Local Waters
Silver Lake (Wilmington)
Wilmington, MA · about 9 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
Named Wilmington public pond. 93-side stillwater with an OFBA pin.
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 Silver Lake shore-fishing area, Wilmington. Town lot by the public shore / pier.
- Walk in
- A few minutes from the lot to the public shore.
- Wading
- Shore and pier. Urban pond.
- Usual window
- After stocking, and weekday evenings.
- Saturday conditions
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NE 12 mph.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 71° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:58 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:38
- Wind at dawn
- NE 12 mph · Patchy Drizzle · 71°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: NE 12 mph
- 10am: NE 12 mph
- 2pm: NE 12 mph
- dusk: NE 9 mph
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 14, 2026 · spring water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, woolly bugger, nymph.
- Notes
- OFBA shore-fishing area. Town park rules. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
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.
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.
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.