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Fishing regulations at Oyster Pond, MA
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Fishing regulations in Massachusetts can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Atlantic horseshoe crab as of April 10th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Spawning Closure. To enhance the protection of spawning horseshoe crabs, DMF has adopted an April 15 – June 7 closure when the harvest of horseshoe crabs is prohibited in all Massachusetts waters. This extended spawning closure replaces the previous lunar closures, which prohibited harvest for the five-days around each new and full moon from April 16 through June 30. Because this new regulation does not take effect until April 26th, the current lunar closure rules apply until that date. Consequently, with this year's April full moon occurring on April 23rd, harvest this month will be prohibited during the period April 21-25 under the current rules, and will remain closed from April 26th through June 7th due to the recently adopted regulations. Starting in 2025, the spawning closure will begin on April 15th and run through June 7th.
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- Atlantic horseshoe crab - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Rainbow trout - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Striped bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @JackWestra1 reported a nice Gulf menhaden.
- @carterdowal reported a nice Atlantic herring.
- @Calbassfisherman reported a nice Atlantic horseshoe crab.
- @Calbassfisherman reported a nice Atlantic horseshoe crab.
- @Calbassfisherman reported a nice Atlantic horseshoe crab.
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