Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
Nantucket Sound is a saltwater flats in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries lists 3 species, including black sea bass, tautog and scup. 21 guides and 4 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Cape Cod.
Lewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nantucket Sound is a saltwater flats in Massachusetts. Our destination hub Cape Cod is 28 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Nantucket Sound: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Nantucket Sound, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Nantucket Sound in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Saltwater flatsSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Saltwater flatsTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 32 mi
Surf and shore
Surf and shoreMassachusetts · about 38 mi
Saltwater flatsSunset over the Brewster flats on Cape Cod Bay. Photo: PapaDunes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Quashnet RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Quashnet River.
Massachusetts · about 22 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
14 guides name it on their website
Cotuit, MA · 22 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Nantucket Sound & Monomoy
Names this water
Hyannis, MA · 22 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Nantucket Sound
Names this water
Barnstable, MA · 22 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Nantucket Sound
Names this water
South Yarmouth, MA · 22 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Nantucket Sound & Cape Cod Bay
Names this water
Yarmouth, MA · 23 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Nantucket Sound & Outer Cape beaches
Names this water
West Dennis, MA · 23 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Monomoy & Nantucket Sound
Names this water
Falmouth, MA · 24 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Nantucket Sound
Names this water
Falmouth, MA · 24 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Nantucket Sound
Names this water
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Cape Cod bends 65 miles into the Atlantic from the canal to Provincetown; Chatham sits at the elbow beside the Monomoy flats, with Nantucket Sound to the south, Cape Cod Bay to the north and the outer beaches facing east.
Destination hub · 28 mi away in a straight line
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Nantucket Sound.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Nantucket Sound” (bay) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Muskeget Island, north side (8448817), 2.9 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
Thu, Nov 5
Fri, Nov 6
Sat, Nov 7
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 6:12 PM EST at Nantucket Island (8.6 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 6:20 PM EST; observations refresh at most every 15 minutes and predictions daily. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Saltwater flatsSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Saltwater flatsTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 32 mi
Surf and shoreSurf and shoreMassachusetts · about 38 mi
Saltwater flatsSunset over the Brewster flats on Cape Cod Bay. Photo: PapaDunes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Quashnet RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Quashnet River.
