Local Waters

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Lake / pond Open — early or late only

White Pond (Ossipee town ramp)

Ossipee, NH · about 75 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The fly-only Ossipee pond with a town 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
Town of Ossipee (RTPW) trailer ramp on White Pond. Signed public lot.
Walk in
Short from the town lot.
Wading
Shore at the ramp.
Usual window
Fourth Saturday in April through Oct 15.
Saturday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 85° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 5:55 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:39
Wind at dawn
S 5 mph · Patchy Smoke · 62°F
Wind later
  • dawn: S 5 mph
  • 10am: SW 6 mph
  • 2pm: SW 8 mph
  • dusk: SW 9 mph
A setup that belongs here
4-wt.
Notes
Town public ramp. NHFG fly-fishing only. Confirm NHFG.

Fly-fishing only. Stay on the town lot.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

S 5 mph · Patchy Smoke

How did it go

Shops

North Country Angler

2888 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway, NH 03860
Call — mountain hours

The independent Whites shop. Saco and the neighborhood streams.

Guides

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

North Country Angler — book a day

North Conway, NH · wade · Half or full day

Good for: Saco and White Mountain public water

Shop desk for the overnight Conway trip.

If this isn’t the day