Live levels for Massachusetts' reservoirs and lakes — Quabbin, Wachusett and the Worcester-area waters. Every tube shows the normal level, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Deerfield & Swift River trout tailwaters, the catfish rivers, and the Housatonic & Merrimack rivers.
Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments
Massachusetts holds two great tailwaters: the Deerfield below Fife Brook Dam and the cold Swift below Quabbin — wild and stocked brown and rainbow, plus the freestone Westfield and Millers. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.
The Deerfield and Swift run on dam release; check the schedule before wading.
The Connecticut River gives up channel catfish through the Holyoke pool. Live river stage (ft) with the action and flood stages marked. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.
The Connecticut runs spring shad and summer smallmouth; the Berkshire Housatonic is C&R smallmouth. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.
Massachusetts rivers are flashy in the hills and steadier on the mainstems; check flows before floating.