Local Waters
Kennebec River (Bath town landing)
Bath, ME · about 55 min from Portland (typical, off-peak)
Midcoast Kennebec from the named Bath lot.
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
- Park
- City of Bath all-tide hard ramp. Barrier-free. Toilets. Trailer parking.
- Walk in
- Short from the city lot.
- Wading
- Big tidal river. Shore fly. Boat wake.
- Usual window
- June–September for stripers.
- Sunday conditions
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SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:51 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- SW 5 mph offshore · Mostly Clear · 51°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 5 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: N 1 mph
- dusk: N 5 mph
- Tide
- Low 2:25 am (1.4 ft) · High 8:35 am (7.6 ft) · Low 2:25 pm (2.1 ft) · High 8:43 pm (8.9 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 8:35 am high. · Portland (Kennebec lags — sketch)
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser.
- Notes
- City public ramp. Tidal. Stripers in season. Stay in the city lot.
Log this trip
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Shops
Maine Sport Outfitters
115 Commercial St, Rockport, ME 04856
Call — midcoast hours
Midcoast desk for Reid, the rivers, and a first Maine weekend.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Maine Sport — book a day
Rockport, ME · shore / boat · Half or full day
Good for: Midcoast public shore and a first overnight down east of Portland
Shop desk. Midcoast, not Rangeley.
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.