Local Waters

← Around Portland

River Open — flies and lures only

Androscoggin River (Auburn DIFW)

Auburn, ME · about 60 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

Lewiston–Auburn Andro from the named state lot.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season
Aug 16–Sep 30: artificials only on general-law streams. This is fly water by state rule. Special laws still override. Confirm FLOAT / the law book. Official rule
License
Maine freshwater license
Park
DIFW state hard ramp, Auburn. Trailer parking. Signed public.
Walk in
Short from the state lot.
Wading
Big river. Shore fly.
Usual window
Apr 1–Sep 30. Flies/lures after Aug 16.
Saturday conditions

N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
🌧️ 71° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 5:51 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
Wind at dawn
N 7 mph · Cloudy · 65°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 7 mph
  • 10am: NE 8 mph
  • 2pm: NE 7 mph
  • dusk: N 7 mph
Flow
1830 cfs · 2.25 ft · 4:15 am · Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
6-wt, streamers.
Notes
DIFW public ramp. General law plus any local specials. Stay at this lot.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

N 7 mph · Cloudy · 1830 cfs

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

L.L. Bean Hunting & Fishing

95 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032
Store hours vary; fishing department inside the flagship

Classes and a full counter. Tourist, but they will talk to a first-timer.

Call Website

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

L.L. Bean — lessons and trips

Freeport, ME · lesson / shore · Walk-on classes and booked trips — ask the fishing desk

Good for: A first lesson, Portland-area day

Tourist flagship, but the fishing desk is real. Better for a lesson than a secret river.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day