Fishing near Gill in Franklin County, MA

3.88 Rating based on 74 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Chain Pickerel, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 60
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 91
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Gill Fishing Photos

Top Fishing Spots near Gill

Connecticut River
Connecticut River

Avg. Rating: 4.8
# Reviews: 5
Views: 3471

Bartons Cove
Bartons Cove

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 12734

Laurel Pond
Laurel Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1361

Sawmill River
Sawmill River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 3254

Moore's Pond
Moore's Pond

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

Cranberry Pond
Cranberry Pond

Avg. Rating: 3.75
# Reviews: 4
Views: 5887

Gill Area Fish Species

Recent Gill Fishing Reports

2015 Canoe Trip (Connecticut River) Fishing Report May 29, 2015

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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6/27/10 - Avid Angler's Tourney @ Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA Fishing Report Jun 28, 2010

6/27/10 - Avid Angler's Tourney @ Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA

Barton'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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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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December 2nd on Ct River Fishing Report Dec 03, 2012

December 2nd on Ct River

Barton 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...

Avg. Rating: 5
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CT River Fishing Report Nov 04, 2013

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...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Baits and Tackle used near Gill

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

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

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

Tube Check Prices

Creature Check Prices

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

Minnow Check Prices

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • early morning, or after sunset
  • jitterbug
  • frogs, spinners, and buzz bait

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 - 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.

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • 3/4oz. Silver kastmaster

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
  • 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

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
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner
  • senko wacky rigged
  • 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 dinger
  • Gary Yamamoto Pumpkin
  • I just used pumpkin seed green worms here all day and got tons of hits.
  • June Bug colored zoom worms

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

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 6 inch light green senko

Panfish Jig Check Prices

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