New Hampshire
Lakes Area Bass Guide
Fishing on Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake

"Premiere smallmouth fishing surrounded by mountains and rolling hills."

Full & Half Day Trips

Tackle and Drinks Provided

The Emphasis is on YOU and a Memorable Trip

E-Mail: jimfnh@aol.com

Lake Winnipesaukee: Lake Winnipesaukee has been referred to as New Hampshire's "jewel", 44,565 acres of smallmouth heaven. Winnipesaukee is 26 miles long with 182 miles of shoreline, 374 islands, countless mid-lake humps, shoals, points, and coves with varying depths. There's a big variety of structure and cover, including deep water grass lines, all with tremendous amounts of forage supporting a huge smallmouth population.

Squam Lake: Next door in Holderness, New Hampshire, hidden shoreline cottages have kept Squam Lake a remote north country lake. Squam Lake was formed more than a million years ago when receding glaciers left several granite basins forming gin clear lakes with beautifully wooded shorelines. Squam Lake has a number of these basins and can be viewed as several lakes in one. Big Squam Lake is only 6,675 acres but has 65 miles of shoreline, 67 Islands, a considerable amount of vegetation, and a huge crayfish population, the primary forage for Squam Lake smallmouth.

Rates
Full Day - Min.7 hours $250
Half Day - 4 hours $175 6/1/01
Tackle and drinks provided.
Sorry, no alcohol.
*Deposit to confirm date.

What to Bring
Visor type hat
Raingear
Polarized sunglasses
Sunscreen
Camera & film

*Deposit is refundable up to 7 days before the charter.

FISHING LICENSE
A New Hampshire fishing license is required for residents age 16 and older and all non-residents.


SEASONS
SPRING: From ice out until water temperatures reach the upper 40's it's mostly searching deep water points and drop-offs near spawning areas with jig and pig combinations, grubs and a 1/4 -ounce Silver Buddy. Fishing can be painfully slow but this is when chances for BIG smallmouths are good. Once temperatures are on the rise and weather patterns are stable, the real fun begins. When surface temperatures reach about 48-degrees, smallmouths will start coming up after suspending Rogues. As temperatures reach the mid to upper 50's, it's time for topwater lure's like the gold Bomber Long-A and medium to deep diving crankbaits. This is smallmouth fishing at its best - a time when action can be non-stop for days - as long as weather patterns remain stable that is. Peak activity may run from early May through most of June.

SUMMER: During early morning hours, top water action remains good through most of the summer. Once the sun is up, fishing "cabbage" in 10 to 12 feet of water along drop-offs and deep water grasslines mixed with rock, shale and gravel  to about 25 to 35-feet with Carolina Rig lizards, grubs, tube baits and spider jigs will produce best.

FALL: Fishing fall smallmouth patterns is almost spring fishing in reverse. Starting about the second or third week of September, water temperatures start to cool and smallmouths get active, fattening up for the long winter months. This is when smallmouth fishing is nearly as good as spring time; on many days, spinnerbait and topwater action is almost non-stop.  And fishing when fall foliage explodes into bright reds, oranges and yellows in the surrounding hills and mountain ranges is unbeatable.


                        PERSONAL
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Ranger-364 bass boat-fully rigged.
-Fishing the Lakes Area since 1980.
-Local and Regional Tournament Angler since 1978.
-Member, New Hampshire Guides Association.
-Member, New Hampshire B.A.S.S. Federation since 1978.
          -President, 1990-93
         -Board of Directors, 1988-93
-Member New Hampshire B.A.S.S. Federaton State Team
          -1985-1987-1992-1995-1996-1998
-Publisher, New Hampshire B.A.S.S. Federation Magazine
          -1993 & 1994
-Member, New England Outdoor Writers Association
-Outdoor Writer:
          -Columnist, New England Outdoor Times
          -New Hampshire Wildlife Federation
          -Fishing World Magazine 1995
          -The Fisherman 1995



Winnipesaukee Accommodations:

http://www.lazyemotorinn.com

Lake Winnipesaukee Links:
Lake Winnipesaukee Home Page
Weirs Beach Online

Squam Lake Links:


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Kurt Damery's Bass Fishing Home Page

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Techniques of America's Top Bass Pro's
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Bass Master Shaw Grigsby: Notes on Fishing and Life
Smallmouth Bass
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
Advanced Bass Fishing
The Bass Fisherman's Bible
Bass Flies
Black Bass and The Fly Rod

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For more information please call or write:
Jim Flanders
Lakes Area Bass Guide
P.O. Box 457
Merrimack, N.H. 03054
E-Mail: jimfnh@aol.com



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