Local Waters
Back River (Weymouth)
Weymouth, MA · about 30 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
Named Weymouth estuary. Schoolies from a public ramp, not a boatyard dock.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Harvest is year-round on paper (28" to under 31", one fish). Schoolies are the usual fly fish here in season. Confirm current DMF rules. Official rule
- License
- Massachusetts saltwater permit
- Park
- OFBA Back River ramp, Weymouth. Great Esker / Back River Reservation public lots sit on the same estuary.
- Walk in
- 2–10 minutes from the OFBA lot or reservation path to public marsh and river edge.
- Wading
- Tidal mud and current. Waders help. Stay on reservation / OFBA land.
- Usual window
- Moving tide. Midday slack is slow.
- Monday conditions
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N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 84° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- N 5 mph alongshore · Clear · 59°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 5 mph
- 10am: N 2 mph
- 2pm: N 3 mph
- dusk: NNW 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 3:17 am (1.5 ft) · High 9:32 am (8.1 ft) · Low 3:19 pm (2.1 ft) · High 9:38 pm (9.5 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 9:32 am high. · Boston (Weymouth Back River lags — sketch)
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, crab, shrimp.
- Notes
- OFBA ramp plus DCR/town reservation. Tidal — salt permit. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Tidal river. Fresh license is not the salt permit.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Bear's Den — salt and South Shore
Taunton, MA · shore / wade · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: First striper from the beach or Canal, South Shore
Book through the shop. We do not take the money.