Local Waters
North Pond (Savoy Mountain)
Florida / Savoy, MA · about 7 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
The Savoy Mountain trout pond Berkshire reports still name — DCR beach and launch, not a woods puddle.
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 Savoy Mountain State Forest North Pond day-use lot on Central Shaft Road, Florida. Large paved lot south of the boat launch; seasonal fee at the pond.
- Walk in
- Wheelchair-friendly walk from the paved lot to the beach and launch.
- Wading
- Stillwater. No motors. Shore and cartop.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall stocking. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
- Friday conditions
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Weather is not in yet.
- Sky
- ☀️ fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:04 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:47
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 10, 2026 · both water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, stillwater.
- Notes
- DCR state forest. Entire shoreline is forest. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Seasonal fee at North Pond. South Pond is a different swim/fish pin in the same forest.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
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.