Local Waters
Winthrop Shore & Deer Island pier
Winthrop, MA · about 20 min from Somerville (typical, off-peak)
Named public Winthrop water, including the DMF/OFBA sportfishing pier.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Striped bass
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Bluefish
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False albacore
- 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
- OFBA Deer Island Sportfishing Pier lot, plus Winthrop Harbor / Winthrop Beach public lots.
- Walk in
- Short walk on the pier. Beach lots are minutes to sand.
- Wading
- Pier and riprap at Deer Island. Sand on Winthrop Beach.
- Usual window
- Moving water. The pier fishes when the beach is blown out.
- Thursday conditions
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SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 84° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:02 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:28
- Wind at dawn
- SW 3 mph offshore · Mostly Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 3 mph
- 10am: SW 2 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: NW 5 mph
- Tide
- Low 5:24 am (0.5 ft) · High 11:37 am (9.2 ft) · Low 5:33 pm (1.0 ft) · High 11:45 pm (10.2 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 11:37 am high. · Boston
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, crab.
- Notes
- MWRA island plus town beach. Stay on the public pier and DCR/town sand. 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.