Local Waters

← Around Portsmouth

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Hoyt Pond (Madbury NHFG)

Madbury, NH · about 25 min from Portsmouth (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.
Friday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky
☀️ fair
Sun and moon
Rise 5:54 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:39
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

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

Wind not in yet

How did it go

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