Local Waters
York Harbor (town landing)
York, ME · about 20 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The named York Harbor lot, not Long Sands beach.
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.
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Striped bass
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Bluefish
- 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
- Town of York gravel carry-in / all-tide landing at York Harbor. Signed public lot.
- Walk in
- Short from the town lot to harbor shore.
- Wading
- Harbor shore and a little wading. Tide current.
- Usual window
- June–September. Moving water.
- Monday conditions
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N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 85° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:57 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:33
- Wind at dawn
- N 5 mph alongshore · Mostly Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 5 mph
- 10am: N 3 mph
- 2pm: N 3 mph
- dusk: NNW 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 3:21 am (1.1 ft) · High 9:35 am (7.4 ft) · Low 3:21 pm (1.8 ft) · High 9:40 pm (8.7 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 9:35 am high. · Fort Point, NH (York lags a bit — use as a sketch)
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, Clouser, sand-eel.
- Notes
- Town public landing. Saltwater registry. Stay in the town lot. Confirm DMR / IFW.
Harbor traffic. Stay on the town landing.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
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.