Fishing near Leyden in Franklin County, MA

3.75 Rating based on 58 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Other (Freshwater), Brook Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 53
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 57
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Leyden Fishing Photos

Top Fishing Spots near Leyden

East Branch North River
East Branch North River

Avg. Rating: 3.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 878

Connecticut River
Connecticut River

Avg. Rating: 4.8
# Reviews: 5
Views: 3471

West Branch North River
West Branch North River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 767

Mcleod Pond
Mcleod Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 627

Bartons Cove
Bartons Cove

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 12734

Ct River Setback
Ct River Setback

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3380

Leyden Area Fish Species

Recent Leyden Fishing Reports

6/27/10 - Avid Angler's Tourney @ Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA Fishing Report Jun 28, 2010

6/27/10 - Avid Angler's Tourney @ Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA

Barton's Cove, CT. River - Turners Falls, MA -

Club Tournament with the Avid Anglers today. Also the 1st time Ive ever fished here. A combo of overcast/blazing sun, no wind, brutal humidity, no riv...

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December 2nd on Ct River Fishing Report Dec 03, 2012

December 2nd on Ct River

Barton cove Ct River -

My friend who has never caught a smallie ever and i headed to the river yesterday. We arrived at 8am air temp 34 degrees. The driveway down to this pr...

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 9 Views:
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CT River Fishing Report Nov 04, 2013

CT River

New job, no time this year,Bla Bla Bla. I'm trying to hit the CT river again in the fall until early December. My cousin (sardine hunter) and I hi...

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 11 Views:
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2015 Canoe Trip (Connecticut River) Fishing Report May 29, 2015

2015 Canoe Trip (Connecticut River)

springfield, MA -

I joined a canoe trip that was running it's 35th consecutive annual Connecticut river tradition. My cousin Paul has been going for the last seven...

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Ct river fishing Fishing Report Nov 19, 2012

Ct river fishing

Barton cove Ct River -

25 degrees at 7am maybe 45 degrees by 2,No wind made it a beautiful day.
Barton s cove ramp is closed,But a friend of mine has a private ramp nearb...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Barton's Cove Fishing Report Jul 04, 2009

Barton's Cove

Barton' cove Ma. -

Blackstone Valley Tourny on the Conn. River again proved to be a tough fish for all involved. I was able to entice 2 keeper smallies to bite, a 1lb an...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Baits and Tackle used near Leyden

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  • shinners
  • soft plastics to live bait
  • minnows, jig
  • Live Worms
    Live Shiners
  • senco
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
    Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
    KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait
  • frogs and senkos

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups
  • dilly worms

Tube Check Prices

Creature Check Prices

  • They are called brush hogs, and manufactured by Zoom baits, sold at wal-mart.

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • early morning, or after sunset
  • Homemade jitter type lures

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.
  • X-rap for this fish, but have had grea luck with a jig and grub

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • 4" senkos watermellon gold
  • 4' senko daquiri
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
  • 4" strike king shadalicious on 4/0 eighth ozgmakatsu swimbait hook.cant remember the color name but its purpletop with silver belly

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
  • Just used worms dug from my garden. The best result came from the largest worm on a gold eagle claw hook and no sinker no bobber .
  • Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • silver&blue kastmaster

Worm Check Prices

  • Senko
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner
  • senko wacky rigged
  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • senkos
  • gary yatommotto senko black with siver flake.
  • Zoom Trick Worm
    Color: South Africa Special
  • Zoom Trick worm Color South Africa special

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 6 inch light green senko

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