CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s the first day of spring, which means trout stocking will begin in Massachusetts lakes, rivers, and ponds this season. Spring arrives: Time to clean up, but hold off on ...

Spring is here, and the weather is finally warm enough for Greater Gardner residents to enjoy outdoor activities, from hiking to fishing, in the many natural spaces. The Massachusetts Division of ...

MassWildlife is seeking volunteers to help stock local lakes with trout.

When that mercury drops, the bass pop. Lots of Massachusetts anglers pick up reels and set out to plumb the state’s rivers, estuaries, and ponds for bass and trout once the leaves start to change.

The Berkshire National Fish Hatchery, a federal facility under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, is open, as usual, for business. Visitors — families, anglers, whomever — are welcome to visit the ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – MassWildlife stocked the Chicopee Reservoir with trout Wednesday morning and allowed the public to get in on a fun day of fishing. This event is both an Earth Week celebration ...

CHICOPEE — Kids on school break formed a bucket brigade Wednesday, helping to carry trout from a mobile fish tank to the Chicopee Reservoir. “I got a big one!” one boy called to his dad, lifting his ...

Dusk was closing in as I waded gingerly into the Hemlock Pool and began to cast. Upstream, I saw Dick Fowler’s flashlight ...

Panfish and stocked trout are safer to eat in Massachusetts than other wild-caught fish due to lower chemical levels.