Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Road bridge MA 8A and MA 116 | Bridge crossing | 42.56849, -73.03146 | Highest mapped crossing on the chained centreline, close to the East Branch headwaters. |
| 2 | Haskins Road bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.56705, -73.02962 | |
| 3 | River Road bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.55955, -73.02155 | First of three River Road crossings on the upper East Branch; they are numbered in order on this sheet. |
| 4 | River Road bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.53323, -73.01439 | Second River Road crossing. |
| 5 | River Road bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.51424, -72.99225 | Third River Road crossing. |
| 6 | Westfield River Access - River Road (upper) MassWildlife, off River Road | Access / boat ramp | 42.50454, -72.98792 | One of ten MassWildlife parcels on this reach all named Westfield River Access in OSM; named here from the nearest mapped road, about 160 m away. |
| 7 | Westfield River Access - River Road (lower) MassWildlife, off River Road | Access / boat ramp | 42.49667, -72.98166 | Nearest mapped road about 170 m away; a further parcel 340 m downstream on the same road is not shown separately. |
| 8 | Westfield River Access - Savoy Road MassWildlife, off Savoy Road | Access / boat ramp | 42.49254, -72.97930 | Nearest mapped road about 60 m away; a second Savoy Road parcel 260 m away is not shown separately. |
| 9 | West Main Street bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.49271, -72.97362 | |
| 10 | Bridge Road bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.48982, -72.96692 | |
| 11 | Deer Hill State Reservation DCR Division of State Parks and Recreation | Park / conservation area | 42.49633, -72.96181 | |
| 12 | Berkshire Trail bridge MA 9 | Bridge crossing | 42.48896, -72.96343 | Upper of two MA 9 crossings. |
| 13 | Berkshire Trail bridge MA 9 | Bridge crossing | 42.48231, -72.93250 | Lower MA 9 crossing; OSM maps it as two adjoining spans about 200 m apart and they are shown here as one point. |
| 14 | Plainfield Road bridge Secondary road | Bridge crossing | 42.46339, -72.89649 | |
| 15 | Pettingill Field Town of Cummington | Park / conservation area | 42.45886, -72.88862 | A town field on the riverbank rather than a formal launch. |
| 16 | Marine Corps League Highway bridge MA 9 and MA 112 | Bridge crossing | 42.45592, -72.88473 | |
| 17 | Cummington Wildlife Management Area MassWildlife | Park / conservation area | 42.45624, -72.88480 | A second polygon of the same management area 250 m away is not shown separately. |
| 18 | Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest DCR Division of State Parks and Recreation | Park / conservation area | 42.45055, -72.87779 | Mapped as two polygons on this reach; one point is shown. |
| 19 | Westfield River Access - Berkshire Trail MassWildlife, off MA 9 | Access / boat ramp | 42.44113, -72.86847 | Parcel edge about 17 m from MA 9 and 60 m from the centreline. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Westfield River Access - Main Road MassWildlife, off MA 143 | Access / boat ramp | 42.40752, -72.87129 | Pin is the parcel centroid rather than a marked pull-off; the nearest mapped road is about 520 m away. |
| 21 | Main Road bridge MA 143 | Bridge crossing | 42.40343, -72.87644 | Crossing by the Chesterfield Gorge reach. |
| 22 | Ireland Street bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.40085, -72.87629 | |
| 23 | Westfield River Access - Ireland Street MassWildlife, off Ireland Street | Access / boat ramp | 42.39694, -72.87392 | Nearest mapped road about 130 m away, just above the Chesterfield Gorge reach. |
| 24 | Westfield River Catch and Release Area: Chesterfield and Huntington Chesterfield Gorge Reservation, Trustees of Reservations | Regulation section limit | 42.39233, -72.87347 | A separately regulated reach of the East Branch. Upper limit the Chesterfield Gorge parking lot, Chesterfield; lower limit the gate north of the Corps of Engineers basin parking lot at Knightville, Huntington. |
| 25 | Knightville Dam US Army Corps of Engineers flood-control dam | Dam / hazard | 42.29062, -72.86159 | Also the downstream limit of the catch and release reach above: the gate north of the Corps basin parking lot at Knightville, which is not itself mapped. |
| 26 | Worthington Road bridge MA 112 | Bridge crossing | 42.28302, -72.86868 | First of three MA 112 crossings; numbered in order on this sheet. |
| 27 | C.M. Gardner State Park DCR Division of State Parks and Recreation | Park / conservation area | 42.26873, -72.86511 | |
| 28 | Worthington Road bridge MA 112 | Bridge crossing | 42.24948, -72.86728 | Second MA 112 crossing. |
| 29 | Worthington Road bridge MA 112 | Bridge crossing | 42.24502, -72.86960 | Third MA 112 crossing. |
| 30 | Pettis Field Town of Huntington | Park / conservation area | 42.23388, -72.87451 | |
| 31 | Crescent Mills Dam | Dam / hazard | 42.22149, -72.85914 | |
| 32 | Main Street bridge Town road crossing | Bridge crossing | 42.19015, -72.84991 | |
| 33 | Westfield River Paper Company Dam | Dam / hazard | 42.18726, -72.85060 | |
| 34 | Town Park Town of Russell | Park / conservation area | 42.18716, -72.85203 | OSM maps five polygons named Town Park on this reach; one point is shown. |
| 35 | Riverside fishing access off US 20 Off Westfield Road (US 20) | Access / boat ramp | 42.18072, -72.84442 | Tagged in OSM as a fishing spot with no name; named here from the nearest road, about 40 m away. |
| 36 | Strathmore Park | Park / conservation area | 42.17486, -72.83225 | |
| 37 | Woronoco Mills Dam Three weir ways mapped as one complex | Dam / hazard | 42.16540, -72.82883 | OSM maps a north, a middle and a south weir here; one point is shown. The Valley View Avenue and Woronoco Road crossings are within about 130 m. |
| 38 | Riverside fishing access off US 20 Off Westfield Road (US 20) | Access / boat ramp | 42.15779, -72.81439 | Unnamed in OSM; nearest road about 75 m away. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Massachusetts Turnpike bridge I 90 | Bridge crossing | 42.15673, -72.81389 | Two carriageways mapped as separate ways and shown here as one crossing. |
| 40 | Tekoa Park City of Westfield | Park / conservation area | 42.15308, -72.81515 | Mapped as three polygons; one point is shown. |
| 41 | Riverside fishing access off US 20 Off Russell Road (US 20) | Access / boat ramp | 42.14582, -72.80947 | Unnamed in OSM; nearest road about 120 m away. |
| 42 | Westfield River Access - Russell Road (upper) MassWildlife, off US 20 | Access / boat ramp | 42.14181, -72.80730 | Parcel sits on the centreline, about 33 m from US 20; a further parcel 690 m upstream on the same road is not shown separately. |
| 43 | Riverside fishing access off US 20 Off Russell Road (US 20) | Access / boat ramp | 42.13560, -72.79666 | Unnamed in OSM; nearest road about 160 m away. |
| 44 | Westfield River Access - Russell Road (lower) MassWildlife, off US 20 | Access / boat ramp | 42.13146, -72.77722 | On the centreline; nearest mapped road about 420 m away. |
| 45 | Westfield River Access - Pochassic Road MassWildlife, off Pochassic Road | Access / boat ramp | 42.13251, -72.77181 | Nearest mapped road about 215 m away. |
| 46 | Westfield River Esplanade Riverwalk | Park / conservation area | 42.12896, -72.74814 | |
| 47 | Elm Street bridge US 202 and MA 10 | Bridge crossing | 42.12888, -72.74620 | Paired with the Union Avenue span about 60 m downstream; the two are one crossing and ship as one point. |
| 48 | Half Mile Falls Park | Park / conservation area | 42.12944, -72.74551 | |
| 49 | East Main Street bridge US 20 | Bridge crossing | 42.11665, -72.73356 | Upper of two US 20 crossings in the lower river. |
| 50 | East Main Street bridge US 20 | Bridge crossing | 42.11241, -72.71717 | Lower US 20 crossing. |
| 51 | USGS gauge 01183500 - Westfield River near Westfield US Geological Survey streamgauge | USGS gauge | 42.10676, -72.69898 | Live stage and discharge for the river. Coordinate taken from the site roster. |
| 52 | Westfield Road bridge Secondary road | Bridge crossing | 42.10846, -72.68410 | |
| 53 | Mittineague Park Town of West Springfield | Park / conservation area | 42.09512, -72.65893 | |
| 54 | Strathmore Paper Company Dam | Dam / hazard | 42.09912, -72.64769 | |
| 55 | Bridge Street bridge Secondary road | Bridge crossing | 42.09911, -72.63613 | The Front Street span sits about 65 m away and is the same crossing. |
| 56 | Suffield Street bridge MA 147 | Bridge crossing | 42.08988, -72.62692 | Mapped as three adjoining ways, including one named Memorial Avenue; shown here as one crossing. |
| 57 | Pynchon Point City of Agawam | Park / conservation area | 42.08262, -72.58654 | Park at the confluence with the Connecticut River, at the foot of the sheet. |
Gauge: USGS 01183500 — WESTFIELD RIVER NEAR WESTFIELD, MA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Shad, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Fallfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: www.mass.gov/info-details/freshwater-fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Westfield main-stem access near the USGS gauge — bank and wade access below the confluence.
Chesterfield Gorge (Trustees of Reservations) — the signature East Branch walk-in trout access.
Knightville Dam area — Middle Branch access with parking and trails.
Huntington town access — West Branch access along Route 112.
Chester and Becket area pull-offs — upper West Branch roadside wade access.
Robinson State Park, Agawam — lower main-stem bank and paddle access.
Connecticut River confluence at Agawam — bottom-end access for shad and smallmouth.
Spring: snowmelt and whitewater flows early, trout stocking through April, and the shad run in late May.
Summer: low clear branches for wild trout, and steady smallmouth fishing on the warmer main stem.
Fall: cooling water brings trout back on the feed and gives the best smallmouth fishing of the year.
Winter: limited to the main stem and open pocket water; most guided activity pauses.