Local Waters
Willard Brook (Damon Pond)
Ashby / Townsend, MA · about 70 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
The Townsend brook Evening Sun sits next to — DCR beach lot on a named trout stream, not a Squannacook pull-off.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- General-law trout streams are in the main season. Bag limits change after Sep 10. MassWildlife is the source of truth. Official rule
- License
- Massachusetts freshwater license
- Park
- DCR Willard Brook State Forest Damon Pond lot at 10 Townsend Road, Ashby, off Route 119. Seasonal park fee at the beach lot. Forest HQ is 599 Main Street, West Townsend.
- Walk in
- Short from the Damon Pond lot to the pond, dam, and brook.
- Wading
- Small shaded brook. Knee-deep in normal water. Pond is stillwater.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall. Midsummer is a short dawn. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
- Saturday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 83° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:00 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:40
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 2 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: W 13 mph
- Stocking
- Last stocked Apr 24, 2026 · spring water · MassWildlife stocking
- A setup that belongs here
- 3- or 4-wt on the brook; 5-wt on the pond.
- Notes
- DCR state forest. Stocked brook and the pond. Confirm MassWildlife / DMF.
Summer beach fee. If the lot is full, do not invent a shoulder on Route 119.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Evening Sun — Nissitissit and 495
Pepperell, MA · wade · Ask the shop — evening hours help if you work
Good for: Small fly-only water, northern I-495
Home shop for the Nissitissit. They know who should be on that stretch.