Local Waters
York Long Sands
York, ME · about 25 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
A straight public beach with a shop 10 minutes up Route 1.
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 beach lots along Long Sands. Summer meters and full weekends.
- Walk in
- A few minutes from the lots to the sand.
- Wading
- Open beach. Watch the wash.
- Usual window
- Dawn incoming. Skip a hard easterly.
- Thursday conditions
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SW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 79° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:00 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:28
- Wind at dawn
- SW 1 mph offshore · Mostly Clear · 56°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 1 mph
- 10am: S 1 mph
- 2pm: NW 3 mph
- dusk: NW 6 mph
- Tide
- Low 5:24 am (0.4 ft) · High 11:38 am (8.4 ft) · Low 5:29 pm (0.9 ft) · High 11:43 pm (9.3 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 11:38 am high. · Fort Point, NH (York lags a bit — use as a sketch)
- A setup that belongs here
- 8-wt, sand-eel, Clouser.
- Notes
- Town beach. Stay off private ends. First Maine striper for a Boston day trip.
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.