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yellowned

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squam help
« on: Sep 10, 2018, 04:12 PM »
Hello to all, up at squam vacationing with the wife.
Going to try for some salmon on squam where we are renting
for the week. any help on depth for salmon would be great.
thanks in advance.

zwiggles

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Re: squam help
« Reply #1 on: Sep 10, 2018, 04:44 PM »
Big or little swuam? What do you have for gear? When will
You be up there?

There’s nice ones in there but it’s a very difficult lake to fish. Lots of rocks that will take tour lower end off. I have only caught cold water species during the winter. Never had much luck trolling except for bass.

yellowned

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Re: squam help
« Reply #2 on: Sep 10, 2018, 05:58 PM »
big squam 16 ft lund explorer with a down rigger.

yellowned

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Re: squam help
« Reply #3 on: Sep 10, 2018, 06:00 PM »
we are here at squam now this week. rain now hope will see the sun.

zwiggles

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Re: squam help
« Reply #4 on: Sep 10, 2018, 07:25 PM »
Do you have  a stacker for your downrigger? Any lead core?

If I only had one downrigger, and no other way to get a line down deep I would just go bass fishing. I might jig over some over the deeper holes in the lake and hope for a cold water fish, but I don’t think I would troll. Bass fishing is way to good there.

That being said I would run your rigger as deep as you dare, and put a DB smelt, or Top Gun spoon out behind it at 2+\-mph, if I was set on trolling. Concentrate on hiding from the sun early, and fishing the deep sections of water in that area. Then go to the deepest section of the lake once the sun comes up and do the same thing.

If you are by yourself and only have the downrigger to get down deep I’d also run a line in the prop wash, and catch some bass to keep me occupied. If you don’t have a release for the DR that can be set very lightly be sure to check for those mini smallmouth, that seem to lurk at the lower depths, often.

It’s a really awesome lake to be on this time of year. Beautiful setting, but the trout/salmon don’t come easy there.

meatandmetal

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Re: squam help
« Reply #5 on: Sep 11, 2018, 05:30 AM »
Fish for the salmon in the morning then go for the smallies in the afternoon you should have plenty of action.

Hottuna5150

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Re: squam help
« Reply #6 on: Sep 11, 2018, 05:35 AM »
Zwiggles hit the nail on the head. Smallmouth fishing this time of year is just fantastic but fishing the deeper zones with a rigger (or jigging leadcore) can still reward you with a rainbow or salmon (lakers are dreadful slow in Squam). The kent Island Bowl was productive a few weeks ago especially the transition to the 50ft flats opposite sandwich bay. Small gold cowbell ahead of a db smelt or aj tandem fly. Good Luck!

yellowned

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Re: squam help
« Reply #7 on: Sep 11, 2018, 06:25 AM »
thanks for all the info. I will fish for salmon early. then
switch to smallies . The lake is so awesome tons of bass
everywhere.

jibbs

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Re: squam help
« Reply #8 on: Sep 11, 2018, 09:53 AM »
I had tourney there Saturday...lots of big smallies in the 15 to 25 foot range
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yellowned

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Re: squam help
« Reply #9 on: Sep 11, 2018, 10:28 AM »
Does anyone know the winning results
for tournament on sunday on squam

jibbs

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Re: squam help
« Reply #10 on: Sep 12, 2018, 07:40 AM »
Does anyone know the winning results
for tournament on sunday on squam
21 plus for 8 fish
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MikeF-NH

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Re: squam help
« Reply #11 on: Sep 13, 2018, 05:00 AM »
If you've never been on Squam before...be VERY careful going out before day late (and after). MANY MANY rocks and reefs. Tough to get through the islands. When in doubt, come off plane. I've never trolled there but if I did, I would go past the islands to the bigger basin over by deephaven. Navionics will help spare you from losing your downrigger ball. Pretty lake...I may have to hit it one more time before putting the boat away.

yellowned

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Re: squam help
« Reply #12 on: Sep 25, 2018, 03:24 PM »
When do they stock squam with salmon. How many do they usually put in?

 



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