Local Waters
Peirce Island (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth · about 8 min from Portsmouth
🌔 SW 5 mph · offshore · Mostly Clear · Low 2:27 am
Portsmouth's public island ramp and shore.
Shop: Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop
What’s on
Near Portsmouth · New England, Pennsylvania, Oregon. New in town
Sunday, August 23. Not a bite score.
Day report
Weather, light, and water at a glance. Tap a day to plan around it.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Three to consider
197 public waters in this drive. One salt, one river, one pond when we have them. Nearest 40 also listed.
Cocheco River (Dover)
Dover · about 25 min from Portsmouth
🌔 SW 5 mph · Mostly Clear · 6.9 cfs
Dover's public trout river without leaving town.
Shop: Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop
Hoyt Pond (Madbury NHFG)
Madbury · about 25 min from Portsmouth
🌔 SW 5 mph · Mostly Clear
The fly-only NHFG shore lot in Madbury.
Shop: Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop
Also in range
- Great Bay (Hilton Park) Salt · about 15 min · Fish should be around
- Odiorne Point (Rye) Salt · about 15 min · Fish should be around
- Great Bay (Adams Point) Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Jenness State Beach Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Rye Harbor State Park Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- York Harbor (town landing) Salt · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Lamprey River (Newmarket) River · about 25 min · Open — summer low water
- Squamscott River (Chapman's Landing) Salt · about 25 min · Fish should be around
- York Long Sands Salt · about 25 min · Fish should be around
- Exeter River (Pickpocket Dam) River · about 30 min · Open — summer low water
- Hampton Beach & Harbor Salt · about 30 min · Fish should be around
- Hampton Harbor (Seabrook town landing) Salt · about 30 min · Fish should be around
- Isinglass River River · about 35 min · Open — summer low water
- Salisbury Beach & Merrimack mouth Salt · about 35 min · Fish should be around
- Joppa Flats (Merrimack) Salt · about 40 min · Fish should be around
- Lake Attitash Lake / pond · about 40 min · Open — early or late only
- Pawtuckaway Lake Lake / pond · about 40 min · Open — early or late only
- Stonehouse Pond (Barrington NHFG) Lake / pond · about 40 min · Open — early or late only
- Webhannet River (Wells town landing) Salt · about 40 min · Fish should be around
- Parker River (Newbury) River · about 45 min · Open — prime stream season
- Plum Island Salt · about 45 min · Fish should be around
- Crane Beach (Castle Neck) Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Halibut Point State Park Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Sandy Point State Reservation Salt · about 50 min · Fish should be around
- Essex River (town landing) Salt · about 55 min · Fish should be around
- Ipswich River (Willowdale / Bradley Palmer) River · about 55 min · Open — prime stream season
- Mousam Lake (Shapleigh DIFW) Lake / pond · about 55 min · Open — South Zone, summer
- Rockport Back Beach Salt · about 55 min · Fish should be around
- Wingaersheek Beach Salt · about 55 min · Fish should be around
- Chebacco Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — early or late only
- Good Harbor Beach Salt · about 60 min · Fish should be around
- Lake Massabesic Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — early or late only
- Rocky Neck & Wonson Cove Salt · about 60 min · Fish should be around
- Saco River (Biddeford DACF) River · about 60 min · Fish should be around
- Stage Fort Park (Gloucester Harbor) Salt · about 60 min · Fish should be around
- Lake Winnipesaukee (Alton Bay) Lake / pond · about 65 min · Open — early or late only
- Merrymeeting Lake Lake / pond · about 65 min · Open — early or late only
- Salem Harbor (Willows & Winter Island) Salt · about 70 min · Fish should be around
- Scarborough / Pine Point Salt · about 70 min · Fish should be around
- Devereux Beach (Marblehead) Salt · about 75 min · Fish should be around