The Sugar River is a freestone river in New Hampshire, listed as Fly-fishing only by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (official eRegulations edition of the Freshwater Fishing Digest).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Sugar River is a freestone river in New Hampshire. The nearest destination hub is across the state line: the Manchester & the Battenkill hub (Vermont) is 39 mi away in a straight line but 61 by road.
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 Sugar River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Sugar River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Sugar 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.
Map of the restroom near Sugar River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Sugar River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
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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 Chapin PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chapin Pond.
New Hampshire · about 5 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Sunapee LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sunapee Lake.
New Hampshire · about 15 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Cole PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cole Pond.
New Hampshire · about 17 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Mascoma RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mascoma River.
New Hampshire · about 23 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ashuelot RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ashuelot River.
New Hampshire · about 27 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Sand BrookThe Magalloway River below Aziscohos Dam, western Maine (June 1973). Photo: Charles Steinhacker / EPA DOCUMERICA, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sand Brook.
New Hampshire · about 27 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.
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
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.
The Manchester & the Battenkill hub (Vermont) is 39 mi away in a straight line but 61 by road, so we don't call Sugar River near it. 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.
Nearest hub: Manchester & the Battenkill, across the state line
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.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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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: the USGS gauge SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH (USGS 01152500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01152500 · NWS WCLN3
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST; ranging 43.2 to 84.2 ft³/s; latest 72.5 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST | 72.5 | 1.16 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 74.4 | 1.17 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 76.3 | 1.18 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 80.2 | 1.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 84.2 | 1.22 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 80.2 | 1.2 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 72.5 | 1.16 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 60.1 | 1.09 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 43.2 | 0.98 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 50.5 | 1.03 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 70.6 | 1.15 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 84.2 | 1.22 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 72.5 | 1.16 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 63.5 | 1.11 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 67 | 1.13 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 65.2 | 1.12 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 67 | 1.13 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 68.8 | 1.14 |
Normal for Nov 5: 113–421 ft³/s (middle half of 98 years of record). Now: 72.5 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 72.5 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 98 years of record (1929–2026): 10th 80, 25th 113, median 217, 75th 421, 90th 706 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 38.7 ft³/s, highest 1,990 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 14.2%, from 63.5 to 72.5 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 1.19 ft stage, 78 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge WCLN3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 10:32 AM EST. Highest point: 1.1 ft, 62 ft³/s on Nov 5, 1:00 PM EST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 1.1 ft | 62 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 1.1 ft | 62 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 1.1 ft | 62 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 1.1 ft | 62 ft³/s |
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. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a New Hampshire rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Sugar 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 14.2%). 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, 7:00 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.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Chapin PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chapin Pond.
New Hampshire · about 5 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Sunapee LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sunapee Lake.
New Hampshire · about 15 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Cole PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cole Pond.
New Hampshire · about 17 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Mascoma RiverThe Androscoggin River near Berlin, New Hampshire. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mascoma River.
New Hampshire · about 23 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ashuelot RiverFirst Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, on the upper Connecticut River. Photo: Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ashuelot River.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Sand BrookThe Magalloway River below Aziscohos Dam, western Maine (June 1973). Photo: Charles Steinhacker / EPA DOCUMERICA, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sand Brook.
New Hampshire · about 27 mi
