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.

Friday conditions

NNW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 81° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 6:01 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:29
Wind at dawn: NNW 1 mph · Mostly Clear · 54°F
Wind later: dawn: NNW 1 mph

10am: N 1 mph

2pm: NNW 5 mph

dusk: NNW 6 mph

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt.

Notes

Town public landing. South Zone. Confirm IFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

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.

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North Country Angler

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

The independent Whites shop. Saco and the neighborhood streams.

Call Website

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.