Local Waters
Nantasket Beach (Hull)
Hull, MA · about 64 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The South Shore DCR beach. A Hull session without guessing a private lot.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Harvest is year-round on paper (28" to under 31", one fish). Schoolies are the usual fly fish here in season. Confirm current DMF rules. Official rule
- License
- Massachusetts saltwater permit
- Park
- DCR Nantasket Beach Reservation lots along Nantasket Avenue. Summer fees; fills on hot days.
- Walk in
- 1–8 minutes from the reservation lots to public sand and the rocky ends.
- Wading
- Open beach. Jetty rock at the ends. Watch the wash.
- Usual window
- Dawn incoming. East wind is a no.
- Friday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ☁️ 64° cloud
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:56 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: 0 mph
- dusk: 0 mph
- Tide
- Low 12:33 am (1.5 ft) · High 6:46 am (7.9 ft) · Low 12:41 pm (2.3 ft) · High 6:59 pm (9.0 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 6:46 am high. · Nantasket Beach, Weir River
- Next dawn (Saturday)
- N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · N 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, sand-eel.
- Notes
- DCR reservation. Stay off private seawalls. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
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Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Bear's Den — salt and South Shore
Taunton, MA · shore / wade · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: First striper from the beach or Canal, South Shore
Book through the shop. We do not take the money.