Local Waters
Kennebec River (Augusta waterfront)
Augusta, ME · about 66 hours from Portland, OR (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
- 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.
- Saturday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 83° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:49 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:35
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 2 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: W 13 mph
- Flow
- 1880 cfs · 5.22 ft · 7:15 pm · 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.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
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.