Local Waters
Merrymeeting Lake
New Durham, NH · about 65 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
A clear salmon and lake-trout lake with a state ramp.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal. Trout sink. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire freshwater license
- Park
- NHFG Merrymeeting Lake trailer ramp. Town beach is separate.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the signed public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm the digest for this week.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 74° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:00 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:32
- Wind at dawn
- W 5 mph · Sunny · 61°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 5 mph
- 10am: W 5 mph
- 2pm: S 10 mph
- dusk: SW 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Specials. No personal watercraft in Elly Cove. Confirm NHFG.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
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.