Local Waters
Odiorne Point (Rye)
Rye, NH · about 85 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)
Public ledge water on the NH coast, calmer than a crashing beach.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Same ASMFC slot as Mass (28" to under 31", one fish). NH residents need the NH salt license — a Mass permit does not cover Hampton. Confirm NHFG. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire saltwater license
- Park
- Odiorne Point State Park lot.
- Walk in
- 5–15 minutes on park paths to rocks and coves.
- Wading
- Cobble and ledge. Slippery weed.
- Usual window
- Incoming around structure. Wind off the water helps.
- Saturday conditions
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S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 85° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:55 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
- Wind at dawn
- S 5 mph alongshore · Patchy Smoke · 62°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: S 5 mph
- 10am: SW 6 mph
- 2pm: SW 8 mph
- dusk: SW 9 mph
- Tide
- Low 1:28 am (1.4 ft) · High 7:45 am (7.2 ft) · Low 1:32 pm (2.1 ft) · High 7:54 pm (8.3 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 7:45 am high. · Fort Point, NH
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, crab or small baitfish along the rocks.
- Notes
- State park. Stay off closed science-center shoreline if posted.
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Shops
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.