Local Waters

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Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Stonehouse Pond (Barrington NHFG)

Barrington, NH · about 40 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

The Seacoast-side fly-only pond with an NHFG cartop.

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 (RTPW) cartop on Stonehouse Pond, Barrington. Named public lot.
Walk in
Short from the state lot.
Wading
Shore at the cartop. No petroleum boat.
Usual window
Fourth Saturday in April through Oct 15.
Monday conditions

W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 75° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:58 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:35
Wind at dawn
W 3 mph · Sunny · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 3 mph
  • 10am: W 7 mph
  • 2pm: W 9 mph
  • dusk: W 7 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
NHFG fly-fishing only. No petroleum-powered boat. Named public lot. Confirm NHFG.

Fly-fishing only.

Log this trip

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

W 3 mph · Sunny

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

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.

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.

If this isn’t the day