Taunton River Fishing Spot

• County: Bristol
• Public Fishing: Yes
• Mean Depth: 10'
• Elevation: 11'
• Shoreline: 44'
• Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton_River
• Last Modified By: ja85son on 11/07/22 03:07 PM
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Taunton River flows 44 miles from the confluence of the Town and Matfield Rivers into Rhode Island's Mount Hope Bay. The 562 square mile Taunton River Watershed, the second largest in Massachusetts and home to 38 cities and towns, is perhaps the most diverse and intact coastal rivernet ecosystem in southern New England. The Taunton River offers a chance for solitude and the possibility of catching all sorts of fish while floating a sheltered scenic waterway. Fly fishing out of kayaks has become a very popular. The Taunton River has such a wide variety of fish species because the river contains such a varied number of aquatic habitats. From the clear riffles of the headwaters to the sluggish, fertile stretches, lush with vegetation, to brackish and, finally saltwater environments, the Taunton has it all. A fisheries report of the Taunton River, reported a list of over 70 species of fish that turned up with the aid of surveys by seven fisheries experts who sampled the river from the smaller up-stream flow to the saltwater areas. One fisherman reported landing one bass after another, which isn't so unusual except that some were largemouths and some were striped bass.

The Taunton River (historically also called the "Taunton Great River"), is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater. From there it meanders through the towns of Halifax, Middleborough and Raynham, through the city of Taunton for which it is named, the towns of Berkley, Dighton, Somerset, and the Assonet section of Freetown, to Fall River where it joins Mount Hope Bay, an arm of Narragansett Bay.