Fishing Locations
North of Boston/Merrimack Valley has lots of fresh and salt water fishing locations
4 places to visit
Lawrence Heritage State Park
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA 01840 978-794-1655 This is the place to learn about this city’s industrial and immigrant history in the mills and boarding houses where generations of immigrants toiled. The site's neighboring Pemberton Park, off Canal Street near the Central Bridge, is popular for fishing.
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
1 Beach Road - Route 1A Salisbury, MA 01952 508-462-4481 This gorgeous ocean beach and reservation welcomes fishermen among other waterfront activities like swimming, boating, and paddling. The south end of the trailer campground has two boat ramps on the Merrimack River.
Middlesex Fells Reservation
4 Woodland Road Stoneham, MA 02180 617-727-1199 Natural refuge set on over 2,000 acres. Visitors here can enjoy biking, hiking and cross-country ski trails. Canoeing, fishing, and swimming areas are offered, as well as a visitor's center with historic information. - Trail Map (PDF)
Breakheart Reservation – Pearce Lake
177 Forest Street Saugus, MA 01906 781-233-0834 Visitors enjoy fishing at Pearce or Silver lakes in this vast space of hardwood forest and hiking trails. - Trail Map (PDF)