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Where’s the best fishing?

Whether you’re trying to catch bass, salmon, or trout, your best bet is to try a guided fishing tour.

Or check out the State of NH’s Fish and Game Department guide to Lakes Region fishing, including Lake Winnipesaukee.

If you’re just looking for supplies, the Tackle Shack (603) 279-3152, located at 54 NH-25 C in Meredith, carries everything for fishing, from rods and reels to lures and bait. You can even puchase your NH fishing license there.

You can rent a fishing boat at Fay’s Boat Yard (603) 293-8000 in Gilford.

Generic postcards all extol about how good the fishing is in Lake Winnipesaukee and its surrounding towns. Some cards humorously exaggerate the point, with depictions of giant fish being caught.

THE 28 FISH SPECIES IN LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE

SPECIES
PHOTO
1. American Eel
2. Banded Killifish
3. Black Crappie
4. Bluegill
5. Bridle Shiner
6. Brook Trout
7. Brown Bullhead
8. Burbot (Cusk)
9. Chain Pickerel
10. Common Shiner
11. Common Sunfish
12. Creek Chubsucker
13. Fallfish
14. Golden Shiner
15. Lake Trout
16. Lake Whitefish
17. Landlocked Salmon
18. Largemouth Bass
19. Rainbow Smelt
20. Rainbow Trout
21. Redbreast Sunfish
22. Rock Bass
23. Slimy Sculpin
24. Smallmouth Bass
25. White Perch
26. White Sucker
27. Yellow Bullhead
28. Yellow Perch
A clipping from the 1930 Lakes Region Guide
1939 NH Fishing Regulations
Even the ladies back then liked to fish.