Squamscott River (Chapman's Landing)

The best signed Great Bay tributary ramp for a shore/cartop day.

Season

Same ASMFC slot as Mass (28" to under 31", one fish). NH residents need the NH salt license — a Mass permit does not cover Hampton. Confirm NHFG. Official rule

License

New Hampshire saltwater license

Park

NHFG Chapman's Landing trailer ramp on Route 108. Ample lot. Usable at all tides.

Walk in

Minutes from the lot to public marsh and ramp shore.

Wading

Estuary mud and current.

Usual window

Moving water. All-tide ramp is the point.

Saturday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky

☀️ 85° fair

Sun and moon

Rise 5:56 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37

Wind at dawn

S 5 mph alongshore · Patchy Smoke · 62°F

Wind later

• dawn: S 5 mph
• 10am: SW 6 mph
• 2pm: SW 8 mph
• dusk: SW 9 mph

Tide

Low 1:28 am (1.4 ft) · High 7:45 am (7.2 ft) · Low 1:32 pm (2.1 ft) · High 7:54 pm (8.3 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 7:45 am high. · Fort Point, NH

A setup that belongs here

8-wt, small baitfish.

Notes

NHFG coastal site 38. Salt license. Stay in the state lot.