MASSACHUSETTS - North of Boston/Merrimack Valley

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Trout, largemouth bass, white perch, pickerel, black crappie. Managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by the City of Salem.

Salisbury Beach stretches 3.8 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. This 521-acre park offers swimming, boating, fishing, and camping, and is very popular with trailer campers. Facilities include a 484-site campground with bathhouses, an extensive day-use parking lot, three comfort stations for beach users with boardwalks over the dunes, and a playground and pavilion area. The campground office hours are 8 a.m.-10 p.m. The camping season is from early May to mid-October. Off-season camping is available from mid-October to late November on weekends.
Boat ramp: The facility also has two boat ramps on the Merrimack River at the campground's southern edge.

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, flounder. Managed by the City of Gloucester.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by the City of Salem.

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Trout, largemouth bass, pickerel. Managed by the City of Methuen.

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Trout, largemouth bass, pickerel, black crappie. Managed by the City of Woburn.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by the Town of Ipswich.

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, flounder. Managed by the City of Gloucester.

Cartop access: Access to lakes, ponds and rivers for small boats, canoes and kayaks. Shore fishing area: Minimally improved property that provides shore fishing access. Fish species: Trout, largemouth bass, pickerel. Managed by the City of Haverhill.

Shore fishing area: Minimally improved property that provides shore fishing access. Fish species: Trout, largemouth bass, pickerel. Managed by the City of Haverhill.

Fisherman access: Small concrete ramp, concrete pad ramp system or gravel ramp designed for smaller boats and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod. Managed by the City of Gloucester.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation.

Cartop access: Access to lakes, ponds and rivers for small boats, canoes and kayaks. Fish species: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, white perch, pickerel, black crappie, walleye. Managed by the City of Haverhill.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Striped bass, bluefish, cod, flounder. Managed by the City of Newburyport.

General access: Concrete boat ramp and parking for boat trailers. Fish species: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, white perch, pickerel, black crappie, walleye. Managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.