First time on Winnie

mcro · 07-23-2005, 07:13 PM

Fished the lake for the first time Fri. the 22nd. Drove up from RI 2.75 hours. Put the boat in at Downs Landing in Alton at 8:00am. Fished the right side of Alton Bay for about 1.5 hours and managed only one smallie on spinnerbait. Went out to the main water, turned left and fished the shore opposite Rattlesnake Island. No luck. Then shot across to Winter harbor and picked up one small largemouth on watermellon colored jig. Caught one more small largemouth on a super fluke under the bridge leading to the Basin. That was it for the day. Slow fishing but what a beautiful place! I had my son with me who is home on leave from Iraq and he felt the same even though he caught no fish. Having fished primarily RI and CT lakes I was amazed at the size of this place as well as the water clarity. So where are the bass hotspots during the summer? (Charlie Moore catches them all the time!) It took me 2 hours just to find some lily pads and weeds. Any info regarding summertime bass patterns/locations would be appreciated. I think I may return again this summer and also in the fall so any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike C.

07-23-2005, 07:13 PM	#1
mcro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First time on Winnie Fished the lake for the first time Fri. the 22nd. Drove up from RI 2.75 hours. Put the boat in at Downs Landing in Alton at 8:00am. Fished the right side of Alton Bay for about 1.5 hours and managed only one smallie on spinnerbait. Went out to the main water, turned left and fished the shore opposite Rattlesnake Island. No luck. Then shot across to Winter harbor and picked up one small largemouth on watermellon colored jig. Caught one more small largemouth on a super fluke under the bridge leading to the Basin. That was it for the day. Slow fishing but what a beautiful place! I had my son with me who is home on leave from Iraq and he felt the same even though he caught no fish. Having fished primarily RI and CT lakes I was amazed at the size of this place as well as the water clarity. So where are the bass hotspots during the summer? (Charlie Moore catches them all the time!) It took me 2 hours just to find some lily pads and weeds. Any info regarding summertime bass patterns/locations would be appreciated. I think I may return again this summer and also in the fall so any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike C.