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Androscoggin River (Brunswick town)

Brunswick, ME · about 45 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

Named town lot at the head of tide on the Androscoggin.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season
Maine schoolies usually show later than Mass and leave earlier. Same slot limit. You need the Maine saltwater registry as well as a freshwater license if you mix rivers. Confirm DMR / IFW. Official rule
License
Maine saltwater registry; Maine freshwater license
Park
Town of Brunswick all-tide hard ramp. Barrier-free. Trailer and vehicle parking.
Walk in
Short from the town lot.
Wading
Big tidal river. Shore fly.
Usual window
June–September for stripers.
Monday conditions

N 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:53 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:32
Wind at dawn
N 6 mph offshore · Mostly Clear · 60°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 6 mph
  • 10am: N 5 mph
  • 2pm: N 5 mph
  • dusk: NNW 6 mph
Tide
Low 3:18 am (1.2 ft) · High 9:27 am (7.8 ft) · Low 3:17 pm (1.9 ft) · High 9:33 pm (9.2 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 9:27 am high. · Portland
Flow
1950 cfs · 2.34 ft · 12:15 am · Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
8-wt, Clouser.
Notes
Town public ramp. Tidal. Stripers in season. Stay in the town lot.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

N 6 mph · offshore · Mostly Clear · Low 3:18 am · 1950 cfs

How did it go

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.

Call Website

L.L. Bean Hunting & Fishing

95 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032
Store hours vary; fishing department inside the flagship

Classes and a full counter. Tourist, but they will talk to a first-timer.

Call Website

Maine Sport Outfitters

115 Commercial St, Rockport, ME 04856
Call — midcoast hours

Midcoast desk for Reid, the rivers, and a first Maine weekend.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

L.L. Bean — lessons and trips

Freeport, ME · lesson / shore · Walk-on classes and booked trips — ask the fishing desk

Good for: A first lesson, Portland-area day

Tourist flagship, but the fishing desk is real. Better for a lesson than a secret river.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day