Local Waters
Great Bay (Adams Point)
Durham, NH · about 20 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The classic Great Bay public point.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Striped bass
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Bluefish
- Season
- Same ASMFC slot as Mass (28" to under 31", one fish). NH residents need the NH salt license — a Mass permit does not cover Hampton. Confirm NHFG. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire saltwater license
- Park
- NHFG Adams Point trailer/ramp lot. Limited parking. Ramp fails at low tide.
- Walk in
- Short from the lot to public ledge and marsh.
- Wading
- Mudflats at low tide. Time the incoming.
- Usual window
- Incoming around the point.
- Sunday conditions
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NE 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 74° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:57 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
- Wind at dawn
- NE 5 mph offshore · Patchy Drizzle · 65°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: NE 5 mph
- 10am: E 6 mph
- 2pm: E 7 mph
- dusk: E 5 mph
- Tide
- Low 2:27 am (1.3 ft) · High 8:44 am (7.2 ft) · Low 2:30 pm (2.0 ft) · High 8:50 pm (8.4 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 8:44 am high. · Fort Point, NH
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, small baitfish and crabs.
- Notes
- NHFG coastal site 34. Jackson Estuarine Lab neighborhood — stay in the public lot and off closed science shore.
Limited parking. Ramp is a mudflat at low tide.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Eldredge Bros. — seacoast
Cape Neddick, ME · shore / wade · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: York, Hampton, first Maine striper, seacoast trout
The southern Maine / NH seacoast desk. Call before you hire anyone off Instagram.