Local Waters

← Around Portsmouth

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Lake Attitash

Merrimac, MA · about 40 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

The Merrimac Valley trout lake with an OFBA pin. North of the Merrimack, not a private camp.

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 Attitash ramp, Merrimac. Public lot on the Amesbury / Merrimac lake.
Walk in
Short walk from the ramp to public shore.
Wading
Shore at the public ramp. Interstate water with Amesbury.
Usual window
Spring and fall stocking.
Friday conditions

NNW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 77° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:03 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:27
Wind at dawn
NNW 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 57°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NNW 3 mph
  • 10am: NNW 2 mph
  • 2pm: NNW 2 mph
  • dusk: NW 3 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt, bugger, nymph.
Notes
OFBA ramp. Stocked pond. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Log this trip

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

NNW 3 mph · Mostly Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

Concord Outfitters

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.

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.

If this isn’t the day