Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — South Zone, summer

Kezar Lake (Lovell town landing)

Lovell, ME · about 85 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The named town lot on Kezar, western Maine.

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

Season
Southern Maine lakes are generally open year-round. Trout go deep in the heat. Official IFW / specials win. Official rule
License
Maine freshwater license
Park
Town of Lovell hard ramp. Signed public lot.
Walk in
Short from the town lot.
Wading
Shore at the launch.
Usual window
Ice-out and September. Overnight.
Thursday conditions

SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:59 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:31
Wind at dawn
SW 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 57°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 3 mph
  • 10am: SW 1 mph
  • 2pm: W 1 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt.
Notes
Town public landing. South Zone. Confirm IFW.

Log this trip

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

SW 3 mph · Partly Cloudy

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map, finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

L.L. Bean Hunting & Fishing

95 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032
Store hours vary; fishing department inside the flagship

Classes and a full counter. Tourist, but they will talk to a first-timer.

North Country Angler

2888 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway, NH 03860
Call — mountain hours

The independent Whites shop. Saco and the neighborhood streams.

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

L.L. Bean — lessons and trips

Freeport, ME · lesson / shore · Walk-on classes and booked trips — ask the fishing desk

Good for: A first lesson, Portland-area day

Tourist flagship, but the fishing desk is real. Better for a lesson than a secret river.

If this isn’t the day