Local Waters
Revere Beach Reservation
Revere, MA · about 9 hours from Carlisle (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.
- Monday conditions
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N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 85° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- N 5 mph alongshore · Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 5 mph
- 10am: N 2 mph
- 2pm: N 3 mph
- dusk: NNW 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 3:17 am (1.5 ft) · High 9:32 am (8.1 ft) · Low 3:19 pm (2.1 ft) · High 9:38 pm (9.5 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 9:32 am 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.