Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Smith Pond

Washington, NH · about 3 hours 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

Around now

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

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie Sunfish and crappie

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Chain pickerel.

Season
Legal. Trout sink. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
License
New Hampshire freshwater license
Park
Access Road
Saturday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 89° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 6:00 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:42
Wind at dawn
W 5 mph · Patchy Blowing Dust · 84°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 5 mph
  • 10am: W 5 mph
  • 2pm: W 5 mph
  • dusk: W 14 mph
Notes
Official public access. Confirm NH regulations.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 5 mph · Patchy Blowing Dust

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

Evening Sun Fly Shop

55 Groton St, Pepperell, MA 01463
Wed–Fri 4–7:30pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–2:30pm

Home shop for the Nissitissit and northern I-495 streams. Evening hours help if you work a day job.

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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