Fly fishing near Dover, New Hampshire

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14 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Dover, New Hampshire, in a straight line; the nearest are Hoyt Pond (3 mi), Bellamy River (3 mi) and Isinglass River (5 mi).

More about Dover

1 fly shop is in Dover or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is White Mountains: North Conway & the Saco, 61 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

14 waters near Dover

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Hoyt PondLake or reservoir · 3 mi · Fly-fishing only
  2. Bellamy RiverFreestone river · 3 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  3. Isinglass RiverFreestone river · 5 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  4. Cocheco RiverFreestone river · 7 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  5. Lamprey RiverTailwater · 8 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  6. Round PondLake or reservoir · 8 mi · Catch and release
  7. Stonehouse PondLake or reservoir · 11 mi · Fly-fishing only
  8. Exeter RiverFreestone river · 17 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  9. Taylor RiverFreestone river · 17 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  10. Powwow RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  11. Merrymeeting RiverFreestone river · 22 mi · Catch and release
  12. Coldrain PondLake or reservoir · 22 mi · Fly-fishing only
  13. Jones PondLake or reservoir · 23 mi · Fly-fishing only
  14. Merrymeeting LakeLake or reservoir · 25 mi · Special-regulation trout water

Fly shops nearby

About this

Shops that name Dover as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

White Mountains: North Conway & the Saco · 61 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 866618, Strafford County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.