Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Upper Highland Lake (D.A.R.)

Goshen, MA · about 30 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)

Named hilltown forest pond. Goshen stillwater from a DCR lot.

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 Upper Highland Lake cartop, Goshen, in D.A.R. State Forest (DCR). Forest parking at the lake; Lower Highland is a second OFBA pin.

Walk in

Short walk from the DCR lot to public shore.

Wading

Shore at the park. Hilltown pond.

Usual window

Spring and fall. Quiet midweek.

Saturday conditions

N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

A setup that belongs here

5-wt, bugger, nymph.

Notes

DCR D.A.R. State Forest / OFBA. Park fee in season. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

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

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

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