The North River is a great resource for Norwell and surrounding towns, including Scituate, Marshfield, Pembroke, and Hanover ...and always has been. It played an especially important part of Norwell's economic history, and now contributes as a recreational asset for great four-season recreation.

Public access: Bridge Street / Union Street, Chittenden Lane (off River) from the shore. Or any boat, get in from these landings, or come up stream from Mary's on Rt 3A in Marshfield or King's Landing (off Main Street, 1/4 mile East of Harbor Lane)

The picture to the right, showing a great blue heron was taken just east of Kings Landing in early November. 
Heron, geese, mergansers, ducks, and myriad other waterfowl make their homes on the North River.
The best time to catch stripers is on the slack tide (top, when changing). This is when the stripers feed the most feverishly, as well as when your bait or lure will stay where you put it. 

Click http://www.maineharbors.com/ma/tidemass.htm for current Tide Charts
Fishing from the river doesn't require a boat... just patience, a little luck, and knowing that bass especially hit at the turn of the tide. 

The bass shown below was caught with a broken-back rapala, but you'll have even better luck with mackeral or sea worms, available at local fish and bait shops.

Plus, it's when all the little critters that big fish feed on begin to come pouring out of the tributaries shown here.

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There's nothing like sunrise on the marsh after a snowstorm... You have to get up early and see it! 


In January, the river gets pretty cold. That's ice in salt water. January, brrrrr.

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If you prefer human powered watercraft, sign up for the Great River Race, held annually in early August, usually beginning at 10:00 AM. Most classes of watercraft leave from the Union Street Bridge, and race to the Washington Street Bridge (Hanover - Pembroke line), 6.5 miles upstream. 

The picnic and awards celebration normally runs 12:30 to 1:30 at Luddam's Ford Park, off Elm Street, Hanover. Contact the North & South Rivers Watershed Association for more on this fun day out on the River.