Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Horn Pond

Woburn, MA · about 3 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The close-north pond. Stocked, legal, and next to the Fells.

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 Horn Pond lot, Woburn. Town park parking around the pond path.

Walk in

1–8 minutes on the paved path to public shore.

Wading

Shore fishing. Path, not a wilderness slog.

Usual window

After stocking, and calm mornings.

Thursday conditions

SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

A setup that belongs here

5-wt, woolly bugger, nymph.

Notes

Town / OFBA. Busy path. Cast outside the playground and swim area. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

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

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

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