June 19, 2009

Fishing in Northern New Hampshire White Mountains with Trout Unlimited

Posted to Community Lifestyle, Joy Moore

Standing in the rain, on the bank of a private, well-cared for pond with Lupine flowers in full bloom, there I was fishing last night. I saw two, over 14 inch trout being caught, a brown and a rainbow. I wanted to take a picture, but its been rainy here for the last two days and it was way too wet for my camera. The trout were caught by our President of the Ammonoosuc Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Boy, can he fish, I never knew the trout could grow to that size. Last night was our last Directors Meeting until September, topped off with our brown bag grill fare and some planning for next year’s Chapter meetings, films, fly tying demonstrations and more. If you are a fisherman, or think you might like to fish here in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, you should consider joining us! We have a ball! Oh, by the way, I did catch something of my own, a frog by the leg, a first for the pond! New members are always welcome and ladies, fly fishing is terrific! While I work a lot at my real estate profession, I find fly fishing relaxing and fun, and quite frankly it can be good exercise, depending on where you are fishing! To see where the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocks fish, they have a website which shows areas of stocking.

Posted by:Joy Moore



June 16, 2009

Partridge Lake – Quiet, Spring Fed and Minutes from Downtown Littleton, NH

Posted to Joy Moore

In years past, families would move to their summer home on Partridge Lake, the men would car pool to town to work, while the family enjoyed the swimming, boating, fishing and just investigating the wonders of the lake. Today not much has changed, some camps have now become year round homes, the loon’s call can be heard echoing, a summer family or two of ducks swim the lake visiting the camps/home with the expectation of a piece of bread being offered. Yes this is a quiet lake community in fact the only one in Littleton.

The lake is a spring fed 99 acres and between 20 to 50 feet deep with a public boat launched mostly used by day fishermen. There are a number of year around residences, but most residences are Summer camps, that have been in the families for many years. To read more about the history of Partridge Lake, written by late historian Wilbur Willey, click here.

Water activities on the lake range from the small kayaks and canoes to waterskiing. Winter finds snow mobiling from your doorstep, cross country skiing or maybe trying your hand at ice fishing. Evening offers sunsets and porch sitting.

We currently have a year round home on spectacular Partridge Lake for sale. Am I partial to the lake, you bet. I have been fortunate to have friends who live on the lake and access it at least once a week for fishing, kayaking and more. It’s a wonderful lake just minutes from downtown Littleton and it is really a splendid neighborhood, within a great small town in America. For more on the home we have for sale on the lake, click here.

Posted by:Joy Moore