Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Hoyt Pond (Madbury NHFG)

Madbury, NH · about 85 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The fly-only NHFG shore lot in Madbury.

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

Season
Legal. Trout sink. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
License
New Hampshire freshwater license
Park
NHFG fishing-access lot on Hoyt Pond, Madbury. Named public lot. Shore fishing — not a trailer ramp.
Walk in
Short from the state lot to public shore.
Wading
Shore only. No boats.
Usual window
Fourth Saturday in April through Oct 15.
Saturday conditions

NE 12 mph.

Sky
🌧️ 71° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 5:55 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
Wind at dawn
NE 12 mph · Patchy Drizzle · 71°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NE 12 mph
  • 10am: NE 12 mph
  • 2pm: NE 12 mph
  • dusk: NE 9 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
NHFG fly-fishing only. Named public fishing access. Confirm NHFG.

Fly-fishing only. Shore access, no ramp.

Log this trip

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

NE 12 mph · Patchy Drizzle

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.

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.

If this isn’t the day