Local Waters
North Pond (Savoy Mountain)
Florida / Savoy, MA · about 45 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
The Savoy Mountain trout pond Berkshire reports still name — DCR beach and launch, not a woods puddle.
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
- DCR Savoy Mountain State Forest North Pond day-use lot on Central Shaft Road, Florida. Large paved lot south of the boat launch; seasonal fee at the pond.
- Walk in
- Wheelchair-friendly walk from the paved lot to the beach and launch.
- Wading
- Stillwater. No motors. Shore and cartop.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall stocking. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
- Thursday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 83° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:10 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:37
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Sunny · 65°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: S 8 mph
- dusk: S 7 mph
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 10, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, stillwater.
- Notes
- DCR state forest. Entire shoreline is forest. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Seasonal fee at North Pond. South Pond is a different swim/fish pin in the same forest.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
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.