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Androscoggin River Fishing Guides

A recovered industrial river running from Errol through Bethel, Rumford and Lewiston, with a strong brown trout fishery in the upper reaches and smallmouth through the valley.

A bridge over a still river lined with autumn hardwoods in New England

Map of the Androscoggin River

72 numbered points: 14 access points, 3 bait & fly shops, 1 outfitter, 20 bridges, 18 parks and conservation areas, 1 agency office, 3 regulation section limits, 11 hazards, 1 USGS gauge. Tap a marker for details. Reviewed Sep 26, 2026.

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  • Access / boat ramp (14)
  • Bait, tackle & fly shop (3)
  • Outfitter / canoe rental (1)
  • Bridge crossing (20)
  • Park / conservation area (18)
  • Agency / conservation office (1)
  • Regulation section limit (3)
  • Dam / hazard (11)
  • USGS gauge (1)
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#PointTypeLat, LonNotes
1Reach limit - Maine / New Hampshire border
upstream end of the Maine reach		Regulation section limit44.38754, -71.01547Where the centreline crosses the state line at Shelburne - Gilead. The state reach above the Gilead bridge starts here; New Hampshire’s Androscoggin has its own sheet.
2Reach limit - bridge crossing in Gilead
Bridge Street, Gilead		Regulation section limit44.39834, -70.97161Bounds the border reach above and the Rumford Point reach below.
3Gilead Bridge Street landing
no fee | unnamed in OSM		Access / boat ramp44.39740, -70.97326Named from the road by reverse geocode.
4US 2 bridge, Bethel
Mayville Road | US 2 / ME 5 / ME 26		Bridge crossing44.41653, -70.79723
5Bethel Outdoor Adventures
campground and canoe rental		Outfitter / canoe rental44.41834, -70.79691The only paddling outfitter mapped on the Maine Androscoggin.
6Davis Park
Bethel		Park / conservation area44.41442, -70.79118
7Moran’s Landing
Hanover		Access / boat ramp44.48729, -70.78329Slipway and town landing at one site.
8Ferry Road landing, Hanover
unnamed in OSM		Access / boat ramp44.49365, -70.69438
9Reach limit - Route 232 bridge, Rumford PointRegulation section limit44.50086, -70.67359Bounds the Gilead reach above and the Livermore Falls Dam reach below.
10Hastings Landing
Rumford		Park / conservation area44.51242, -70.61262
11Rumford public boat access
Town of Rumford		Access / boat ramp44.51554, -70.55872
12South Rumford Road bridge
Rumford		Bridge crossing44.53619, -70.54279
13Upper Dam
Rumford Falls | NID ME00013		Dam / hazard44.53859, -70.54480
14Middle Dam
Rumford Falls | NID ME00012		Dam / hazard44.54286, -70.54519
15Morse Bridge (ME 108)
Rumford		Bridge crossing44.54348, -70.54662
16Veterans Memorial Park
Town of Rumford		Park / conservation area44.54361, -70.54542
17Old Rumford Dam
Rumford Falls		Dam / hazard44.54673, -70.54784
18Chisholm Park
Town of Rumford		Park / conservation area44.54711, -70.54736
19Chisholm Park Bridge
Rumford		Bridge crossing44.54775, -70.54783
20Riverside Avenue landing, Mexico
unnamed in OSM		Access / boat ramp44.55529, -70.54256
21Veterans Street bridge
Rumford - Mexico		Bridge crossing44.54966, -70.53395
22Buddy Wendall McLain Memorial Bridge
Dixfield		Bridge crossing44.53002, -70.46381
23LeBlanc Rivershore Preserve
Androscoggin Land Trust		Park / conservation area44.46903, -70.31608
24School Street bridge
Canton		Bridge crossing44.46087, -70.30428
25Dorey Drive landing, Canton
unnamed in OSM		Access / boat ramp44.48042, -70.27561
26Canton Rivershore Conservation Area
Androscoggin Land Trust		Park / conservation area44.50502, -70.25247Two OSM polygons carry this name on the same reach; one point shipped.
27Riley Dam
NID ME00011		Dam / hazard44.50278, -70.24982
28Pine Island Park
Jay		Park / conservation area44.50171, -70.22104
29Riley Road bridge
Jay		Bridge crossing44.50020, -70.21822
30French Falls Recreation Area
Jay		Park / conservation area44.49396, -70.20560
31Otis Dam
NID ME00009		Dam / hazard44.47846, -70.20062
32ME 4 bridge
Jay - Livermore Falls		Bridge crossing44.47258, -70.19192
33Livermore Falls Dam
NID ME00008		Dam / hazard44.47093, -70.18954The state uses this dam as a reach boundary: the reach above runs up to the Route 232 bridge at Rumford Point, the reach below runs to tidewater.
34Livermore Falls Recreation ParkPark / conservation area44.47036, -70.18768
35Howes Corner Road bridge
Turner		Bridge crossing44.34242, -70.18866
36Center Bridge Road bridge
Turner - Leeds		Bridge crossing44.25623, -70.17964
37Center Bridge boat launch
Turner		Access / boat ramp44.25722, -70.18324
38Cherry Pond boat launch
Leeds		Access / boat ramp44.19011, -70.20230
39Gulf Island Dam
NID ME00007		Dam / hazard44.15316, -70.20986
40Deer Rips Dam
NID ME00006		Dam / hazard44.13563, -70.20231
41David Rancourt River Preserve
Auburn		Park / conservation area44.12753, -70.20517
42Mount Auburn Avenue bridge
Auburn - Lewiston		Bridge crossing44.11704, -70.21676
43Auburn boat access
North River Road		Access / boat ramp44.10798, -70.22330
44West Pitch Park
Auburn | Great Falls overlook		Park / conservation area44.10073, -70.22404
45Lewiston Falls project dam
NID ME00005		Dam / hazard44.10151, -70.22235
46James B. Longley Memorial Bridge
Lewiston - Auburn		Bridge crossing44.09720, -70.22294
47Dag’s Bait and Tackle
Auburn		Bait, tackle & fly shop44.08272, -70.24867The one dedicated bait and tackle shop mapped on this river; 2.2 km off the water.
48Bernard Lown Peace Bridge
Lewiston - Auburn		Bridge crossing44.08947, -70.22130
49Canal Street Dam
Lewiston		Dam / hazard44.08642, -70.21293
50Lincoln Street boat launch
Lewiston		Access / boat ramp44.07708, -70.20503
51USGS gauge - Androscoggin River near Auburn
site 01059000		USGS gauge44.07222, -70.20806The gauge this water page reads. A second streamflow gauge, 01054500 at Rumford, covers the upper Maine reach.
52Maine Turnpike bridge (I-95)
Auburn		Bridge crossing44.06450, -70.20719
53Durham boat launch
Durham		Access / boat ramp44.01397, -70.16791
54Durham River Park
Durham		Park / conservation area43.98604, -70.13451
55Miller Park boat launch
Town of Lisbon		Access / boat ramp44.01197, -70.08671
56ME 9 bridge
Lisbon Falls - Durham		Bridge crossing43.99313, -70.05842
57Pejepscot boat ramp
Topsham		Access / boat ramp43.99033, -70.04792
58Pejepscot Dam
NID ME00003		Dam / hazard43.95672, -70.02501
59Dick’s Sporting Goods, Topsham
big-box sporting goods		Bait, tackle & fly shop43.93245, -69.98481Fishing department and licence sales, 0.6 km off the river.
60Coombs Property
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust		Park / conservation area43.92693, -69.99153
61Mill Street canoe portage
Brunswick		Park / conservation area43.91398, -69.97698
62Black Bridge
Brunswick - Topsham		Bridge crossing43.91613, -69.97513
63Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
footbridge, Brunswick - Topsham		Bridge crossing43.91778, -69.97281
64Woods + Waters Gear Exchange
used outdoor gear, Brunswick		Bait, tackle & fly shop43.91452, -69.96628Outdoor gear exchange rather than a tackle dealer; listed because Brunswick has nothing closer.
65Brunswick Visitor Center
town information office		Agency / conservation office43.91149, -69.96556
66Androscoggin Riverwalk Park
Brunswick		Park / conservation area43.92029, -69.97066
67Maine Street bridge (US 201)
Brunswick - Topsham		Bridge crossing43.92038, -69.96637
68Pinette’s Landing
Brunswick		Park / conservation area43.92189, -69.95914
69Water Street boat landing
Brunswick		Access / boat ramp43.92223, -69.95527
70Merrymeeting Bridge (ME 196 / ME 24)
Brunswick - Topsham		Bridge crossing43.92238, -69.95273
71Cow Island
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust		Park / conservation area43.91622, -69.93717
72Merrymeeting Park
Town of Brunswick | tidewater		Park / conservation area43.91205, -69.92532

Guides on the Androscoggin River

Claimed profiles take booking requests. Unclaimed profiles are built from public records so the river is never empty; the guide can claim or remove one any time.

About the Androscoggin River

The Androscoggin runs from Umbagog Lake on the New Hampshire line east and south through Bethel, Rumford, Livermore Falls, Lewiston and Auburn to Merrymeeting Bay. Its history is the story of the Clean Water Act: this was one of the most polluted rivers in the country in the 1960s and the conditions here helped drive the law itself. The recovery is real, and today the upper river is a legitimate trout fishery and the lower valley a productive warm-water one.

The best trout water is up top, from Errol and the New Hampshire border down through Bethel. Brown trout dominate, with rainbows, brook trout and landlocked salmon mixed in, and the reach around Pontook and the Bethel valley fishes well from a drift boat or on foot. Hatches are strong and the river has enough riffle and pocket water to hold fish through the summer. Farther down, past the paper mill towns, the river warms and smallmouth bass, pike and pickerel take over, with excellent bass floating around Turner and Leeds.

The Auburn gauge sits low in the basin and reads the whole drainage, so it is best used as a general indicator of whether the river is up or down rather than as a precise guide to the trout water two hours north. Dams and generation affect levels through the middle river. Spring flows are heavy and cold; summer is the practical guided season.

Bethel is the base for the upper river, with lodging, a ski economy and outfitters. Lewiston and Auburn cover the lower valley.

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Now: 2,160 cfs, read 3:15 am CDT, Mon Oct 19, 2026 (USGS 01059000, Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine).

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Access

Errol, New Hampshire and Umbagog Lake: the head of the river and the top of the trout water.
Pontook Reservoir and the Thirteen Mile Woods: upper river access along Route 16.
Bethel and Gilead: Maine accesses in the best brown trout water.
Rumford and Dixfield: middle river accesses.
Turner and Leeds: valley ramps in the smallmouth reach.
Lewiston and Auburn: lower river access near the gauge.

Seasons

April through June: high water, then the best brown trout fishing as it drops; smelt and salmon up top.
July and August: summer flows, evening hatches on the upper river, prime smallmouth in the valley.
September and October: fall browns and the best water clarity of the year.
Winter: limited; check current Maine open water rules by section.

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Questions

What is the current flow on the Androscoggin River?

As of Oct 19, 3:15 am, the USGS gauge Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine reads 2,160 cfs, the 22nd percentile for this date. Conditions update every 15 minutes.

What species can you catch on the Androscoggin River?

Anglers target Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass on the Androscoggin River in Maine.

Are there fishing guides on the Androscoggin River?

GuidedFloats lists 1 guide and outfitters on the Androscoggin River. Claimed profiles accept booking requests; unclaimed profiles are built from public records and link to the business.

Where can you access the Androscoggin River?

Errol, New Hampshire and Umbagog Lake: the head of the river and the top of the trout water. Pontook Reservoir and the Thirteen Mile Woods: upper river access along Route 16. Bethel and Gilead: Maine accesses in the best brown trout water. Rumford and Dixfield: middle river accesses. Turner and Leeds: valley ramps in the smallmouth reach. Lewiston and Auburn: lower river access near the gauge.

When is the best time to fish the Androscoggin River?

April through June: high water, then the best brown trout fishing as it drops; smelt and salmon up top. July and August: summer flows, evening hatches on the upper river, prime smallmouth in the valley. September and October: fall browns and the best water clarity of the year. Winter: limited; check current Maine open water rules by section.

Where are the fishing regulations for the Androscoggin River?

Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Maine agency site: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules/index.html