Local Waters
Lake Dennison
Winchendon, MA · about 50 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
Named north-central DCR pond. Winchendon stillwater from a state 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
- OFBA Lake Dennison cartop, Winchendon, at Lake Dennison Recreation Area (DCR). Picnic/swim lots are signed separately — fish from public shore, not the swim beach.
- Walk in
- 3–10 minutes from the recreation lots to public shore.
- Wading
- Shore at the park. No wading the swim lines.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall. Summer dawn before the picnic crowd.
- Friday conditions
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NW 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☁️ 90° cloud
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:00 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:43
- Wind at dawn
- NW 6 mph · Cloudy · 90°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: NW 6 mph
- 10am: NW 6 mph
- 2pm: NW 6 mph
- dusk: NW 6 mph
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 16, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, bugger, nymph.
- Notes
- DCR recreation area / OFBA cartop. Park fee in season. 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.
Evening Sun — Nissitissit and 495
Pepperell, MA · wade · Ask the shop — evening hours help if you work
Good for: Small fly-only water, northern I-495
Home shop for the Nissitissit. They know who should be on that stretch.