Fly Fish on the Connecticut & West Rivers!
Brattleboro’s
Fishing Hub
Homewater Species
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Bass
Smallmouth, Largemouth
June — September -
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Trout
Brook, Brown, Rainbow
April — July, Sept — Oct -
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Pike
Large, aggressive, sharp teeth.
April & October -
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Shad
Migratory, “poor man’s tarpon”
April — June -
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Carp
Large, challenging
June — August
FAQs
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Not yet — full retail opens October 1. Right now, booking is open for guided trips on the Connecticut and West River, Vermont fishing licenses are available at 45 Linden, and events (fly tying nights, etc.) are running on schedule. A partial selection — flies, leader, tippet, a limited run of rods and reels, plus quick-start bundles for beginners — goes on sale before October.
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Guided trips (Connecticut River, West River, and other fisheries)
Vermont fishing licenses
Events at 45 Linden and around town
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Partial retail (flies, leader, tippet, limited rods/reels, novice bundles) opens before October 1. Full retail opens October 1.
Now booking guided trips.
Half-day and full-day guided trips on the Connecticut River, West River, and Battenkill — out of downtown Brattleboro, Vermont.
A fly shop for you.
BrattleFly is meant as a gathering place for people who fish, or who know people who fish. It’s for long-time anglers and those who haven’t started yet. For fly fishers and those who know they should be.
It’s a place where locals share what they know, beginners ask questions freely, and nobody’s trying to sell you into the poor house.
It’s a place centered on creativity and art. About fish.
Know your fishery.
The Connecticut and West Rivers collide on the north end of downtown Brattleboro, at the doorstep of BrattleFly. Between them, there are trout, largemouth & smallmouth bass, carp, northern pike, panfish, shad.
BrattleFly offers instruction, guided trips, and the kind of local knowledge that doesn’t live on the internet — for first-timers, for kids, and for anyone who’s driven past these rivers for years and wondered what’s in them. Come find out.
Help us build this.
BrattleFly is new, and we’re listening. If you live here, fish here, or grew up near these rivers, we want to hear from you. Tell us what’s missing. Bring a kid who needs to get off a screen and onto a riverbank. If you are an experienced guide on area waters, we definitely want to meet you!