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.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 82° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:01 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:30
- Wind at dawn
- W 5 mph offshore · Sunny · 62°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 5 mph
- 10am: W 6 mph
- 2pm: W 7 mph
- dusk: W 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 4:46 am (0.8 ft) · High 10:59 am (8.8 ft) · Low 4:51 pm (1.4 ft) · High 11:05 pm (10.0 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 10:59 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
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
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.