Salt Fish should be around

Reid State Park / Popham

Georgetown / Phippsburg, ME · about 55 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The midcoast striper beach a Portland person overnight-trips to.

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

Around now

Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.

Striped bass
Bluefish

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

Reid State Park lots (fee). Popham Beach State Park lots.

Walk in

Short from the lots to public sand and river mouths.

Wading

Open beach and inlet current. Wind is everything.

Usual window

Moving water at the river mouths. Skip a hard onshore.

Wednesday conditions

W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 89° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 5:54 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:27
Wind at dawn: W 1 mph alongshore · Partly Cloudy · 63°F
Wind later: dawn: W 1 mph

10am: SW 1 mph

2pm: W 2 mph

dusk: NW 7 mph
Tide: Low 4:43 am (0.6 ft) · High 10:53 am (8.5 ft) · Low 4:43 pm (1.2 ft) · High 10:58 pm (9.7 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 10:53 am high. · Portland (midcoast lags — sketch only)
Water: 63.7°F

A setup that belongs here

8- or 9-wt, sand-eel, Clouser.

Notes

Midcoast public parks. State park rules. This is a 3–4 hour drive from Boston.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

Shops

Maine Sport Outfitters

115 Commercial St, Rockport, ME 04856
Call — midcoast hours

Midcoast desk for Reid, the rivers, and a first Maine weekend.

Call Website

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.

Call Website

Guides

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

Maine Sport — book a day

Rockport, ME · shore / boat · Half or full day

Good for: Midcoast public shore and a first overnight down east of Portland

Shop desk. Midcoast, not Rangeley.

Call the shop Website

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.