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Sandy Point State Reservation

Ipswich, MA · about 50 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

The south end of Plum Island. Named DCR lot, not Lot 1 on the refuge.

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 Sandy Point State Reservation lot at the south tip of Plum Island (Parker River Wildlife Refuge Road, Ipswich). About 15 closest spaces; refuge gate hours apply. Not the NWR lots farther north.
Walk in
2–10 minutes from the point lot to public sand and the Ipswich Bay bar.
Wading
Open sand and bar. Tide covers fast. Current at the point.
Usual window
Moving water around the bar. First light. Hard east wind is a slog.
Friday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky
🌧️ 76° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 6:02 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:26
Wind at dawn
0 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
Wind later
  • dawn: 0 mph
  • 10am: S 5 mph
  • 2pm: S 10 mph
  • dusk: S 5 mph
Tide
Low 6:26 am (0.4 ft) · High 12:24 pm (9.2 ft) · Low 6:38 pm (0.6 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 12:24 pm high. · Essex (Ipswich Bay sketch)
A setup that belongs here
8- or 9-wt, Clouser, sand-eel, crab on the bar.
Notes
DCR reservation at the end of Parker River NWR. Refuge gate and hours. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.

Tiny lot and a refuge gate. If the sign says full, do not queue on the refuge road — fish another named lot.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

? mph · Chance Rain Showers · Low 6:26 am

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

Concord Outfitters

113 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA 01742
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm (confirm before you go)

The MetroWest / Concord River shop. Call before a first trip on the Concord or Sudbury.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day