Fishing

Fishing in Massachusetts

Discover 90 state parks offering fishing in Massachusetts

🐟 Massachusetts Fishing License at a Glance

Resident Annual $40 (+$5 Wildlands stamp on the first license each year)

Non-Resident Annual $50 (+$5 Wildlands stamp)

Youth Under 15: not needed. Ages 15-17: no-cost license for residents, $8 for non-residents

Senior 65-69: $20. 70+: no charge (residents)

Trout Stamp No trout stamp. $5 Wildlands Conservation Stamp with the first license each year

Saltwater $10 saltwater permit (16+), no charge from age 60

🎉 Free Fishing Days Dates change yearly — check with the agency

Short-term licenses R 3-day $20. NR 3-day $30.50 (+$5 Wildlands stamp). Quabbin Reservoir 1-day $5 R = resident, NR = non-resident

Licenses follow the calendar year and expire December 31. Prices do not include the $5 Wildlands Conservation Stamp, added to the first resident license each year and to every non-resident license. Prices are from the MassWildlife fee page (copy of July 2026).

Official Massachusetts Fishing Info →

Checked against the official agency, May 2026 (archived copy). Fees and dates change yearly — always confirm current rates and free-fishing dates via the official link above before purchasing.

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Massachusetts State Parks with Fishing

Abigail Adams State Park

Alewife Brook Reservation

Ames Nowell State Park

Ashland State Park

Bash Bish Falls State Park

Borderland State Park

Boston Harbor Islands State Park (Massachusetts)

Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park

Bradley Palmer State Park

Brimfield State Forest

C. M. Gardner State Park

Callahan State Park

Canalside Rail Trail

Cape Cod Rail Trail

Chestnut Hill Reservation

Chicopee Memorial State Park

Clarksburg State Park

Cochituate State Park

Connecticut River Greenway State Park

D.A.R. State Forest

Demarest Lloyd State Park

Dighton Rock State Park

Douglas State Forest

Dunn State Park

Ellisville Harbor State Park

Elwell State Park

Erving State Forest

Fall River Heritage State Park

Federated Women’s Club State Forest

Fort Phoenix State Reservation

Granville State Forest

Great Brook Farm State Park

Halibut Point State Park

Hammond Pond Reservation

Hampton Ponds State Park

Harold Parker State Forest

Holyoke Heritage State Park

Hopkinton State Park

Horseneck Beach State Reservation

Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest

Lake Dennison Recreation Area

Lake Wyola State Park

Lawrence Heritage State Park

Leominster State Forest

Lowell Heritage State Park

Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest

Lynn Shore Reservation

Massasoit State Park

Maudslay State Park

Mohawk Trail State Forest

Moore State Park

Mount Grace State Forest

Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Mount Tom State Reservation

Nahant Beach Reservation

Nasketucket Bay State Reservation

Nickerson State Park

October Mountain State Forest

Otter River State Forest

Pearl Hill State Park

Pittsfield State Forest

Plum Island State Reservation

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Quincy Shores Reservation

Quinsigamond State Park

Robinson State Park

Rutland State Park

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Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Sandisfield State Forest

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Skinner State Park

South Cape Beach State Park

Spencer State Forest

Tolland State Forest

Upper Charles River Reservation

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Wahconah Falls State Park

Walden Pond State Reservation

Ware River Watershed Area

Watson Pond State Park

Webb Memorial State Park

Wells State Park

Wendell State Forest

Weymouth Back River Reservation

Whitehall State Park

Willard Brook State Forest

Willowdale State Forest

Windsor State Forest

Winthrop Shore Reservation

Wompatuck State Park

Other Places with Fishing in Massachusetts (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by Massachusetts’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Quabbin Reservoir

Run by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Division of Water Supply Protection

Sudbury Reservoir

Run by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Division of Water Supply Protection

Wachusett Reservoir

Run by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Division of Water Supply Protection