The Rye Beach area in New Hampshire. Just go there at low tide during the day and check it out. Great place to fish stripers. Fish after dark and you will have the place to yourself.
My friend Steve/ Offshore24 on here lives just North of Portland and they had a pretty slow year. Do you have access to a kayak? If so Casco Bay is full of rocky islands, reefs and flats. Just got to get to them.