Local Waters
Rye Harbor State Park
Rye, NH · about 20 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
Public jetty water on the NH coast besides Odiorne.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Same ASMFC slot as Mass (28" to under 31", one fish). NH residents need the NH salt license — a Mass permit does not cover Hampton. Confirm NHFG. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire saltwater license
- Park
- Rye Harbor State Park lot. Jetty and beach. Seasonal fees. Marina next door is not this pin.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lot to the jetty.
- Wading
- Jetty rocks. Slippery weed.
- Usual window
- Incoming. Skip a hard onshore.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 82° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:59 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:30
- Wind at dawn
- W 1 mph offshore · Sunny · 54°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 1 mph
- 10am: W 3 mph
- 2pm: W 6 mph
- dusk: W 3 mph
- Tide
- Low 4:48 am (0.6 ft) · High 11:01 am (8.0 ft) · Low 4:50 pm (1.2 ft) · High 11:05 pm (9.2 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 11:01 am high. · Fort Point, NH
- A setup that belongs here
- 8- or 9-wt, Clouser, sand-eel.
- Notes
- NHFG coastal sites 12–13. State park. Salt license.
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Shops
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.