Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
The Merrymeeting River is a freestone river in New Hampshire, listed as Catch and release by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest).
1 shop nearby are listed here.
Merrymeeting River is a freestone river in New Hampshire.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Merrymeeting River or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Merrymeeting River
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.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Merrymeeting 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.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Coldrain PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coldrain Pond.
New Hampshire · about 1 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Jones PondRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Jones Pond.
New Hampshire · about 1 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Merrymeeting LakeSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Merrymeeting Lake.
New Hampshire · about 3 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake WinnipesaukeeSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Winnipesaukee.
New Hampshire · about 15 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Cocheco RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cocheco River.
New Hampshire · about 16 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Suncook RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Suncook River.
New Hampshire · about 16 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 Rivers & Streams with Special Rules — catch-and-release sections list (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest), read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
On the Rivers & Streams with Special Rules — fly-fishing only sections list (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest), read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
On the Rivers & Streams with Special Rules — other special rules list (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest), read 2026-10-16). 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.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
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.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Merrymeeting River.
No stories from here yet.
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 “Merrymeeting River”, halfway along its length in New Hampshire, 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.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Coldrain PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coldrain Pond.
New Hampshire · about 1 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Jones PondRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Jones Pond.
New Hampshire · about 1 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Merrymeeting LakeSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Merrymeeting Lake.
New Hampshire · about 3 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake WinnipesaukeeSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Winnipesaukee.
New Hampshire · about 15 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Cocheco RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cocheco River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Suncook RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Suncook River.
