Local Waters
Nahant & Lynn Shore
Nahant / Lynn, MA · about 25 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
A real North Shore session without a boat. Wind is the gate.
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
- Lynn Shore Drive lots and Nahant Beach reservation parking.
- Walk in
- 1–10 minutes. Long public beach and rocky points.
- Wading
- Sand and cobble. Watch the wash on the open beach.
- Usual window
- Incoming or first of the outgoing, first light. Onshore 15+ mph is a slog.
- Sunday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 68° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:58 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:35
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 63°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: E 5 mph
- 2pm: E 5 mph
- dusk: SE 5 mph
- Tide
- Low 2:23 am (1.7 ft) · High 8:38 am (7.9 ft) · Low 2:25 pm (2.3 ft) · High 8:47 pm (9.2 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 8:38 am high. · Boston (lag this beach ~15–25 min)
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, half-and-half, or a small epoxy baitfish.
- Notes
- DCR reservation. Summer parking rules can be strict.
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.