Local Waters
Constitution Beach (East Boston) easy access
East Boston · about 15 min from Somerville
🌕 NW 1 mph · offshore · Clear · Low 6:01 am
East Boston's named DCR beach. Harbor schoolies when you cannot leave the city.
Shop: Concord Outfitters
What’s on
Near Somerville · New England, Pennsylvania, Oregon. New in town
Friday, August 28. Not a bite score.
Day report
Weather, light, and water at a glance. Tap a day to plan around it.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Striped bass
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Bluefish
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Smallmouth bass
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Trout, Sunfish and crappie, Chain pickerel.
Three to consider
289 public waters in this drive. One salt, one river, one pond when we have them. Nearest 40 also listed.
Mystic River (Draw Seven)
Somerville · about 10 min from Somerville
🌕 NW 1 mph · Clear
The urban river MetroWest still fishes from a DCR park.
Shop: Concord Outfitters
Mystic Lakes easy access
Medford / Arlington · about 15 min from Somerville
🌕 NW 1 mph · Clear
The Medford/Arlington lakes. Public path water when you cannot leave 93.
Shop: Concord Outfitters
Also in range
- Charles River (Watertown–Newton) River · about 15 min · Open year-round
- Spot Pond Lake / pond · about 15 min · Open — early or late only
- Spy Pond Lake / pond · about 15 min · Open year-round
- Castle Island & Pleasure Bay Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Horn Pond Lake / pond · about 20 min · Open — early or late only
- Jamaica Pond Lake / pond · about 20 min · Open — early or late only
- Revere Beach Reservation Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Winthrop Shore & Deer Island pier Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Lake Quannapowitt Lake / pond · about 25 min · Open year-round
- Nahant & Lynn Shore Salt · about 25 min · Fish should be around
- Neponset River (Lower Mills / PJPII) River · about 25 min · Open year-round
- Back River (Weymouth) Salt · about 30 min · Fish should be around
- Concord River (Great Meadows) River · about 30 min · Open year-round
- Devereux Beach (Marblehead) Salt · about 30 min · Fish should be around
- Houghton's Pond Lake / pond · about 30 min · Open — early or late only
- Nantasket Beach (Hull) Salt · about 30 min · Fish should be around
- Ponkapoag Pond Lake / pond · about 30 min · Open — early or late only
- Silver Lake (Wilmington) Lake / pond · about 30 min · Open — early or late only
- Walden Pond Lake / pond · about 30 min · Open — early or late only
- Hingham Harbor (Iron Horse) Salt · about 35 min · Fish should be around
- Lake Cochituate Lake / pond · about 35 min · Open — early or late only
- Salem Harbor (Willows & Winter Island) Salt · about 35 min · Fish should be around
- Shawsheen River River · about 35 min · Open — prime stream season
- White Pond (Concord) Lake / pond · about 35 min · Open — early or late only
- Ipswich River (Willowdale / Bradley Palmer) River · about 40 min · Open — prime stream season
- Chebacco Lake Lake / pond · about 45 min · Open — early or late only
- Essex River River · about 45 min · Fish should be around
- Essex River (town landing) Salt · about 45 min · Fish should be around
- Merrimack River (Lowell) River · about 45 min · Open year-round
- North River (Driftway) River · about 45 min · Fish should be around
- Scituate Harbor & shore Salt · about 45 min · Fish should be around
- Sudbury River (Ashland) River · about 45 min · Open — prime stream season
- Assabet River (Hudson / Maynard) River · about 50 min · Open — prime stream season
- Canoe River River · about 50 min · Open — prime stream season
- Crane Beach (Castle Neck) Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Indian Head River River · about 50 min · Open — prime stream season
- Lake Chauncy Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — early or late only
- Sandy Point State Reservation Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Stage Fort Park (Gloucester Harbor) Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Beaver Brook (Pelham) River · about 55 min · Open — summer low water