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Androscoggin River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

From Errol down: the Androscoggin runs cold through the Thirteen Mile Woods holding landlocked salmon, browns and native brookies.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
962 cfs
Air / High
72 / 73 F
Wind
NW 10 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 01053500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

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Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Androscoggin River lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. The river is running 962 cfs, steady over the week. Today brings a mixed sky, wind NW around 10 mph, rising pressure near 1010 hPa and a high of 73. Water sits around 66 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Landlocked salmonGood

Transition depths: work 15-30 ft along drop-offs and points with trolled smelt imitations, or find them where cold tributaries enter. Early morning is the honest window.

Brook troutGood

Prime pocket-water fishing. Work upstream with an attractor dry or a dry-dropper, hitting every seam behind boulders and the head of each plunge pool. Short casts, quiet feet.

Brown troutGood

Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

Tomorrow: Cooler at 65 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from Androscoggin River at Errol.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 01053500.

1,1071,3761,645962 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp72 F
High / Low73 / 58 F
WindNW 10-17 mph
Pressure1009.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain39% cloud, 11%
Sunrise / Sunset06:10 / 19:16
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~66 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Rain, 73/58 F, wind 11 mph, rain 11%

Fair or better. A 11 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Androscoggin River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Landlocked salmon illustration

Landlocked salmon

Best: ice-out through June, and September

Atlantic salmon that never see the sea: smelt-chasing acrobats of Maine and New England lakes, and the reason ice-out is a holiday up north. Transition depths: work 15-30 ft along drop-offs and points with trolled smelt imitations, or find them where cold tributaries enter. Early morning is the honest window.

Brook trout illustration

Brook trout

Best: May-Jun and Sep-Oct

North America’s native char: a small-stream specialist that demands cold, clean water and repays it with the prettiest fish in the woods. Prime pocket-water fishing. Work upstream with an attractor dry or a dry-dropper, hitting every seam behind boulders and the head of each plunge pool. Short casts, quiet feet.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

When to come: the Androscoggin River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Landlocked salmon
Brook trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 66 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~66 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Landlocked salmon led the card at excellent. High of 70 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Landlocked salmon led the card at excellent. High of 67 F, wind to 8 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Landlocked salmon led the card at excellent. High of 74 F, wind to 7 mph.

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Before you go

License

New Hampshire requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

New Hampshire license. Special regulations apply on some reaches, and Maine rules govern downstream sections: check the current NH Fish and Game and MDIFW rules for the stretch you fish.

Access

Route 16 pullouts through the Thirteen Mile Woods, Errol Dam access, and Umbagog Lake State Park at the headwaters.

About this water

A river from Umbagog Lake at Errol through northern New Hampshire into Maine: landlocked salmon, brown trout and native brook trout water.

Fishing Androscoggin River: the full guide

A river restored

The Androscoggin leaves Umbagog Lake at Errol and runs south through northern New Hampshire’s Thirteen Mile Woods before crossing into Maine. Once one of the most polluted rivers in America, it has recovered into a legitimate coldwater fishery: landlocked salmon that drop down from Umbagog, brown trout, rainbows and wild brook trout in the tributaries, all in a river with mountain scenery and light pressure by New England standards.

Fishing the Thirteen Mile Woods

The reach from Errol Dam downstream through the Thirteen Mile Woods is the classic water: riffles, pools and boulder pockets accessible from Route 16 pullouts. Salmon and trout take streamers swung through the runs, nymphs drifted along the seams, and dries during the strong summer caddis and mayfly hatches. Spring and fall bring the best salmon fishing; summer favors early mornings and the cooler upper river.

Flows and the dam

Releases from Errol Dam govern the river: the gauge there typically runs from a few hundred to over a thousand cfs, and moderate flows fish best for wading. High water pushes anglers to the banks and favors streamer work; low late-summer flows concentrate fish in the deeper pools and demand a careful approach. Watch water temperature in hot spells, especially further downstream.

Access and the region

Route 16 parallels the river with numerous pullouts, and the Thirteen Mile Woods Scenic Area provides camping and river access. Errol is the base town with a general store, guides and lodging; Umbagog Lake State Park adds camping and lake access at the headwaters. Moose sightings are routine along this stretch, and the fall foliage draws more photographers than anglers.

Common questions

Are there really landlocked salmon?

Yes: fish drop down from Umbagog Lake into the river, joining browns, rainbows and wild brook trout in the tributaries.

When should I fish it?

May-June and September-October for salmon and trout in cool water; summer works early in the day on the upper reaches.

Is the water clean now?

Dramatically improved from its industrial past: the recovery of the Androscoggin is one of the Clean Water Act’s clearest New England successes.

Is fishing good at Androscoggin River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

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