Local Waters
Rocky Neck & Wonson Cove
Gloucester, MA · about 60 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The inner-harbor fly corner people mean by Rocky Neck.
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
- Rocky Neck Park / Wonson Cove public lot. Small. Do not block resident streets.
- Walk in
- 1–5 minutes to public rocks and the cove.
- Wading
- Ledge and harbor edge. Slippery weed.
- Usual window
- Incoming around the rocks. Skip a hard onshore.
- Tuesday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 78° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:31
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph alongshore · Sunny · 54°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 6 mph
- 2pm: W 8 mph
- dusk: W 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 4:05 am (1.1 ft) · High 10:22 am (7.6 ft) · Low 4:07 pm (1.8 ft) · High 10:28 pm (8.9 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 10:22 am high. · Gloucester Harbor
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, crab or small baitfish along the granite.
- Notes
- City park water. Gallery streets are not overflow parking. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
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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.