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 over the last 50 years have been an essential part of operating my 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 7, 2018

 

Fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee is hot!  Salmon and Trout are being caught on downriggers between 40'-50' over the deeper water using A.J.'s attractors and lures such as Top Guns and Mooselook Wobblers.  If using leadcore, let out 8-10 colors.

LURE HOT COLORS: 

White Pearl

Red Gray Ghost

Orange/Yellow

Brown Trout

Blue Pearl

SINGLE FLIES:
Golden Demon
Firesmelt
Orange Crush

 

 

Smallmouth Bass are in the deeper waters so target them at structures such as drop off's, underwater humps and marker buoys.  The hot bait is LIVE Crayfish but you can use artificial baits such as senko's, tube jigs, stickbaits and spinnerbaits.  Fish the weeds for the Largemouth Bass with LIVE Shiners,  frogs, spinnerbaits or large rubber worms.

 

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 Weirs, Meredith & Center Harbor Town docks.

  

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

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  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

 

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NOW AVAILABLE:

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

~ 2018 Hunting/Fishing Licenses &

2019 OHRV registrations. 

 

To purchase your ATV club membership in advance  click here (WE DO NOT SELL MEMBERSHIPS AT THE STORE)

 

To purchase your fishing license in advanceclick here.

(ONLY CASH OR CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS AT THE STORE)  

 



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As always, send us your fish pics! 

 



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