Local Waters
Berry Pond (Pittsfield State Forest)
Pittsfield, MA · about 65 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
The Pittsfield State Forest pond Berkshire fly fishers still name — DCR circuit-road 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
- DCR Pittsfield State Forest Berry Pond lot on Berry Pond Circuit Road. Highest pond in the state forest; circuit-road parking at the pond.
- Walk in
- Short from the circuit-road lot to the pond.
- Wading
- Small mountain pond. Shore only.
- Usual window
- Ice-out and fall. The circuit road can be gated. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:10 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:39
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Sunny · 55°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 3 mph
- 2pm: W 6 mph
- dusk: W 3 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt, stillwater.
- Notes
- DCR state forest. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Narrow circuit road. If the forest gate is closed, leave.
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.
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.