Local Waters
Revere Beach Reservation
Revere, MA · about 65 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)
The closest public ocean beach to Boston. Honest schoolie water when fish are in.
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
- DCR lots and street parking along Revere Beach Boulevard. Bath-house area and the north end toward Point of Pines.
- Walk in
- 1–5 minutes from the boulevard to public sand.
- Wading
- Open beach. Easy walking. Wind is the whole story.
- Usual window
- Dawn incoming. Skip a hard easterly.
- Friday conditions
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NNW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 77° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:03 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:27
- Wind at dawn
- NNW 3 mph alongshore · Mostly Clear · 57°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: NNW 3 mph
- 10am: NNW 2 mph
- 2pm: NNW 2 mph
- dusk: NW 3 mph
- Tide
- Low 6:01 am (0.3 ft) · High 12:13 pm (9.6 ft) · Low 6:14 pm (0.6 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 12:13 pm high. · Boston
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, small sand-eel.
- Notes
- DCR reservation. Crowded in summer. Fine if you already cast. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
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.
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.