Local Waters
Ashuelot River (Keene)
Keene, NH · about 55 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
Keene's public trout river.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- NH general-law streams are open Jan 1–Oct 15. Wild trout streams close Labor Day. Confirm the digest for this water. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire freshwater license
- Park
- Keene City Park dam site fishing access and Old Stone Arch Bridge park/cartop.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the signed public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm the digest for this week.
- Friday conditions
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S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 82° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:08 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- S 2 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 67°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: S 2 mph
- 10am: S 5 mph
- 2pm: SE 8 mph
- dusk: S 6 mph
- Flow
- 127 cfs · 3.23 ft · 6:45 am · Ashuelot River at West Swanzey · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- General law plus a fly-only special on the South Branch in Troy/Swanzey — that is a different pin. Confirm NHFG.
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.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.