Local Waters

← Around Greenfield

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Asnacomet Pond (Comet Pond)

Hubbardston, MA · about 60 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)

Comet Pond. The Hubbardston trout water a central Mass fly fisher expects.

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 Asnacomet Pond (Comet Pond) ramp, Hubbardston. Public lot.
Walk in
Short walk from the ramp to public shore.
Wading
Shore fishing at the public edge.
Usual window
Spring and fall stocking.
Wednesday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:05 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:34
Wind at dawn
W 5 mph · Sunny · 62°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 5 mph
  • 10am: W 6 mph
  • 2pm: W 7 mph
  • dusk: W 6 mph
Stocking
Last stocked Apr 2, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
A setup that belongs here
5-wt, bugger, nymph.
Notes
OFBA ramp. MassWildlife trout pond. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 5 mph · Sunny · Last stocked Apr 2, 2026

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

Evening Sun Fly Shop

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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Guides

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

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.

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If this isn’t the day