Local Waters
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.
- Tuesday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 89° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 59°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: S 1 mph
- dusk: SW 5 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.
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Shops
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.