Could there be a moose on Little Bear Island?

kunamola · 11-07-2005, 10:10 PM

Would it make you feel better about storing your poopie pictures if you called it scat? No?, well would you believe some of us have actually bought books full of pictures of the stuff just for identification purposes? Sad, but true.

secondcurve · 11-09-2005, 06:59 PM

Grant:

Thanks for the comments on the fish. Upon closer examination of the pictures, it is definitely clear they are smallies. Was it legal to take fish off their beds back in 84 or were you just young and foolish? My guess is the latter. I did things back then that I wouldn't even consider now, also. It's funny how age adds to one's wisdom.

How about trout/salmon fishing, do you fish for these species? Do you see a lot of trout on your dives? My guess is that they are generally deeper than you dive in the summer. Have you ever been to the deepest part of the lake on a dive? It must be god awful cold and dark down there.

Thnaks again for the pictures.

Grant · 11-09-2005, 11:45 PM

As far as I know, they did not have specific regulations regarding bass on beds at that time, but I can't say for sure. Good thing is that we released 90% of what we caught, and we didn't catch them all on beds anyway. But now I don't even think about fishing the beds. Guilty as charged.

As far as diving goes, no -- haven't seen many trout while diving during the summer, although you can see them and the salmon schooling in the spring. Deepest I've gone in Winnipesaukee is only about 70 feet -- not much to see beyond there (much shallower than we do elsewhere). The deepest parts of Winni go much further. But if I can't see, why bother? In my opinion, the best diving in the Lake is between 20 and 50 feet. After all, it;s not how deep, but *where* you dive.

Wish I was diving up there this weekend. Heading up, but no dive buddies. Plus, the reg is headed back to the shop for a little tune up...

11-07-2005, 10:10 PM	#1
kunamola Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Virginia and Melvin Village, NH Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Scat Would it make you feel better about storing your poopie pictures if you called it scat? No?, well would you believe some of us have actually bought books full of pictures of the stuff just for identification purposes? Sad, but true.

11-09-2005, 11:45 PM	#3
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 377 Thanked 231 Times in 125 Posts	Cold, Dark, Murky As far as I know, they did not have specific regulations regarding bass on beds at that time, but I can't say for sure. Good thing is that we released 90% of what we caught, and we didn't catch them all on beds anyway. But now I don't even think about fishing the beds. Guilty as charged. As far as diving goes, no -- haven't seen many trout while diving during the summer, although you can see them and the salmon schooling in the spring. Deepest I've gone in Winnipesaukee is only about 70 feet -- not much to see beyond there (much shallower than we do elsewhere). The deepest parts of Winni go much further. But if I can't see, why bother? In my opinion, the best diving in the Lake is between 20 and 50 feet. After all, it;s not how deep, but where you dive. Wish I was diving up there this weekend. Heading up, but no dive buddies. Plus, the reg is headed back to the shop for a little tune up... __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

11-09-2005, 06:59 PM	#2
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 1,331 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	Grant: Thanks for the comments on the fish. Upon closer examination of the pictures, it is definitely clear they are smallies. Was it legal to take fish off their beds back in 84 or were you just young and foolish? My guess is the latter. I did things back then that I wouldn't even consider now, also. It's funny how age adds to one's wisdom. How about trout/salmon fishing, do you fish for these species? Do you see a lot of trout on your dives? My guess is that they are generally deeper than you dive in the summer. Have you ever been to the deepest part of the lake on a dive? It must be god awful cold and dark down there. Thnaks again for the pictures.