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Grant · 10-04-2005, 01:32 PM

The area around the north side of Rattlesnake is close to the deepest part of the Lake, and the surrounding islands features some of the best fishing in Winnipesaukee. You'll have species that hang deeper in the cooler water during the warm months that come in toward shore to feed on schooling baitfish, etc. The shore of Diamond Island, the neighboring island off the northern nose of Rattlesnake, gets deep quite quickly, and there are lots of fish in the area. Off the southern end, where tiny Ship and Moose islands mark a long shoal, I've found lots of evidence of ample salmon fishing while diving -- including a full set of new downrigger balls and line wedged in the rocks. Someone obviously thought that they were fishing nice and deep, and crept up on the shoal, where the rocks claimed the riggers.

10-04-2005, 01:32 PM	#12
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Fish in the Area The area around the north side of Rattlesnake is close to the deepest part of the Lake, and the surrounding islands features some of the best fishing in Winnipesaukee. You'll have species that hang deeper in the cooler water during the warm months that come in toward shore to feed on schooling baitfish, etc. The shore of Diamond Island, the neighboring island off the northern nose of Rattlesnake, gets deep quite quickly, and there are lots of fish in the area. Off the southern end, where tiny Ship and Moose islands mark a long shoal, I've found lots of evidence of ample salmon fishing while diving -- including a full set of new downrigger balls and line wedged in the rocks. Someone obviously thought that they were fishing nice and deep, and crept up on the shoal, where the rocks claimed the riggers. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."