Winter Fly Fishing The Deerfield River for Rainbow and Brown Trout | S19 E09

Join Chris Megan when he takes a winter road trip to the Deerfield River to target brown trout and rainbow trout on the fly with guide Chris Jackson.
The Deerfield River is a tailwater river that has a mix of naturally reproducing trout as well as trout stocked by the state. The state manages the river with two separate catch and release only sections to help protect and strengthen the river's fishery.
To book a trip visit: chrisjacksonflyfishing.com/
For information on the catch and release sections visit: www.mass.gov/service-details/...
#rainbowtrout #browntrout #deerfieldriver

[@steveg8322]

Fished there decades ago.Caught nothing for the longest time,neophyte fly fisher I figured,so not expecting much.Suddenly something hammered my Miller’s River Special like it packed a Tommy Gun,fought it like Jerry Lewis or Curly of The Three Stooges.Got a big,beautiful bow who finally saw enough comedy,bolted into the air and gone.Been back only a few times much to my regret.Excellent video!

[@manifestgtr]

I’ve driven that *exact* same rt2 stretch many, many times lol. I’d recognize that fire tower and those beautiful bridges anywhere. It’s one of the more interesting drives in Massachusetts. It’s a great stretch for fly fishermen, too…Miller and Deerfield (two great trout rivers) run right alongside rt2 only a few miles apart. Get a nice cheap motel out there in the boonies for a few days 🤌

[@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa]

The Deerfield River between the Bardwell Ferry Bridge and the Stillwater Bridge is a great spot for fishing.

[@shawnboisclair3696]

Great video, love fishing and kayaking the Deerfield River and all the feeder streams. A fly-fishing float trip is on the to do list.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching Shawn!

[@michaeljanik1972]

Great video, I live in this area and fish the Deerfield throughout the year. We have one the best trout fishing rivers.

[@bogachum]

Let fish on the water !! get you boys on the boats !!! Look me up Lackawaxen river outfitters

[@thatotherguy1]

Beautiful area, thanks for sharing.

[@eprohoda]

Super~beautiful content-mate.

[@michaelc4990]

Awesome

[@tomfoley5574]

Awesome , actually soothing and really well produced! Going to have to give Chris a call!!!

[@fairwind8222]

I’m so disappointed in you guy’s, we all would have loved to see you ride that raft down the snowy hill into the river!😂 I still liked the rest of the video, thanks for posting it!

[@fanosoX]

I was at fife brook a few weeks after this and fell all the way down where you guys launched. It was sheer ice! Great spot though my favorite home water

[@castncatchem3808]

Nice scenery! Nice catching! Just subscribed.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thank you!

[@theknightswhosayyeet5185]

They still have 10 pound brown’s!

[@Bridgeman-bg4jl]

Nice video. I would recommend a pfd for all float trips especially winter trips. Inflatable PFD’s are cheap and effective when help is far away and would have great difficulty getting to you in an emergency.

[@mikemaclean8490]

I caught a 21 year old blonde in the summer time!

[@ving3977]

Fantastic video. is there a ferry service up that way for float trippers? I've found uber and lyft hard to come by in remote areas.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We'll check with Chris Jackson. Most popular trout rivers have some sort of shuttle service if there are a lot of boats that float it.

[@andrewmilmore920]

is there any chance that these rainbows are wild/river bown fish? those fins look way too nice to be fresh from a stock tank

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Some of the fish caught were definitely wild trout but it's a mix in that river.

[@paulhowes5094]

Rachel Maddow frequents those waters

[@Bassmantweed]

Would you be willing to share where you put in and took out?

[@Franky46Boy]

Let me guess: The brown trout are mostly from natural reproduction? And the rainbow trout are mostly from stocked fish?

[@Myhandle-2024]

Mass? Conneticut where this

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Deerfield River in Charlemont, Massachusetts