Reid State Park / Popham

The midcoast striper beach a Portland person overnight-trips to.

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

License

Maine saltwater registry

Park

Reid State Park lots (fee). Popham Beach State Park lots.

Walk in

Short from the lots to public sand and river mouths.

Wading

Open beach and inlet current. Wind is everything.

Usual window

Moving water at the river mouths. Skip a hard onshore.

Sunday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky

⛅ 76° partly

Sun and moon

Rise 5:51 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:32

Wind at dawn

S 5 mph onshore · Cloudy · 62°F

Wind later

• dawn: S 5 mph
• 10am: S 5 mph
• 2pm: SW 2 mph
• dusk: NNW 3 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 (midcoast lags — sketch only)

Water

64.4°F

A setup that belongs here

8- or 9-wt, sand-eel, Clouser.

Notes

Midcoast public parks. State park rules. This is a 3–4 hour drive from Boston.