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West Brook is a public river in Franklin County, Massachusetts. You can fish it on a Massachusetts fishing licence; bank access is at bridge crossings, MassWildlife access points and public parks. Massachusetts riverbeds are private property up to the ordinary high-water mark except on a few federally-declared-navigable reaches, so wading or bank fishing away from a public access point needs the landowner's permission.
It runs roughly 3 miles through the Pioneer Valley region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Fall River and Dry Brook.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Massachusetts on most inland waters — check local rules for water-supply reservoirs (Quabbin, Wachusett), which have their own posted hours and access restrictions.
Boats: Most Massachusetts rivers (the Housatonic, Deerfield, Westfield, Ipswich and Concord) are waded or floated by canoe, kayak or drift boat; the Connecticut and Merrimack take larger boats in their lower, wider reaches.
Bank & bivvy camping: You can fish this river on a Massachusetts fishing licence; bank and wading access is at MassGIS OFBA-listed sites, bridge crossings and public parks — check current signage for any water, as bank ownership and access rights vary by reach.
Anyone 15 or older needs a Massachusetts fishing licence — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $37, with non-resident 3-day (~$24) and 7-day (~$34) licences also sold. Massachusetts residents 70 and older need no licence, and anyone under 15 fishes free. Buy from MassWildlife at mass.gov/masswildlife. A Massachusetts fishing licence covers this water — it has a MassGIS OFBA-listed public access site.
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