Local Waters

← Around Bend

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Lake Chauncy

Westborough, MA · about 64 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)

Named 495-side trout pond. OFBA lot, easy from the Pike.

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 Lake Chauncy ramp, Westborough. Small lot. Little Chauncy is a nearby cartop pin.
Walk in
Short walk to public shore.
Wading
Shore fishing at the public edge.
Usual window
Spring and fall stocking.
Sunday conditions

Thunderstorm in the forecast. Sit this one out.

Sky
⚡ 74° storm
Sun and moon
Rise 6:01 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
Wind at dawn
N 1 mph · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · 64°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 1 mph
  • 10am: NE 1 mph
  • 2pm: NE 2 mph
  • dusk: S 2 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt, bugger, nymph.
Notes
OFBA ramp. Stay public. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

N 1 mph · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

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

Concord Outfitters

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

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day