When you go into Paugus Bay, just to the right as soon as you go in there is a culvert that goes into "Pickerel Cove" [see map] and Pickerel cove is just that. There are largemouth in also, but before you get near the culvert fish the area in front of it. Stay out 25 yards or so and fish the grass. There is a mixed bag of l.m. and s.m. in this area.
Wow- I just got to this thread and if I'm ever on Winnapasauke again I'll be sure to print this out and take it with me.
One other spot that you may want to try in Merideth is a smaller body of water called Lake Waukewan. It's about 1 mile wide and 3 miles long....deepest spots are around 80 feet but there are about 8 awesome coves spread out around the lake that have rock piles, pads and awesome weeds in water between 2-15ft. At night there are some spots that will produce small mouth on every other cast with top water plugs and jitterbugs. The water is crystal clear and there are big LM, SM and Pickerel in there. Mosquito Cove is my favorite day time spot and if you have a small boat you can launch right from the bridge...you'll see the cove and under the bridge is a 1 mile river (not much flow at all) that had tons of pads to fish.
Good Luck...I love NH!
One other spot that you may want to try in Merideth is a smaller body of water called Lake Waukewan. It's about 1 mile wide and 3 miles long....deepest spots are around 80 feet but there are about 8 awesome coves spread out around the lake that have rock piles, pads and awesome weeds in water between 2-15ft. At night there are some spots that will produce small mouth on every other cast with top water plugs and jitterbugs. The water is crystal clear and there are big LM, SM and Pickerel in there. Mosquito Cove is my favorite day time spot and if you have a small boat you can launch right from the bridge...you'll see the cove and under the bridge is a 1 mile river (not much flow at all) that had tons of pads to fish.
Good Luck...I love NH!
i was up there when you were!i was staying right next to Ellecoya State Beach at the Silver Sands,caught a bunch of Smallies right out front of the beach and Marina next door and in the moored sailboats.Smith Cove is indeed the place for Larries but i've caught some nice Smallies out in front of the cove on the shipwreck of The Lady of the Lake.We tried a lot of unmarked humps this trip n pulled a few fat Smallies out of 30 feet of water,I drop shot and the guy i was with Carolina Rigs,all in all it was a good time:-)