Local Waters
North River (Driftway)
Scituate / Norwell, MA · about 45 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
Named town park on the North River. Schoolies in the estuary from a lot, not a private dock.
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
- Driftway Conservation Park public lot, Scituate. Town park on the North River estuary.
- Walk in
- 5–12 minutes on park paths to the public marsh and river edge.
- Wading
- Tidal mud and current. Not a trout wade. Waders help.
- Usual window
- Moving tide. Midday slack is slow.
- Tuesday conditions
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SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 73° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:00 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:30
- Wind at dawn
- SW 5 mph offshore · Sunny · 61°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 5 mph
- 10am: SW 5 mph
- 2pm: SW 10 mph
- dusk: SW 10 mph
- Tide
- Low 4:05 am (1.1 ft) · High 10:22 am (7.7 ft) · Low 4:09 pm (1.7 ft) · High 10:30 pm (9.0 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 10:22 am high. · Scituate Harbor
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, crab, shrimp.
- Notes
- Town conservation park. Tidal — salt permit. Stay on park land. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Tidal river. Fresh license is not the salt permit.
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.