Lake / pond Open — good pond months

Horn Pond

Woburn, MA · about 80 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

The close-north pond. Stocked, legal, and next to the Fells.

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.

Season

Lakes and ponds are generally open year-round in MA. Spring and fall stocking are why people actually go. Official rule

License

Massachusetts freshwater license

Park

OFBA Horn Pond lot, Woburn. Town park parking around the pond path.

Walk in

1–8 minutes on the paved path to public shore.

Wading

Shore fishing. Path, not a wilderness slog.

Usual window

After stocking, and calm mornings.

Saturday conditions

NW 15 mph.

Sky: 🌧️ 50° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 6:58 · 🌒 Waxing crescent · Set 6:01
Wind at dawn: NW 15 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 49°F
Wind later: dawn: NW 15 mph

10am: NW 16 mph

2pm: NW 16 mph

dusk: NW 13 mph
Stocking: Last stocked Sep 29, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking

A setup that belongs here

5-wt, woolly bugger, nymph.

Notes

Town / OFBA. Busy path. Cast outside the playground and swim area. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Maps Call shop

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

113 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA 01742
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm (confirm before you go)

The MetroWest / Concord River shop. Call before a first trip on the Concord or Sudbury.

Call Website

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

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.

Call the shop Website