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Kennebec River – East Outlet

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Live Conditions

Kennebec River – East OutletKennebec River at The Forks (proxy)

Unfishable
9,390CFS
Discharge
6.61ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 17 min agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

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RisingFallingStable

24-Hr Pressure

28.25 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

65°FClear sky
Wind 10 mph28.25 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Overcast

66° / 56°

Tomorrow

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Drizzle

65° / 53°

0.01"

Sun

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Drizzle

68° / 54°

0.03"

Mon

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Drizzle

66° / 53°

0.18"

Stable conditions — watch for afternoon hatches, especially BWOs on overcast stretches.

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Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Kennebec River – East Outlet conditions.

🪰 Hatch Calendar

Kennebec River – East Outlet · June · Early Summer

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JanDec

Smelt tail end. CADDIS (size 14-16). Sulphurs (size 16-18). Hendrickson tail end. Salmon rising to dries.

Caddis

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About Kennebec River – East Outlet

Only 3.5 miles of water from Moosehead Lake's East Outlet Dam to Indian Pond — and one of Maine's premier wild landlocked salmon fly fisheries. Salmon average 2–4 lbs, with fish to 6 lbs in good years. The smelt-driven spring run is the headline event. Fly fishing only year-round, catch-and-release for salmon. A short river, but a serious one.

SmeltHendricksonCaddisSulphurBlue-Winged Olive

Regulations

Fly fishing ONLY year-round. Catch-and-release for salmon. Maine fishing license + Inland Salmon license required. Wading ideal below 1,800 CFS; access severely limited above 2,500 CFS. Check Maine DIFW for current slot limits.