Local Waters
Peirce Island (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth · about 8 min from Portsmouth
🌔 WSW 7 mph · offshore · Sunny · Low 1:28 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
Saturday, August 22. 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
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Striped bass
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Bluefish
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Smallmouth bass
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Trout, Sunfish and crappie, Chain pickerel.
Three to consider
207 public waters in this drive. One salt, one river, one pond when we have them. Nearest 40 also listed.
Bellamy River
Dover · about 20 min from Portsmouth
🌔 WSW 7 mph · Sunny
The Dover WMA river seacoast reports name next to the Cocheco.
Shop: Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop
Hoyt Pond (Madbury NHFG)
Madbury · about 25 min from Portsmouth
🌔 WSW 7 mph · Sunny
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
- York River River · about 20 min · Fish should be around
- Cocheco River (Dover) River · about 25 min · Open — summer low water
- Isles of Shoals Salt · about 25 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
- Cape Neddick River River · about 30 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
- Ogunquit River River · about 35 min · Fish should be around
- 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
- Kennebunk River River · about 45 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 River · about 55 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