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Massachusetts

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Where to Fish in Cape Cod

Note:

Use of some ramps requires a fee or a parking sticker that may be purchased in advance. Some town parking facilities are limited to town residents only (RO) and noted where applicable. Fish and Game Office of Fishing and Boating Access (FBA) current facilities are italicized.

* indicates a shore fishing area. For more information visit the FBA website at: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/fba/

Location

Jetties

Piers

Ramp

Site
Condition

Usable Tide

Cape Cod:

Bourne

Barlow’s Landing

Paved

All

Bourne Marina

Paved

All

Canal at Electric Avenue (RO)

Paved

All

Hen Cove

Paved

All

Monument Beach

Paved

All

Red Brook Harbor

Paved

All

Falmouth

Childs River, Off Rte. 28

Paved

All

Falmouth Inner Harbor

1

Paved

All

Great Pond, Harrington St.

1

Paved

All

Green Pond

Paved

All

Menauhant Road

Megansett Harbor

Paved

All

County Road

Waquoit Bay, Seapit Road

Paved

All

West Falmouth Harbor

Paved

All

Old Dock Road

Wild Harbor, Old Silver Beach

Paved

All

Great Harbor, Woods Hole

1

1

Paved

All

Sandwich

Canal Basin

Paved

All

Canal-East End

2

Craven’s Landing

Sand

1⁄2

Scusset Beach State Park

1

Mashpee

Daniels Island Rd.

Paved

All

Great Neck Road, Ockway Bay

Paved

All

Mashpee Neck Road

Paved

All

Poponesset Beach,
Wading Place Rd.*

South Cape Beach

1

Barnstable

Barnstable Harbor, Blish Point

Paved

All

Barnstable Harbor (RO)

Paved

All

Bay Street Osterville (RO)

Paved

3⁄4

Bridge Street, Osterville (RO)

Sand

1⁄2

East Bay Road Osterville (RO)

Paved

1⁄2

Haywood Rd. (RO)

Paved

All

Lewis Bay Road Hyannis

Paved

All

Ocean View Ave Cotuit (RO)

Sand

All

Old Shore Road

Sand

1⁄2

Ropes Beach (RO)

Prince Cove (RO)

Paved

All

Scudder Lane (RO)

Sand

1⁄2

Iyanough Rd., Hyannisport (RO)

1

Sand

1⁄2

Yarmouth

Bay View Street

Paved

1⁄2

Centre Street, Bass Hole

Paved

1⁄2

Follins Pond Road

Sand

1⁄2

High Bank Road*

1

Paved

All

Lewis Bay Berry Ave.

Paved

All

New Hampshire Ave.

Paved

3⁄4

Pleasant St. Beach

Paved

1⁄2

Sea Gull Beach

Paved

All

Parkers River, Rt. 28

1

Smugglers Beach

1

1

Paved

All

Dennis

Cold Storage Rd.

1

Paved

All

Follins Pond

Paved

All

Horsefoot Cove

Paved

All

Sesuit Neck Road

Paved

All

Uncle Freeman’s Way

Paved

All

Harwich

Allens Harbor

1

Paved

All

Herring River

Paved

All

Round Cove

Paved

All

Saquatucket Harbor

Paved

All

Chatham

Barn Hill Rd.

Paved

All

Bridge Street

Paved

3⁄4

Crows Pond

Paved

3⁄4

Mitchell River Bridge

Oyster River

Sand

All

Ryder’s Cove

Paved

All

Orleans

Arey’s Pond

Paved

All

Cove Road

Paved

All

Goose Hummock Shop

Paved

All

Herring Brook Way

Paved

All

Meeting House Pond

Paved

All

River Road (RO)

Mill Pond

Paved

All

Paw Wah Pond

Paved

All

Quanset Road

Paved

All

Rock Harbor

1

Paved

All

Eastham

Rock Harbor

1

Paved

1⁄2

Hemenway Road

Paved

1⁄2

Rt. 6 Town Cove

Paved

1⁄2

Wellfleet

Town Pier

1

Paved

All

Truro

Pamet Harbor

Paved

All

Provincetown

West End Parking Lot

Paved

1⁄2

Commercial Street