The Deerfield River is a freestone river in Vermont, listed as Trophy / quality trout water by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 2 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Manchester & the Battenkill.
Deerfield River is a freestone river in Vermont. Our destination hub Manchester & the Battenkill is 21 mi away in a straight line.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Deerfield River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Deerfield River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Deerfield River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Harriman ReservoirMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Harriman Reservoir.
Vermont · about 4 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 5 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake RapondaSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Raponda.
Vermont · about 6 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Hoosic RiverThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Hoosic River.
Massachusetts · about 14 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ParanLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Paran.
Vermont · about 15 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ShaftsburySunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Shaftsbury.
Vermont · about 16 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trophy Trout Streams (10 App. V.S.A. §122, 7.6(c)) list (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
From the agency’s own plan (Fish Stocking Plan (proposed, trophy trout waters), Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, read 2026-11-04), listed as Deerfield River (Searsburg-Somerset). Check the agency for this season.
Agency plan, not a schedule
2026 plan: Brook Trout (2-year) in May, 1,100 fish.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
1 guide name it on their website
Pownal, VT · 16 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Names this water
Arlington, VT · 21 mi
Wade trips · Euro nymphing · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
Manchester sits in the valley of the Battenkill in southern Vermont, with the Mettawee and Walloomsac rivers and Otter Creek nearby and the West River over the mountains to the east.
Destination hub · 21 mi away in a straight line
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Deerfield River.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Deerfield River”, halfway along its length in Vermont, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA (USGS 01168500). No gauge on this reach of Deerfield River. Nearest: DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA (17.5 mi away), downstream on the same stream. Provisional USGS data
USGS 01168500 · NWS CLMM3
No gauge on this reach of Deerfield River. Nearest: DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA (17.5 mi away), downstream on the same stream.
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST; ranging 176 to 761 ft³/s; latest 195 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 184 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 184 | 1.92 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 176 | 1.9 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 176 | 1.9 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 176 | 1.9 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 176 | 1.9 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 180 | 1.91 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 180 | 1.91 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 184 | 1.92 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 203 | 1.97 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 207 | 1.98 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 219 | 2.01 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 240 | 2.06 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 294 | 2.18 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 382 | 2.35 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 527 | 2.59 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 730 | 2.87 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 761 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 745 | 2.89 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 199 | 1.96 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 195 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 191 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 187 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 184 | 1.92 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 184 | 1.92 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 187 | 1.93 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 187 | 1.93 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 191 | 1.94 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 191 | 1.94 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 191 | 1.94 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 191 | 1.94 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 195 | 1.95 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 207 | 1.98 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 219 | 2.01 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 248 | 2.08 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 299 | 2.19 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 387 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 527 | 2.59 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 714 | 2.85 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 199 | 1.96 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 207 | 1.98 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 203 | 1.97 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 207 | 1.98 |
Normal for Nov 5: 384–964 ft³/s (middle half of 113 years of record). Now: 195 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 195 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 113 years of record (1914–2026): 10th 205, 25th 384, median 669, 75th 964, 90th 1,380 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 66 ft³/s, highest 5,300 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+2.1% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.95 ft stage, 194 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge CLMM3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 10:32 AM EST. Highest point: 2.7 ft, 602 ft³/s on Nov 6, 1:00 AM EST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 2.1 ft | 256 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 2.7 ft | 602 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 2.1 ft | 256 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 2.5 ft | 470 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Vermont Fish and Wildlife uses are 70°F.
This gauge is on our page for Deerfield River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:18 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Harriman ReservoirMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Harriman Reservoir.
Vermont · about 4 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 5 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake RapondaSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Raponda.
Vermont · about 6 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Hoosic RiverThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Hoosic River.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ParanLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Paran.
Vermont · about 15 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ShaftsburySunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Shaftsbury.
Vermont · about 16 mi
