Local Waters

← Around Greenfield

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Pontoosuc Lake

Pittsfield / Lanesborough, MA · about 60 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)

The other Pittsfield OFBA lake. Named public shore.

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 Pontoosuc Lake ramp, Pittsfield. Public lot.
Walk in
Short walk from the ramp to public shore.
Wading
Shore at the park edge. Berkshire lake.
Usual window
Spring trout, warmwater at dawn.
Thursday conditions

SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:11 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:38
Wind at dawn
SW 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 57°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 3 mph
  • 10am: SW 1 mph
  • 2pm: W 1 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 mph
Stocking
Last stocked Mar 25, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
A setup that belongs here
6-wt, streamers and poppers.
Notes
OFBA ramp. City / town park 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.

SW 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · Last stocked Mar 25, 2026

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map, 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.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day