Fishing near South Berwick in York County, ME

3.13 Rating based on 20 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Tiger Trout, Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Mackerel, Brook Trout, Pollock, Bluegill
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 72
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 33
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Check out this view of the Cocheco River in Rochester, NH.
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Here's a covered bridge that spans the Cocheco River!
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Here's the Cocheco River in Rochester, NH.
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Big Bass at Bellamey(Madbury Res.) near South Berwick

Big Bass at Bellamey(Madbury Res.)

The bass was ina about four feet of water by some dead wood.

Sorry I don't own a scale but it was big.
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bass number 2 near South Berwick

bass number 2

Cast out to the current running along the cement pylons of some industrial building.
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8/13/06 - Wells Beach, ME near South Berwick

8/13/06 - Wells Beach, ME

2006 1St Fluke - 10in
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Top Fishing Spots near South Berwick

Cox Pond
Cox Pond

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York River
York River

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Great Works River
Great Works River

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York Pond
York Pond

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Beaver Dam Pond
Beaver Dam Pond

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Cider Mill Pond
Cider Mill Pond

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South Berwick Area Fish Species

Recent South Berwick Fishing Reports

Bellamy Res. Fishing Report Nov 12, 2015

Bellamy Res.

Willand Pond -

Large body of water with plenty of shallows in the warmer months, to shallow in many places, but fantastic as the water deepens for Bass, Crappies, an...

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Big bass at the Madbury Res. Fishing Report Jul 29, 2009

Big bass at the Madbury Res.

Madbury Res. on 9 west. -

Nice location just on the outskirts of town. Real clean, no trash just good fishing.

Bass weight? I don't own a scale. Measured 23 inche...

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8/13/06 - Wells Beach - Wells, ME Fishing Report Jun 18, 2008

8/13/06 - Wells Beach - Wells, ME

Wells Beach, ME -

***Another old trip*** Only time Ive fished here. At the time I got my biggest Striper and also got my 1 and only Fluke....

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Bellamy Resevoir Fishing Report Jun 20, 2011

Bellamy Resevoir

Bellamy Resevoir, Madbury NH -

Slow day on Bellamy Res., Fished for a few hours on Sunday morning with a friend. Only landed 3 small largemouth, nothing special....

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Good day , but an odd catch Fishing Report Jul 20, 2014

Good day , but an odd catch

Bellamy Reservoir , Barrington , NH -

Spent a half day out at Bellamy Reservoir in Barrington NH. Fairly productive day as I caught 11 bass 1 pickerel and an eyeball. Not Intentional mind ...

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striper Fishing Report Jul 02, 2008

striper

Pisc river -

we have been out 3 times and caught every time on live mackerel

all were between 21 and 24...

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Baits and Tackle used near South Berwick

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  • Caught the big one on a bass assasin rubber shad! Arkansas color.
  • Live linning a mackerel
    I did not weigh it or measure it! I just wanted to get it back in the water as soon as possible before it ate my fingers! It was the biggest blue I ever caught though.
  • Watermelon Dinger
  • Wacky rigged 4" senkos

    White
  • nightcrawler with a bobber
  • Top Water Red Tube and Sand Worms

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Mackerel
  • Fresh live mackeral
  • fishing bottom with hand dug worms

Soft Baits Check Prices

Creature Check Prices

  • Berkley Havoc Pit Boss

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • phoebe lure

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • zara spook puppy

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • crawfish lure
  • crawfish plastic lure

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • Caffiene Shad

Jigs Check Prices

  • silver,green skirt

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Koppers Live Target Rainbow Smelt
  • deep runner crankbait....
  • minnow type Lure
  • tried one of my new Lures. small bait fish looking Lure

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • tried a few different lures b4 this one none was working...small spinnerbait
  • i was fishing a homemade tandem rig...weedless green minnow bait and a spinnerbait ...hooked the bas on the spinnerbait...i don't know if the other lure helped or not

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • #8 hook with some weight 8-10 inches up on the line
  • nightcrawler with weight drifted along the bottom
  • half a nightcrawler on a 2 way spinner trolling at#5 back towards boat launch
  • nightcrawler with a bobber
  • nightcrawler with a bobber
  • fished a nightcrawler with a bobber
  • fished a nightcrawler on a #4 or 6 snelled hook with a snap swivel
  • nightcrawler with splitshot weight
  • half a nightcrawler on #8 hook with beads and a spinner on the line for added attraction

Herring Check Prices

Saltwater Baits Check Prices

  • Calms

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Mepps #6 Bronze and Orange
  • a couple of types of different of single hook only lures

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

Saltwater Jig Check Prices

  • cast masters and diamond jig
  • Giant swedish pimple

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • Micro King
    Caffiene Shad
  • micro King

Worm Check Prices

  • Green/white Senko rigged weedless with a 1/0 red hook
  • green/white senko , rigged weedless with a 1/0 hook
  • Texas + wacky senkos Black yellow or blue flake and Sidewinder worm blk/red flake
  • berkley gulp power bait nightcrawler on a #4 or 6 with a bobber.
  • Wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • wacky-rigged yum dinger

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • Dark senko texas rigged

Other Check Prices

  • berkley gulp nightcrawler powerbait
  • just some good old rainbow paste
  • clams

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