River Open year-round

Nashua River (Pepperell / Groton)

Pepperell / Groton, MA · about 55 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

The river next to the Nissitissit. Named OFBA lots, general-law water.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season

Bass, carp, and most warmwater species are open year-round in Massachusetts. Shad have their own rules on the big rivers. Official rule

License

Massachusetts freshwater license

Park

OFBA Nashua River lots in Pepperell and Groton. Small. Near Evening Sun.

Walk in

Short walks from the OFBA lots.

Wading

Bigger than the Nissitissit. Wade the edges in normal water.

Usual window

Spring and fall. Summer early.

Wednesday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 74° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 6:03 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
Wind at dawn: W 5 mph · Sunny · 61°F
Wind later: dawn: W 5 mph

10am: W 5 mph

2pm: S 10 mph

dusk: SW 5 mph
Flow: 110 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.99 ft · 1:45 pm · Nashua River at East Pepperell · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating

A setup that belongs here

5-wt, streamers, nymphs, poppers.

Notes

OFBA cartops. Not the fly-only Nissitissit — different rules. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

55 Groton St, Pepperell, MA 01463
Wed–Fri 4–7:30pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–2:30pm

Home shop for the Nissitissit and northern I-495 streams. Evening hours help if you work a day job.

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

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.

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