Charles River Fishing Spot

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• jacko

  Cappy617, I live in Waltham and I have fished both the lower basin in Watertown and the upper river in Waltham. I find the early morning and the evening bites are the best. The river is tough after 10 AM in the morning unless its overcast or rainy. I agree plastics are a bait but i also like tubes, senkos and have luck with topwater baits (in the evening).

• chefrich

  Havey Beach in west Roxbury is a great boat ramp to put in and is usually a quiet part of the river with lots of nice bass.

• p3hndrx

  Caught a 3lb carp on a rooster tail behind the home depot in Watertown on Friday. Across from the docks.
  
  Small mouth were hopping out of the water around some downed logs. I think it was their mating season.

• adamsj80

  Good looks cappy617. I def want to give it a chance just wasn't sure if I was in the right spot.

• cappy617

  I live in watertown right next to the square and the fall. behind the mall is good and if you walk the river just look for good coverage and access to deeper water. the largemouth tend to hit any plastics mostly worms. and they do get big!!! but the dover and needham area is the best by far for big ones.

• adamsj80

  I've hit up the Charles twice near the Watertown dam with no luck. It's the easiest spot on the Charles for me to get to since I work right near there. Tried first around 9:30a-11:45a (all different lures.) A few nips from smaller fish but nothing else. Tried a week later during this last heat wave from 5:30a-7a. Again, no luck. I've seen them jumping across from where I was but they're out of reach and there wasn't an access point on the other side. Should I try somewhere else (Saw behind the Arsenal mall was mentioned) before I give up on the Charles? Also seeing live bait/shiners have been working. When I'm over there I'm usually coming from work and tend to use lures. Is there a bait shop in the Watertown area?

• p3hndrx

  Consistent smallmouth along Waltham, Newton, Watertown areas..
  Greenough Blvd, behind Arsenal Mall, 3" neon yellow/chartreuse grub with 1/8 oz produced 3-4 6" smallies.
  
  Soldiers Field at Arsenal

• scoobystas

  actually its called Village falls park and its dover.

• scoobystas

  Anyone know if theres smallies in the Charles River Village stretch around mill st? I think this is a Wellesley stretch. After the falls the rapids look pretty nice...but doesn't mean there's fish there, i.e; hemlock gorge stretch.

• bikersights

  Love the Charles have fished it for over 30 years Franklin medway area