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Places to fish in Massachusetts
Every place has a practical guide: what's biting and when, where on the water to fish, how to fish it and how to get there.
6 places
Boston and North Shore
Region guidePier/Access PointDeer Island (Winthrop)Deer Island, at the tip of Winthrop on Boston Harbor, is home to the MWRA's wastewater treatment plant, and wrapped arou…LakeLake CochituateLake Cochituate, three connected basins in Cochituate State Park where Framingham, Natick and Wayland meet, is a Boston-…Fishing AreaMerrimack River Mouth (Newburyport and Salisbury)At the mouth of the Merrimack River, between Plum Island in Newburyport and Salisbury Beach, the river pours deep, fast…Fishing AreaPlum Island (Parker River National Wildlife Refuge)The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, on Plum Island off Newburyport, has what the Fish and Wildlife Service calls…Pier/Access PointSalem Willows Fishing PierThe Salem Willows Fishing Pier, rebuilt by Marine Fisheries and the City of Salem and opened in November 2024, reaches m…LakeWalden PondWalden Pond, Thoreau's famous kettle pond in Concord, is also a big-trout pond. It's 100 feet deep and very clear, and i…