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River Open — summer low water

Lamprey River (Newmarket)

Newmarket / Durham, NH · about 25 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

A real freshwater option if you drove up for salt and the wind is wrong.

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

Season
NH general-law streams are open Jan 1–Oct 15. Wild trout streams close Labor Day. Confirm the digest for this water. Official rule
License
New Hampshire freshwater license
Park
Town parks and signed conservation lots. Stay off posted private.
Walk in
Short walks from public parks to the bank.
Wading
Small river. Trees. Knee-deep in normal water.
Usual window
Spring stocking and cool mornings. Summer gets skinny.
Saturday conditions

S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 76° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:56 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
Wind at dawn
S 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 63°F
Wind later
  • dawn: S 3 mph
  • 10am: S 5 mph
  • 2pm: SSW 6 mph
  • dusk: SW 6 mph
Flow
13 cfs · 0.76 ft · 12:15 am · LAMPREY RIVER NEAR NEWMARKET, NH · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
4- or 5-wt, nymphs and small dries.
Notes
Seacoast NH trout stream. Open through Oct 15 unless a special says otherwise.

Log this trip

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S 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 13 cfs

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.

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