Author Topic: Anyone know? (Read 4655 times)

nhtroutfreak · « **on:** Oct 23, 2007, 04:09 PM »

Thinking about ice fishing Lake Sunapee at least once this season. I've heard mixed reviews of the fishing there. Any suggestions? Where to go, What to use for bait etc?
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pickeral boy · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 04:46 PM »

Don't mean to be pain but's it's spelled Hampshire.

cdc · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 05:12 PM »

Quote from: pickeral boy on Oct 23, 2007, 04:46 PM

Don't mean to be pain but's it's spelled Hampshire.

Good catch

cdc · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 05:27 PM »

I've only ice fished that swamp once. We were fishing for lakers...We went on the ice off of rt103 and fished neer great Island...
I dont remember catching any fish... $:-\$

sst4life · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 05:40 PM »

Fished it growig up and I dont ever remember catching anything out of there either.

jgguppyboy2 · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 23, 2007, 10:12 PM »

The lake is on the rebound and doing very well. Some very nice lake trout were netted by fish and game a few years back. There are some monsters in there. You probably have just as good a chance catching a big one there as you do winni. A lot of people rave about winni's lake trout.... and dont get me wrong it is loaded with them and they are healthy fish. but if its a trophy your going after, I would hit winnisquam, newfound, sunapee, or even squam before winni. If you look into it I think you'll find winnisquam produces some of the largest lakers but the fish can be fewer and far between than winni. I've had many 15+ fish days on winni in the 19-23in range! great fight no matter what size though! I cant wait to get out on the ice again and slam the lakers!

~Stefan~

ice fishNH · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 26, 2007, 11:43 AM »

I know of a couple lakers that were taken last winter off Sunapee that were over 10lbs.

PSUfishman · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 18, 2007, 11:56 PM »

In the past two years i got a 9 pound laker and a salmon that went five and a quarter (trolling)....its not fast and furious but they are in there

Bucktale · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 03:34 AM »

Never fished over there because it was pretty much general knowledge in the ice fishing community here in NH that it would be a waste of time. Have friends who fished it in the warmer months and did poorly. If you want big fish Winnisquam's the place to go, just have to remember Martel's is no longer open (can you believe that!) so you have to stop at the store at Mosquito Bridge for bait.

BuckeyeFisher · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 10:43 AM »

Martel's is closed? What happened. Where have I been? Oh yeah, hunting imaginary deer. Are they really closed?

BuckeyeFisher · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 10:47 AM »

I googled this. I guess I've been in lala land for the last few months.

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070825/CITIZEN_01/708250030

duck doctor · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 06:08 PM »

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070825/CITIZEN_01/708250030

duck doctor · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 06:14 PM »

Just read the article.....man that really sucks!

rockhound57 · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 09:20 AM »

Just E-m the author, waiting to ~~here~~ hear

if he has further update

fishingonly2002 · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 11:43 AM »

I can see the guy with 400 bucks worth of certificates getting a little ticked, but for the guys whining about 10 and 20 bucks thats a little selfish, guys having a rough time as it is losing the store im sure people whining about 10 dollars worth of terminal tackle isnt going to make him feel a lot better.

that sucks, I hate seeing tackle shops closing, my old town lost both its nice tackle shops, and they were both replaced by firkin dry cleaners!!

~Neal

duck doctor · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 12:20 PM »

It was a common thing to hear "I stopped by Martel's" on the ice for as long as I can remember. That store has some history and it is a shame it is gone!

luvtrout · « **Reply #16 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 04:27 PM »

Rumor has it, the owner of the building is activley looking for someone to reopen as a tackle shop as it was before. Mabey as soon as dec. 1

Bucktale · « **Reply #17 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 05:51 PM »

No more Martel's but then, William sold the business some years ago so it really wasn't Martel's anyway!! I see some signs of life there but nothing encouraging enough to think it might reopen before the ice sets up.

Bucktale · « **Reply #18 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 06:02 PM »

You're right Duck Doctor, it is a shame to see a place with that much history go down the drain, it just ain't the same anymore down there on the lake. I can remember stopping there for bait with my dad in the late 50's and early 60's and stand in water while William netted out the bait.

cSpike · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 23, 2007, 06:35 PM »

Neal, according to the article the guy that was just in there was a Lawyer. I doubt he's hurting. Looks like it was in his girlfriends name, they musta split so he stopped making rent payments, maybe to get back at her , who knows. It does suck though. It was my favorite stop when fishing that area. Hope someone else occupies soon. Wish I could but thats a hell of a commute.

Spike

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