I have been in the tackle retail business since the age of 16 and have been fishing Lake Winnipesaukee since I was five years old.  My passion for fishing and knowledge of the lake have been an essential part of operating the
business.  Seasonally, we’re open 7 days a week and I can be found in the store 95% of the time.

~Alan J. Nute, Owner

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A.J.'s Fishing Report

May 20, 2018

Fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee has been good with several large, healthy Salmon being caught daily.  Suggestions for catching would be to use tandem flies, live bait, Top Guns or Mooselooks.  Let out 3-4 colors of leadcore or have your depth from top-25' down on the downriggers.

There are also many places to fish from shore that have open water such as: Winnipesaukee River (flows from Weirs Channel to Paugus Bay and through Lakeport Dam/Opechee area), Winnipesaukee River (through Laconia to Dixon Point at Lake Winnisquam), Lochmere Dam at Silver Lake, open water at Lake Winnisquam (where the river drains into the lake), Long Island Bridge in Moultonboro, Governors Island Bridge in Gilford, Smith River inlet at Wolfeboro Bay, and the Meredith & Center Harbor Town docks.

Live Smelt, Shiners or worms under a slip bobber will work for salmon and trout as well as small jigs.

The Newfound River in Bristol offers great fly-fishing-only water that can often produce drop-down rainbows and an occasional salmon. 

Check back often for updates.

Click below for NH ice fishing rules and regulations

NOW AVAILABLE:

~ LIVE BAIT:  Smelt, Golden Shiners (Small, Medium, Large), Worms (Dillies, Crawlers, Trout, Spikes & Mealworms).

~ 2018 Hunting/Fishing Licenses &

OHRV registrations.  

To purchase your fishing license in advance click here. (ONLY CASH OR CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS AT THE STORE)  

 Click on our facebook page here for current fishing pictures and our current inventory.

AJ & his team would like to thank you for shopping local and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Check back often for updates!  

 Change the color of your bait ...now available at A.J.'s Bait & Tackle! Pautzke fire dye chartreuse & orange colors...they look great!! Check it out! https://youtu.be/iF7xPoGIjWE

. As always, send us your fish pics! 

 Click below for LIVE webcams on Lake Winni



Lake Winnipesaukee bays and coves on the webcams below.  

•  Paugus Bay
•  Meredith Neck
•  Meredith Bay
  
•  Weirs Beach
•  Center Harbor
  
•  Gilford Beach
•  Smith Cove
•  Black Cat
•  Alton Bay
•  Moultonboro Neck
•  Moultonboro Bay
•  Wolfeboro
•  Wolfeboro Bay
  
•  Melvin Village
• Lake Winnipesaukee

OTHER LAKES REGION BIG LAKES

•   Winnisquam Lake
•   Newfound Lake
•   Little Squam Lake
•  Squam Lake