Salt Edges of the run

Webhannet River (Wells town landing)

Wells, ME · about 40 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

Wells harbor / Webhannet from the named town landing.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Around now

Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.

Striped bass
Bluefish

Season

May can be early; October can be over. Check Eldredge or Bean before you drive from Boston. Official rule

License

Maine saltwater registry

Park

Town of Wells part-tide hard ramp. Fully accessible. Toilets. Signed public.

Walk in

Short from the town lot.

Wading

Harbor and marsh edge. Current on the tide.

Usual window

June–September. Moving water. Skip a hard onshore.

Friday conditions

SW 13 mph.

Sky: 🌧️ 67° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 6:55 · 🌒 Waxing crescent · Set 5:59
Wind at dawn: SW 13 mph alongshore · Chance Rain Showers · 67°F
Wind later: dawn: SW 13 mph

10am: SW 13 mph

2pm: SW 13 mph

dusk: SW 13 mph
Tide: High 3:31 am (8.1 ft) · Low 9:19 am (1.9 ft) · High 3:32 pm (9.0 ft) · Low 10:03 pm (1.2 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 3:31 am high. · Portland (Wells lags — sketch)
Water: 55.6°F

A setup that belongs here

8-wt, Clouser, crab.

Notes

Town public ramp. Stay on signed public. Marsh can be private a step off the lot.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

Shops

Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop

1480 US Route 1, Cape Neddick, ME 03902
Call or check the site — seasonal hours

The southern Maine / NH seacoast fly shop. Call before a first York or Hampton trip.

Call Website

L.L. Bean Hunting & Fishing

95 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032
Store hours vary; fishing department inside the flagship

Classes and a full counter. Tourist, but they will talk to a first-timer.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

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.