Local Waters
Stonehouse Pond (Barrington NHFG)
Barrington, NH · about 40 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The Seacoast-side fly-only pond with an NHFG cartop.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal. Trout sink. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire freshwater license
- Park
- NHFG (RTPW) cartop on Stonehouse Pond, Barrington. Named public lot.
- Walk in
- Short from the state lot.
- Wading
- Shore at the cartop. No petroleum boat.
- Usual window
- Fourth Saturday in April through Oct 15.
- Sunday conditions
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SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:57 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
- Wind at dawn
- SW 5 mph · 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
- A setup that belongs here
- 3- or 4-wt.
- Notes
- NHFG fly-fishing only. No petroleum-powered boat. Named public lot. Confirm NHFG.
Fly-fishing only.
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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.