January 26, 2026

Merrimack River Friday 1/23 - low tide, Salisbury beach parking lot over Badger Rocks, over to Plum Island Bay, and last group - from Newbury Salt Marsh up right side of Chaces Island, as the day got VERY Windy. 


Battery 2:   Salisbury beach parking lot over to Plum Island bay, low tide

https://youtu.be/kATzcfiXpsw        6 From Salisbury beach lot to Plum Island bay, etc 
 https://youtu.be/7nw-6m-LTJo        7  Plum Island Bay,  Badger Rock area, etc
https://youtu.be/0dhp9mO5kuw     8  Plum Island Bay
https://youtu.be/X99yYFLmocg     9  Plum Island Bay back to Salisbury Beach lot
Battery 3:
  https://youtu.be/yc3jC6C95ho       10 Newbury Salt Marsh lot to  East side of Chaces Island
https://youtu.be/8S4BKrH5J_U      11   East side of Chaces Island
 https://youtu.be/qosDVCniHKI    12   back to Newbury Salt Marsh 

Merrimack 1/22 PM, high tide - tried Badger Rock area again, not so much success as very windy, lots of waves, hard to see through rough and dark water.  Hit edges.  
then, went up to top of Town  Creek, Salisbury, to drone down that creek to Ram Island - I had not been down this creek yet 
https://youtu.be/w9YuK3CHOdc      Vid 1 - Plum Island bay, etc
https://youtu.be/H8C07GrIR5s        Vid 2 - Plum Island bay, etc
https://youtu.be/nDrHNV_KsMI        Vid 3 - Plum Island bay, etc
https://youtu.be/OM365xPsLQM        Vid 4 - Plum Island bay plus top edge

Battery 2:   Badger rock area some, over to Plum Island Bay
https://youtu.be/yVtaicGGjN4         Vid 1, start Badger rocks, over to Plum Island bay,  - very windy, lots of waves, not much to see
https://youtu.be/MAtXmX4XeHA         Vid 2 - badger rocks, Plum Island bay, beach, jetty, skip this one 
https://youtu.be/hlVocGzGJ_g    Vid 3 - Plum Inland bay
 https://youtu.be/0IbQlwfk5Gk    Vid 4 - mostly back from PI bay over inlet back to parking in SalisburyBeach parking

Batt 3 - town creek
Go down Town Creek from Rt 1A, down towards Ram Island - not been here before
https://youtu.be/MjWyKT8p63c        Vid 1, town creek, Salisbury
https://youtu.be/Sz6TEImriJQ         Vid 2, Town Creek
https://youtu.be/5aisH5EqPPQ         Vid 3 , Town Creek
https://youtu.be/6Aur4axEycQ          Vid 4, Town creek  
https://youtu.be/0tCkwJkKYQY           Vid 5, Town creek
 https://youtu.be/4BPKMvwX6yI    Vid 6, town creek
  https://youtu.be/Sj3Ic6D02UE      Vid 7, Back from Ram island


Merrimack - 1/22 Low Tide AM, Around 2 islands across from Cashman, Carr and Ram
Battery 1: 

 https://youtu.be/UWPEsoJjwO4      Vid 1   = to/around Ram Island
 https://youtu.be/vjcsw8YFaJQ        Vid   2 behind/Top side Ram Island   
Battery 2: 
https://youtu.be/H-ouKh4JvE0         Vid 1, Ram/Carr Islands, lots of ice
 https://youtu.be/olDFVghLbJE        Vid 2 - Ram/Carr Islands
https://youtu.be/X8YGWvWBaRY      Vid 3 Ram/Carr Island again 
Battery 3: 
https://youtu.be/uQmW9RFRnXU         Vid 1 Ram Island to right
https://youtu.be/8f-ET0mvpYk      Vid 2 - Carr/Ram
https://youtu.be/r9-QEvaLkK4      Vid 3 - Carr/Ram
https://youtu.be/IvaMVYnU1VM     Vid 4 - Carr Island island, low tide
https://youtu.be/xfq1ANenD3c       Vid 5 - Carr Island inland

Merrimack 1/15 - first battery down Parker River from Route 1A in Newbury headed towards Dole Island - I think I viewed Dole Island in the distance.  Starting point in this video is out from parking lot on southside of Parker River, outside of Old Town Country club.   2nd battery, very different place, far down Plum Island sound at Eagle hill Landing, Ipswich.

Battery 2 is from Eagle Hill Landing in Ipswich, very south end of Plum Island Refuge
https://youtu.be/Nc187wDdaJg      Vid 1 - nice sunset in beginning
https://youtu.be/Shi5_LJLZxw        Vid 2  
https://youtu.be/eaecdxQUv40        Vid 3
https://youtu.be/l5kgea6dPRE          Vid 4
https://youtu.be/FCWkkGa0uzc   1/15 Spot 2, Eagle Hill Public Landing, Ipswich Vid 5

https://youtu.be/ZMwEvReK1vo    Vid 1, out from launch towards Plum Island
https://youtu.be/haW4eHhFmps    Vid 2, Parker River outward towards Plum Island 
https://youtu.be/71c98oJJiDw     Vid 3, Parker River
https://youtu.be/PrcVzH-d_tA    Video 4 last, coming back to parking lot on Rt 1A.  Northside of Parker River.  

Merrimack River - Badger Rocks Low Tide 1/14 Afternoon. 
Best is battery 1 videos - MGA 1/16
Battery 3:   Salisbury, more up the Black Rock Creek, from Salisbury beach boat launch
https://youtu.be/q59QJ1rjqGs       start from Salisbury beach boat launch, mostly go up Black Rock Creek
https://youtu.be/LmjefZCFBkk       Vid 2
https://youtu.be/e0vICXTxWXI       Vid 3
https://youtu.be/bvcuzQH5Rck       Vid 4, 
https://youtu.be/8sh2DGNBecg      Vid 5, last


Battery 2: 
https://youtu.be/Q218DGY2XME     Vid 1, Salisbury north side
https://youtu.be/PfU4lga7cAw      Vid 2
https://youtu.be/0AI5oDvGh8k       Vid 3
https://youtu.be/7eUzpb6lGLQ        Vid 4
https://youtu.be/oq12WubdQEw     Vid 5
https://youtu.be/PbfABhQSksU       Vid 6
https://youtu.be/9AKYUYBzr6Q        Vid 7, last, PM low tide, north side of river

Battery 1 - First run over Badger Rock area and north side of River on Salisbury end, and out to Jetty 
First few videos are best - MGA 1/16
https://youtu.be/FSaY4crDQpQ     Vid 1 - Badger Rock low ride
https://youtu.be/nAr-P0fq-ko     Vid 2 - same area
https://youtu.be/4MLIfrECIDA       Vid 3 - same area
https://youtu.be/n7nYfHXiOqM     Vid 4 - Same area
https://youtu.be/4MEpgACVzD4      Vid 5 - Salisbury north side, Badger Rock area, low tide
https://youtu.be/HxCV7VDB7m0        Vid 6  Salisbury Jetty
https://youtu.be/uwMWuamdNoM     Vid 7   Badger Rock area, last vid

Merrimack - 1/14 in River, around Badger Rocks.   Morning run is high tide with pretty clear water. 

now have 3 batteries - used 2 high tide:
1st Battery:
https://youtu.be/iH_Plypjx1w      Vid 1
https://youtu.be/vzCfD_LrNqc     Vid 2
https://youtu.be/2M1UHoV37xE     Vid 3


2nd Battery (lots of clear water):
https://youtu.be/3sheSyOwaQw    2nd battery, first Vid - lots of clear water
https://youtu.be/DG9lWM4N40g    2-2
https://youtu.be/CQ45drwyNg4      2-3
https://youtu.be/HDLMl28NmZE   2-4
https://youtu.be/_wNyXPgz3jc       2nd-5
https://youtu.be/b9ko3_KAE8c     2nd-6
https://youtu.be/OUSptkOIbYs      2nd - 7

Merrimack - 1/13 Salisbury North, more inland than previous vids

https://youtu.be/pcAb8UtS384      Vid 1  start north end of state beach rd on black rock creek

https://youtu.be/JlxPwmbAGlg   Vid 2 

https://youtu.be/d0Bj2nexuzs     Vid 3

https://youtu.be/Lkq5PuSFZnU    vid 4

https://youtu.be/8CAmJsKGFWg    vid 5

Merrimack 1/12  Inland from Amesbury Yacht club, Maudsley area

https://youtu.be/Q406Uoor5tI     Vid 1

https://youtu.be/pMx-hQzjZSg       Video 2

https://youtu.be/bedgJ7uBq7I         Video 3

https://youtu.be/-RqDM3_WIaU        Video 4

Merrimack 1/10  Inland from Moseley:

https://youtu.be/1j31_w7dAp4     vid 1 from Moseley inland on Maudsley 

https://youtu.be/ZXDmDUD1xG8      vid 2  Maudsley side/south side inland

https://youtu.be/-wlNYwLe6-0      vid 3 - inland as well

https://youtu.be/Bar6BQbbpSI     vid 4 - Inland of Deer island

https://youtu.be/AwwhylOJ1-c     Vid 5  Deer Island back to Moseley


Merrimack 1/9 Salisbury from Rings Island out 

https://youtu.be/rYa1DwKuKb0     Salisbury #1 side from Rings Island outbound on north side of river

https://youtu.be/Bema8Ub7iW8     Salisbury #2, out toward beach, north side of river

https://youtu.be/k_TKJSZWtMY       salisbury land  3

behind 2 islands across from cashman - bonus coverage

https://youtu.be/3kqlLj0Pn2Y    Vid 4 - first to go behind islands

https://youtu.be/U0QDW-TZDjE      vid 5

https://youtu.be/gLi0TmmXetM       vid 6

https://youtu.be/lK7NpPadRFY       vid 7  

Merrimack River - Salisbury - Jan 8, 2026

https://youtu.be/xlGlZMUA9CE      Video 1    - starting from Salisbury beach boat ramp 2, on Black Rock Creek

https://youtu.be/9OaT4oM8DxE      Video 2

https://youtu.be/XIs4WY3ACZA        Video 3

https://youtu.be/3VDoNBkZUC8       Video 4

https://youtu.be/e_2bXLTPS4c         Video 5 





Merrimack River - Parker river - Jan 3, 2026

https://youtu.be/iNCmEyhT-Q0       video 1

https://youtu.be/TeTmgebm-aY    Video 2

https://youtu.be/25AX2qxVvso     Video 3

https://youtu.be/jLj13RvMvcQ        Video 4

https://youtu.be/6goxSJWypD0     video 5

January 2, 2026 :    Parker River 
https://youtu.be/p8ggMwb7lhM    Video 1 

https://youtu.be/1-VB7G3rer4       Video 2

December 31, 2025:  Merrimack River, Joppa Flats

https://youtu.be/VH-0SIZk3cw      Video 1

https://youtu.be/6ZiYdErs9RQ     Video 2

https://youtu.be/LME8JyyEppM        Video 3

December 27, 2025 

https://youtu.be/xyQGSRPCXIw        Video 1

https://youtu.be/cGrjNPl_RHw         Video 2

https://youtu.be/815Ke6WkIHQ       Video 3