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

June 21, 2017  

Salmon & Trout fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee is great!  The big lake is again proving to produce some healthy, good sized fish this season.  We have seen some hefty salmon already!

Delaney Bazydlo and her 4.3lb Salmon caught with orange/yellow tiger spoon on May 27th

Lots of nice Rainbows being caught from docks & bridges on Lake Winni too!  See our Facebook Page for more pictures. 

It's trolling season and salmon are biting from the top down to 35', 2-7 colors on Leadcore.  Popular hardware for catching are horizontal and vertical attractors with Mini Guns, Top Guns, BB Guns, Suttons & A.J.'s custom streamer flies.  As always LIVE bait works great too!  

Hot Spoon Colors:

• Yellow/Orange Tiger
• Wonderbread #72
• Bloody Nose #93
• White Red Head #59
• 9-3 #9
• Glow 

Streamer Flies  (tandem)

• Firesmelt
• Black Ghost
• Grey Ghost
• Winnipesaukee Smelt  

Bass fishing is HOT!

The Bass are on their nests for spawning and are very aggressive!  A.J. suggests a rubber presentaion like Yum dingers, grubs, tubebaits and Crawbugs or stick baits such as Bomber, Rapala & Smithwick.  And of course... LIVE Crayfish & Hellgrammites are BASS CANDY.

Shore anglers can fish the Winnipesaukee River, which flows through the Weirs channel into Paugus Bay and through the Lakeport Dam/Lake Opechee area.  

Other areas include the Long Island Bridge in Moultonborough, Governors Island Bridge in Gilford, Smith River inlet at Wolfeboro Bay, and Meredith and Center Harbor town docks.  At these locations, shiners and worms under a bobber or small jigs will take salmon, as well as rainbow trout and an occasional lake trout. 

NOW AVAILABLE:

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

~ 2017 Hunting/Fishing Licenses &

2018 OHRV registrations. (ONLY CASH OR CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS)

 Click on our facebook page here for current fishing pictures.

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