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Bank and shore fishing in Massachusetts

No boat? You still have 278 Massachusetts waters with listed public access, 390 access sites in all, and 133 of those waters have carry-in or walk-in sites where bank fishing is the whole point. Open any water below to see its depth map, the rated spots within reach of each access point, and what to throw this season.

Access sites come from official agency access inventories where the state publishes one, with OpenStreetMap filling gaps. A carry-in site means you park and walk your gear in. We list where public access exists; always respect posted signs on the ground.

WaterAccess sitesCarry-inChart
Holland Pond43 survey
Lake Quinsigamond43 survey
Dark Brook Reservoir33 survey
Watershops Pond33 survey
Millers River53modeled
Long Pond (Harwich)52 survey
Norton Reservoir42 survey
Indian Lake32 survey
Lake Cochituate North Basin32 survey
Lake Sabbatia32 survey
Long Pond (Rutland)32 survey
Otis Reservoir32 survey
Pentucket Pond Outlet Reservoir32 survey
Peters Pond32 survey
Upper Mystic Lake32 survey
Ames Long Pond22 survey
Jacobs Pond22 survey
Lake Pentucket22 survey
Lake Rohunta22 survey
Little Pond22 survey
McKinstry Pond22 survey
Newfield Pond22 survey
Paradise Pond22 survey
Wedge Pond22 survey
Whitehall Pond22 survey
Nutting Lake32modeled
Nantasket Roads41 survey
President Roads41 survey
Cheshire Reservoir (North Basin)31 survey
Cliff Pond31 survey
Falls Pond31 survey
Hingham Bay31 survey
Agawam Mill Pond21 survey
Ashland Reservoir21 survey
Ashmere Lake21 survey
Buffumville Lake21 survey
Chauncy Lake21 survey
Chebacco Lake21 survey
Dug Pond21 survey
East Monponsett Pond21 survey
Forge Pond21 survey
Furnace Pond21 survey
Hamblin Pond21 survey
Hopkinton Reservoir21 survey
Johns Pond21 survey
Lake Boon21 survey
Lake Denison21 survey
Lake Saltonstall21 survey
Lake Winthrop21 survey
Laurel Lake21 survey
Long Pond (Plymouth)21 survey
Long Pond (Yarmouth)21 survey
Lost Lake21 survey
Mansfield Pond21 survey
Mascuppic LAke21 survey
Mashpee Pond21 survey
Massapoag Lake21 survey
Ninemile Pond21 survey
North Pond21 survey
Oxbow21 survey
Pequot Pond21 survey
Sampson Pond21 survey
South Pond21 survey
Stockbridge Bowl21 survey
Tully Lake21 survey
Upper Highland Lake21 survey
Whitehall Reservoir21 survey
Wickaboag Pond21 survey
Arcadia Lake11 survey
Baldpate Pond11 survey
Big Pond11 survey
Brigham Pond11 survey
Browning Pond11 survey
Buckley Dunton Lake11 survey
Canton Reservoir (Reservoir Pond)11 survey
Carbuncle Pond11 survey
Chatham Harbor11 survey
Cleveland Pond11 survey
Coachlace Pond11 survey
Coonamessett Pond11 survey
Crocker Pond11 survey
Curlew Pond11 survey
Eames Pond11 survey
Ezekiel Pond11 survey
Farm Pond11 survey
Fearing Pond11 survey
Field Pond11 survey
Fresh Pond11 survey
Greenwater Pond11 survey
Halfway Pond11 survey
Hallockville Pond11 survey
Jamaica Pond11 survey
Jordan Pond11 survey
Lake Lorraine11 survey
Lake Watatic11 survey
Lawrence Pond11 survey
Leadmine Pond11 survey
Little Benton Pond11 survey
Little Cliff Pond11 survey
Lower Highland Lake11 survey
Manchester Harbor11 survey
Maple Spring Pond11 survey
Marys Pond11 survey
Mill Pond11 survey
Moosehorn Pond11 survey
Moulton Pond11 survey
Mystic Lake11 survey
Mystic River - Reach 1 of 211 survey
Nabnasset Pond11 survey
Nipmuc Pond11 survey
Ponkapoag Pond11 survey
Robbins Pond (E. Bridgewater)11 survey
Robbins Pond (Harvard)11 survey
Rocky Pond11 survey
Silver Lake11 survey
South Meadow Pond11 survey
Spectacle Pond (Lancaster)11 survey
Spectacle Pond (Sandwich)11 survey
Spot Pond11 survey
Spy Pond11 survey
Stetson Pond11 survey
Stiles Pond11 survey
Taunton River11 survey
Upper Millpond11 survey
Upper Spectacle Pond11 survey
Walden Pond11 survey
Watson Pond11 survey
West Waushacum Pond11 survey
White Pond (Concord)11 survey
White Pond (Harwich)11 survey
Winning Pond11 survey
Deerfield River31modeled
Quaboag River11modeled
Buzzards Bay5— survey
Hamilton Reservoir2— survey
Horn Pond2— survey
Merrimack River2— survey
Pontoosuc Lake2— survey
Waquoit Bay2— survey
Webster Lake2— survey
Winnecunnet Pond2— survey
A1 Site (Stump Pond)1— survey
Acushnet River1— survey
Ashumet Pond1— survey
Asnacomet Pond1— survey
Aucoot Cove1— survey
Baddacook Pond1— survey
Bare Hill Pond1— survey
Bartlett Pond1— survey
Beverly Channel1— survey
Beverly Harbor1— survey
Big Alum Pond1— survey
Big Sandy Pond1— survey
Billington Sea1— survey
Broad Sound1— survey
Centerville Harbor1— survey
Childrens Island Channel1— survey
Clarks Cove1— survey
Cohasset Harbor1— survey
Colebrook River Reservoir1— survey
Congamond Lakes South Pond1— survey
Congomond Lakes (Middle basin )1— survey
Cook Pond1— survey
Cranberry Pond1— survey
Cuttyhunk Harbor1— survey
Delaney Flood Control Site1— survey
Demond Pond1— survey
Duxbury Bay1— survey
Eagle Island Channel1— survey
East Brimfield Lake1— survey
East Waushacum Pond1— survey
Eddy Pond1— survey
Edgartown Harbor1— survey
Fivemile Pond1— survey
Flint Pond1— survey
Flint Pond south basin1— survey
Forest Lake (Methuen)1— survey
Forest Lake (Palmer)1— survey
Fort Pond1— survey
Glen Charlie Pond1— survey
Gloucester Harbor1— survey
Goose Pond1— survey
Great Herring Pond1— survey
Hardwick Pond1— survey
Haviland Pond1— survey
Heart Pond1— survey
Hopedale Pond1— survey
Hyannis Harbor1— survey
Johnson Pond1— survey
Lagoon Pond1— survey
Lake Attitash1— survey
Lake Buel1— survey
Lake Cochituate Midddle Basin1— survey
Lake Garfield1— survey
Lake Lashaway1— survey
Lake Mattawa1— survey
Lake Nippenicket1— survey
Lake Pearl1— survey
Lake Ripple1— survey
Lake Rohunta N.B.1— survey

Showing the 200 most shore-friendly of 278 access-listed waters. The rest are on the Massachusetts hub or the map search.

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