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Androscoggin River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Androscoggin River: from Errol Dam to the Maine line, a New Hampshire river stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
1,060 cfs
Air / High
50 / 50 F
Wind
N 7 mph

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

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 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.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Androscoggin River feels the season turning: shorter days, grouping fish. The river is running 1,060 cfs, steady over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind N around 7 mph, rising pressure near 1028 hPa and a high of 50. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:17 AM-11:17 AM and 9:47 PM-11:47 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Brook troutExcellent

The best band: Vermont's ideal is 55-60°F. Fish feed in daylight, since Michigan DNR notes they are more diurnal than other trout, and in ponds and lakes Maine IFW says spring and fall bring them near shore and the surface.

Brown troutExcellent

Close to Vermont's 53-66°F optimum, browns feed more freely; in fall, pre-spawn fish move toward tributaries and gravel, so fish streamers and keep off the redds.

Rainbow troutExcellent

This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

Tomorrow: Similar at 54 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Before you go

New Hampshire requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $45.00 for residents. What a New Hampshire licence costs and where to buy it →

Chasing brook trout here? Check the size and bag limits with NHFG before you keep anything. The season dates for New Hampshire, read off the agency, are on the New Hampshire seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Androscoggin River at Errol.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 01053500.

1,0111,0301,0501,060 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 121 years of October 23

At 1,060 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 01053500 (Androscoggin River at Errol) is at the 13th percentile for the date: below normal. In half of the 121 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 1,520 cfs; the highest was 5,390 cfs and the lowest 497 cfs.

p10 1,012median 1,520p90 2,038

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 01053500; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp50 F
High / Low50 / 32 F
WindN 7-12 mph
Pressure1027.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:10 / 17:46
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~55 F est.

Bite planner

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

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Androscoggin River this week

The best day on Androscoggin River this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 — Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
9:17 AM-11:17 AM and 9:47 PM-11:47 PM
Minor period
3:39 AM-4:39 AM
Sun
07:10 to 17:46
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Partly cloudy, 9 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

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.

Brook trout illustration

Brook trout

Spring and fall in ponds and lakes, when fish come shallow; summer in the coldest headwater streams

The brook trout is a char native to eastern North America, a fish of cold, clean streams and ponds, and the state fish of Michigan. The best band: Vermont's ideal is 55-60°F. Fish feed in daylight, since Michigan DNR notes they are more diurnal than other trout, and in ponds and lakes Maine IFW says spring and fall bring them near shore and the surface.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Close to Vermont's 53-66°F optimum, browns feed more freely; in fall, pre-spawn fish move toward tributaries and gravel, so fish streamers and keep off the redds.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

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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Brook trout
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~55 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, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Brook trout led the card at excellent. High of 58 F, wind to 11 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brook trout led the card at excellent. High of 57 F, wind to 6 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Brook trout led the card at excellent. High of 59 F, wind to 10 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 fishing license; Maine licenses are also valid on Umbagog's interstate waters down to Errol Dam. Reach-by-reach rules as above (NH digest, special river rules updated July 24, 2026). The Dummer-Cambridge to Pontook Dam and Sawmill Dam to Maine line sections are new listings for 2026.

Access

Access points along the Androscoggin were not verified on an official page for this guide. The USGS gauge on the Androscoggin at Errol (01053500) read 1,050 cfs on October 8, 2026.

About this water

Androscoggin River from Errol Dam through Errol, Dummer, Milan and Berlin to the Maine line, Coos County, New Hampshire.

Fishing Androscoggin River: the full guide

Stocking

New Hampshire Fish and Game's stocking report of July 10, 2026 lists Androscoggin River plantings this year in Errol, Cambridge, Dummer, Milan and Berlin, all from the Berlin State Fish Hatchery: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. No salmon appear among the Androscoggin entries.

Fly-fishing water below Errol Dam

From Errol Dam down to the markers at the dead water at Bragg Bay, the river is fly-fishing only, with a daily limit of 2 trout and a 12-inch minimum length.

Further downstream

From the Dummer-Cambridge town line to Pontook Dam there is no closed season except for salmon, and 2 trout a day may be taken through the ice. From Wheeler Bay in Dummer to Sawmill Dam in Berlin, brown trout may be taken day or night in the open season. From Sawmill Dam to the Maine line the river is open all year to single barbless hooks, artificial lures and flies only, and every fish must be released.

Umbagog and the interstate rule

New Hampshire and Maine licenses are both valid on Umbagog Lake, which under the interstate rules includes the Androscoggin River downstream to Errol Dam. Those rules close the part of Umbagog north of a line from Molls Rock to the post between Spillman and Glassby coves to ice fishing and set an 18-inch minimum and a 1-fish daily limit for brook trout.

Common questions

Is the Androscoggin stocked?

Yes. Fish and Game's 2026 stocking report lists brook, brown and rainbow trout plantings in Errol, Cambridge, Dummer, Milan and Berlin.

What are the rules below Errol Dam?

Fly-fishing only from Errol Dam to the markers at the dead water at Bragg Bay, with 2 trout a day at a 12-inch minimum.

Can I keep fish below Berlin?

No. From Sawmill Dam in Berlin to the Maine line the river is catch-and-release for all species, with single barbless hooks and artificial lures or flies only.

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: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Umbagog Lake4 miRapid River10 miMooselookmeguntic Lake19 miFirst Connecticut Lake23 miRangeley Lake25 miKennebago Lake29 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 01053500 — Androscoggin River at Errol
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:30 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 44.7800, -71.1300 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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