Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — early or late only

Hoyt Pond (Madbury NHFG)

Madbury, NH · about 85 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The fly-only NHFG shore lot in Madbury.

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
NHFG fishing-access lot on Hoyt Pond, Madbury. Named public lot. Shore fishing — not a trailer ramp.
Walk in
Short from the state lot to public shore.
Wading
Shore only. No boats.
Usual window
Fourth Saturday in April through Oct 15.
Tuesday conditions

NNW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
Wind at dawn
NNW 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 63°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NNW 3 mph
  • 10am: N 2 mph
  • 2pm: WNW 2 mph
  • dusk: WNW 3 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
NHFG fly-fishing only. Named public fishing access. Confirm NHFG.

Fly-fishing only. Shore access, no ramp.

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

NNW 3 mph · Mostly Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

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.

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.

If this isn’t the day