The Pleasant River is a freestone river in Maine, listed as Catch and release by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW).
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 6 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is White Mountains: North Conway & the Saco.
Pleasant River is a freestone river in Maine. Our destination hub White Mountains: North Conway & the Saco is 40 mi away in a straight line (51 by road). Maine has 4 waters named Pleasant River in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Cumberland County, the one the agency list names.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Pleasant River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Pleasant River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Pleasant River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Peabody PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Peabody Pond.
Maine · about 17 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Conway LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Conway Lake.
New Hampshire · about 34 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Saco RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Saco River.
New Hampshire · about 36 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ossipee LakeSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ossipee Lake.
New Hampshire · about 37 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Merrymeeting LakeSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Merrymeeting Lake.
New Hampshire · about 45 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Ellis RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ellis River.
New Hampshire · about 48 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Special Fishing Laws — all trout, salmon and togue released (S-7) waters list (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Special Fishing Laws — artificial lures only (ALO) waters list (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Pleasant River, not only this reach.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
South Portland, ME · 15 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters
Nearby
South Portland, ME · 15 mi
Wade trips · Saltwater & ocean charters
Nearby
Brunswick, ME · 25 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
What 6 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 6 nearby guide websites
North Conway sits in the Mount Washington Valley on the east side of New Hampshire's White Mountains, where the Saco River comes down from Crawford Notch; the Ellis River joins it from Pinkham Notch and Jackson, the Androscoggin runs along the north side of the mountains through Gorham and Berlin, and the Pemigewasset drains the west side of the range.
Destination hub · 40 mi away in a straight line, 51 by road
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Pleasant River.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Pleasant River”, halfway along its length in Maine, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Warning: Rising fast: be careful, conditions are changing
No water temperature here.
At Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine (USGS 01064140). No gauge on Pleasant River. Nearest: Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine (8.5 mi away), on the river it flows into. Pleasant River's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 01064140 · NWS WFAM1
No gauge on Pleasant River. Nearest: Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine (8.5 mi away), on the river it flows into. Pleasant River's own flow is not measured.
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Wading and boating should be avoided if waters are running high and muddy and the streambed is not visiblePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 7:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT to Nov 5, 7:15 PM EST; ranging 212 to 705 ft³/s; latest 424 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:15 PM EST | 424 | 2.67 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST | 354 | 2.44 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST | 327 | 2.35 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST | 327 | 2.35 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 330 | 2.36 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 330 | 2.36 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 330 | 2.36 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 318 | 2.32 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 312 | 2.3 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 310 | 2.29 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 315 | 2.31 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 312 | 2.3 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 312 | 2.3 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 312 | 2.3 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 310 | 2.29 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 310 | 2.29 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 310 | 2.29 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 310 | 2.29 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 307 | 2.28 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 307 | 2.28 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 304 | 2.27 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 298 | 2.25 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 292 | 2.23 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 280 | 2.19 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 272 | 2.16 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 277 | 2.18 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 298 | 2.25 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 295 | 2.24 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 292 | 2.23 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 280 | 2.19 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 269 | 2.15 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 249 | 2.08 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 246 | 2.07 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 263 | 2.13 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 257 | 2.11 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 243 | 2.06 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 229 | 2.01 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 215 | 1.96 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 232 | 2.02 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 240 | 2.05 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 226 | 2 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 212 | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 223 | 1.99 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 240 | 2.05 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 229 | 2.01 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 223 | 1.99 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 252 | 2.09 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 260 | 2.12 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 252 | 2.09 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 249 | 2.08 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 277 | 2.18 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 301 | 2.26 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 298 | 2.25 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 292 | 2.23 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 280 | 2.19 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 269 | 2.15 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 277 | 2.18 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 286 | 2.21 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 283 | 2.2 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 274 | 2.17 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 260 | 2.12 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 246 | 2.07 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 257 | 2.11 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 266 | 2.14 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 260 | 2.12 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 246 | 2.07 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 232 | 2.02 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 240 | 2.05 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 274 | 2.17 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 272 | 2.16 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 266 | 2.14 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 280 | 2.19 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 351 | 2.43 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 384 | 2.54 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 408 | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 439 | 2.72 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 463 | 2.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 488 | 2.88 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 519 | 2.98 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 546 | 3.07 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 564 | 3.13 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 570 | 3.15 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 564 | 3.13 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 558 | 3.11 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 558 | 3.11 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 564 | 3.13 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 573 | 3.16 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 588 | 3.21 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 607 | 3.27 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 625 | 3.33 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 641 | 3.38 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 647 | 3.4 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 653 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 662 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 665 | 3.46 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 671 | 3.48 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 674 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 671 | 3.48 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 665 | 3.46 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 656 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 647 | 3.4 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 625 | 3.33 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 592 | 3.22 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 540 | 3.05 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 472 | 2.83 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 408 | 2.62 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 366 | 2.48 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 369 | 2.49 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 387 | 2.55 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 411 | 2.63 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 430 | 2.69 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 451 | 2.76 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 482 | 2.86 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 509 | 2.95 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 528 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 552 | 3.09 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 558 | 3.11 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 561 | 3.12 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 558 | 3.11 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 555 | 3.1 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 552 | 3.09 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 543 | 3.06 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 531 | 3.02 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 512 | 2.96 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 485 | 2.87 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 448 | 2.75 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 414 | 2.64 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 375 | 2.51 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 321 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 304 | 2.27 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 304 | 2.27 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 298 | 2.25 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 298 | 2.25 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 315 | 2.31 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 384 | 2.54 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 424 | 2.67 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 466 | 2.81 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 519 | 2.98 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 579 | 3.18 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 631 | 3.35 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 671 | 3.48 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 693 | 3.55 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 699 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 705 | 3.59 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 684 | 3.52 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 641 | 3.38 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 579 | 3.18 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 525 | 3 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 494 | 2.9 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 460 | 2.79 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 430 | 2.69 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 396 | 2.58 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 342 | 2.4 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 330 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 330 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 336 | 2.38 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 345 | 2.41 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 357 | 2.45 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 369 | 2.49 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 387 | 2.55 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 408 | 2.62 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 430 | 2.69 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 454 | 2.77 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 479 | 2.85 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 503 | 2.93 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 515 | 2.97 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 509 | 2.95 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 500 | 2.92 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 485 | 2.87 |
Normal for Nov 5: 545–1,170 ft³/s (middle half of 15 years of record). Now: 424 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 424 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 15 years of record (1976–2026): 10th 395, 25th 545, median 970, 75th 1,170, 90th 2,790 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 376 ft³/s, highest 4,880 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 55.9%, from 272 to 424 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 2.56 ft stage, 390 ft³/s at Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST (NWS gauge WFAM1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Maine IF&W uses are 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Pleasant River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 55.9%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 7:37 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Peabody PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Peabody Pond.
Maine · about 17 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Conway LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Conway Lake.
New Hampshire · about 34 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Saco RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Saco River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ossipee LakeSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ossipee Lake.
New Hampshire · about 37 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Merrymeeting LakeSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Merrymeeting Lake.
New Hampshire · about 45 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Ellis RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ellis River.
New Hampshire · about 48 mi
Standish, Maine
Fishing lodge · 3.8 mi
South Casco, Maine
Fishing lodge · 8.4 mi
