Local Waters
Berry Pond (Pittsfield State Forest)
Pittsfield, MA · about 65 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
The Pittsfield State Forest pond Berkshire fly fishers still name — DCR circuit-road lot.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal. Trout sink; warmwater still eats. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
- License
- Massachusetts freshwater license
- Park
- DCR Pittsfield State Forest Berry Pond lot on Berry Pond Circuit Road. Highest pond in the state forest; circuit-road parking at the pond.
- Walk in
- Short from the circuit-road lot to the pond.
- Wading
- Small mountain pond. Shore only.
- Usual window
- Ice-out and fall. The circuit road can be gated. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
- Saturday conditions
-
N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 72° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:06 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:46
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 9 mph
- 2pm: NE 9 mph
- dusk: NE 6 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt, stillwater.
- Notes
- DCR state forest. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Narrow circuit road. If the forest gate is closed, leave.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Concord Outfitters — book a day
Concord, MA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: MetroWest rivers and ponds, first local trout day
Shop desk, not a scraped independent. Call them; they put you with someone they trust.