Local Waters

← Around Portland

River Open — flies and lures only

Kennebec River (Augusta waterfront)

Augusta, ME · about 1½ hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

Capital city Kennebec from the named town lot.

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

Season
Aug 16–Sep 30: artificials only on general-law streams. This is fly water by state rule. Special laws still override. Confirm FLOAT / the law book. Official rule
License
Maine freshwater license; Maine saltwater registry
Park
City of Augusta hard ramp. Toilets. Trailer parking. Signed public waterfront.
Walk in
Short from the waterfront lot.
Wading
Big river. Shore fly.
Usual window
Spring through the fly-only date. Stripers on the tide in season.
Wednesday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 5:54 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:28
Wind at dawn
W 5 mph · Sunny · 62°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 5 mph
  • 10am: W 6 mph
  • 2pm: W 7 mph
  • dusk: W 6 mph
Flow
1880 cfs · 5.22 ft · 7:15 am · Kennebec River at North Sidney, Maine · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
6- or 8-wt depending on species.
Notes
City public ramp. Tidal here. General law plus any local specials. Stay public.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 5 mph · Sunny · 1880 cfs

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

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

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

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