Local Waters
Lake Chauncy
Westborough, MA · about 50 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
Named 495-side trout pond. OFBA lot, easy from the Pike.
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
- OFBA Lake Chauncy ramp, Westborough. Small lot. Little Chauncy is a nearby cartop pin.
- Walk in
- Short walk to public shore.
- Wading
- Shore fishing at the public edge.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall stocking.
- Monday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⛅ 86° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:02 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Partly Cloudy · 50°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: E 2 mph
- dusk: NE 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, bugger, nymph.
- Notes
- OFBA ramp. Stay public. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
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.