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.

Monday conditions

N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 85° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 5:58 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:34
Wind at dawn: N 5 mph · Clear · 58°F
Wind later: dawn: N 5 mph

10am: N 2 mph

2pm: N 3 mph

dusk: NNW 6 mph
Flow: 14 cfs · 0.77 ft · 9:15 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.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

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.

Call Website

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

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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