos watermellon gold
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
  • 4" strike king shadalicious on 4/0 eighth ozgmakatsu swimbait hook.cant remember the color name but its purpletop with silver belly
  • KVD Caffeine Shad paddletail swimbait.
  • 4" BkBl senko texas rigged on 3/0 Gami hook
  • Dropshot 12" leader , 1/4 oz weight, with various 3" baits

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • 3/4oz. Silver kastmaster

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart
  • Live target frogs. Bass pro enticed football jig with an elite swim'n'chunk on the hook
  • Rubber Frogs with swim legs, lots of noise and action of the top of the water
  • Swimming the frog through the pads

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
  • Brother in Law got only bite - but did land the fish
  • 10-12 hook, half way threaded, dark part of the night crawler

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Rapala blue and white rattle

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • silver&blue kastmaster

Worm Check Prices

  • senkos
  • Senko
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner
  • gary yatommotto senko black with siver flake.
  • senko wacky rigged
  • Gary Yamamoto Pumpkin
  • Zoom Trick Worm
    Color: South Africa Special
  • Zoom Trick worm Color South Africa special
  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • I just used pumpkin seed green worms here all day and got tons of hits.
  • wacky-rigged yum dingers

Grub Check Prices

  • Yamamoto Twin Tail Grub
    Booyah Frog
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub, Green with Red Flakes
    Also caught on KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddle Tail Swimbait
  • Yamamoto 5" Curly Tail Grub - watermelon with red flakes.

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 6 inch light green senko
  • Strike King KVD Paddle Tail Swimbait - Silver belly, blue back with glitter specks.
  • Rubber Crawdads, Carolina rigged. The kids switched over to use live bait (night crawlers) about halfway through the trip.
  • yum 5" monny minnows white

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • Trout Magnet Jigs .Gold with Gold body
  • Trout Magnet

Other Check Prices

  • yellow rubber powerbait eggs
  • Chartreuse Extra Scent power bait, or Natural color Extra Scent power bait

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