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Fishing


 

Most DCR lakes and ponds allow fishing and some are stocked annually. Fishing licenses are required.

For more information, call the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife at 508-389-6300 or check out www.mass.gov/masswildlife

Southeast Massachusetts

Ames Nowell State Park

Abington

Borderland State Park

N. Easton

Demarest Lloyd State Park

S. Dartmouth

Dighton Rock State Park

Berkley

Ellisville Harbor State Park

Plymouth

Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Assonet

Horseneck Beach State Reservation

Westport

Massasoit State Park

Taunton

Myles Standish State Forest

Carver

Nickerson State Park

Brewster

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Sandwich

South Cape Beach State Park

Mashpee

Waquoit Bay Nat'l Estuarine Research Reserve

Falmouth

Watson Pond State Park Taunton

Wompatuck State Park

Hingham


Northeast Massachusetts

Ashland State Park

Ashland

Bradley Palmer State Park

Topsfield

Cochituate State Park

Natick

Harold Parker State Forest

N. Andover

Walden Pond State Reservation

Concord

Great Brook Farm State Park

Carlisle

Halibut Point State Park

Rockport

Hopkinton State Park

Hopkinton

Lawrence Heritage State Park

Lawrence

Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest

Lowell

Maudslay State Park

Newburyport

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Salisbury

Whitehall State Park

Hopkinton


Central Massachusetts

Douglas State Forest

Douglas

Leominster State Forest

Westminster

Moore State Park

Paxton

Rutland State Park

Rutland

Spencer State Forest

Spencer

Brimfield State Forest

Brimfield

Chicopee Memorial State Park

Chicopee Falls

Dunn Pond State Park

Gardner

Conn. River Greenway State Park

Northampton

Erving State Forest

Erving

Federated Women's Club State Forest

Petersham

Hampton Ponds State Park

Westfield

Lake Dennison Recreation Area

Winchendon

Lake Lorraine State Park

Springfield

Mt. Tom State Reservation

Holyoke

Otter River State Forest

Baldwinville

Pearl Hill State Park

W. Townsend

Quinsigamond State Park

Worcester

Quabbin Reservoir

Belchertown

Robinson State Park

Agawam

Sudbury Reservoir

Framingham, Sudbury

Wachusett Reservoir

Clinton

Wells State Park

Sturbridge

Wendell State Forest

Wendell

Willard Brook State Forest

Ashby & Townsend


Western Massachusetts

Bash Bish Falls State Park

Mt. Washington

Beartown State Forest

Monterey

Chester-Blandford State Forest

Chester

Clarksburg State Park

Clarksburg

D.A.R. State Forest

Goshen

Dubuque, Kenneth Memorial State Forest

Hawley

Gardner, C.M. State Park

Huntington

Granville State Forest

Granville

Mohawk Trail State Forest

Charlemont

Monroe State Forest

Monroe

Mt. Washington State Forest

Mt. Washington

Natural Bridge State Park

N. Adams

October Mountain State Forest

Lee

Pittsfield State Forest

Pittsfield

Sandisfield State Forest (York Lake)

Sandisfield

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Savoy

Tolland State Forest

Otis

Wahconah Falls State Park

Dalton

Windsor State Forest

Windsor


Greater Boston: Salt Water

Boston Harbor Islands

Hingham

Lynn Fishing Pier, Lynnway at Gen. Edwards Bridge

Lynn

Nahant Beach, Nahant Causeway

Nahant

Black's Creek, Quincy Shore Drive

Quincy

Old Harbor Park, Harbor Point

Quincy

Revere Beach, Revere Beach Blvd.

Revere

John J. McCorkle Fishing Pier, Day Blvd.

South Boston

City Point, Rotunda, Day Blvd. (Pier Fishing)

South Boston

Neponset River Trail by Granite Avenue

Boston, Milton

Lower Neponset River Trail by Taylor Street entrance

Dorchester, Milton

Pope John Paul II Park

Dorchester

Tenean Beach and Victory Road Park

Dorchester

Squantum Point Park

Quincy


Greater Boston: Fresh Water

Beaver Brook Reservation, Mills Pond

Belmont

Charles River: Shore Fishing

Boston to Weston

Stony Brook Reservation, Turtle Pond

Hyde Park

Fellsmere Pond, Fellsway East, Children's fishing area.

Malden

Quarter Mile Pond, Middlesex Fells Reservation, Woodland Rd.

Medford

Blue Hill River, Blue Hills Reservation

Milton

Houghton's Pond, Hillside St.

Milton

Hultman's Pond, Blue Hills Pkwy., Canton St.

Milton, Canton

Pine Tree Brook, Harland Street and Unquity Road

Milton, Canton

Ponkapoag Pond, Randolph St.

Milton, Canton

Cutler Park, Kendrick St.

Needham

Hammond Pond, Hammond Pond Pkwy.

Newton

Pearce and Silver Lakes, Breakheart Reservation, Lynn Fells Pkwy. near Rt. 1.

Saugus

St. Moritz Pond, Off Furnace Brook Pkwy.

Quincy

Dark Hollow Pond, Middlesex Fells Reservation.

Stoneham

Aberjona River, Mystic River Reservation, Mystic Valley Pkwy.

Winchester

Mystic Lakes, Mystic River Reservation, Mystic Valley Pkwy.

Winchester, Medford


Ice Fishing

    Charles River Lakes District (Designated areas only) For permit information, call 617-727-7090 or Bears Den Bait Shop, Waltham 617-647-0404.

 

Quabbin Fishing Season

Wachusett Fishing Season

 

Universal Access

Fish Consumption Information

 

 

Massachusetts Recreational Saltwater Permit Program