Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

River Open — summer low water

Bellamy River

Dover, NH · about 65 hours from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

The Dover WMA river seacoast reports name next to the Cocheco.

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
NHFG Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area lots in Dover. State WMA. Tidewater below, stream above.
Walk in
WMA paths to the Bellamy.
Wading
Tide at the lower lots. Small river above.
Usual window
Stocked trout upriver; schoolies in the tide. Confirm NHFG / DMF-equivalent.
Monday conditions

SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:58 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:34
Wind at dawn
SW 5 mph · Mostly Sunny · 66°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 5 mph
  • 10am: SW 8 mph
  • 2pm: SW 12 mph
  • dusk: SW 9 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
Named NHFG wildlife management area. Confirm NHFG.

Log this trip

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

SW 5 mph · Mostly Sunny

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

Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop

1480 US Route 1, Cape Neddick, ME 03902
Call or check the site — seasonal hours

The southern Maine / NH seacoast fly shop. Call before a first York or Hampton trip.

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.

If this isn’t the day