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Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

Lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire's largest lake at roughly 44,500 acres in the Lakes Region, a premier coldwater and warmwater fishery. It is the state's marquee landlocked salmon and lake trout water, with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocking salmon annually. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and white perch are abundant in the bays and around the islands. Deep, clear water keeps salmon and lake trout active; ice fishing for salmon, lakers, and white perch is a major winter draw. Multiple public ramps ring the lake at Alton, Gilford, Meredith, and Wolfeboro.

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Overall bite score

Scored 10 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 46% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA100
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

8 tracked species in Lake Winnipesaukee, with the months each fishes best.

Smallmouth Bassabundant
White Perchabundant
Chain Pickerelcommon
Lake Troutcommon
Landlocked Salmoncommon
Largemouth Basscommon
Yellow Perchcommon
Black Crappiepresent

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyBelknap
StateNew Hampshire
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge01081000

Public concrete ramps at Glendale (Gilford), Alton Bay, Meredith, and Wolfeboro. No in-lake USGS gauge; water temperature uses the Winnipesaukee River at Tilton outflow gauge (USGS 01081000) plus a seasonal baseline. A New Hampshire fishing license is required.

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