According to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), many fish, like bass, are more active during the fall months as they seek to “fatten up” before the long winter.

MassWildlife will also stock over 65,500 trout into Massachusetts bodies of water in late September.

You need a license to fish in Massachusetts it you are 15 or older.

While New England fall may be best known for leaf peeping , it’s also one of the best times in Massachusetts to go fishing .

According to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), many fish, like bass , are more active during the fall months as they seek to “fatten up” before the long winter.

“Bass feed heavily as the water temperatures drop from the 70s down to the 50s, and the fall is a

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