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Merepoint Bay

Brunswick, ME · about 35 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

Official public lot from the state access map. Confirm the sign on site and the current rule. We have not written a full card for this water yet.

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

Season
Maine schoolies usually show later than Mass and leave earlier. Same slot limit. You need the Maine saltwater registry as well as a freshwater license if you mix rivers. Confirm DMR / IFW. Official rule
License
Maine saltwater registry
Park
Merepoint Bay public launch, Brunswick
Thursday conditions

SE 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⚡ 81° storm
Sun and moon
Rise 5:56 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:27
Wind at dawn
SE 1 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 65°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SE 1 mph
  • 10am: S 2 mph
  • 2pm: S 5 mph
  • dusk: S 5 mph
Tide
Low 5:19 am (0.3 ft) · High 11:31 am (8.8 ft) · Low 5:22 pm (0.9 ft) · High 11:37 pm (9.9 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 11:31 am high. · Portland
Water
62.6°F
Notes
Official public access. Confirm ME regulations.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

SE 1 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · Low 5:19 am · water 62.6°F

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate 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.

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Guides

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

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.

If this isn’t the day