Cynthia and I made reservations at the lodge in order to spend two days ice fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee. The Oliver Lodge is located on the shore, a few miles east of downtown Meredith. I thought that we would be staying in a small cabin. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that we would be staying in the main lodge.
Being the only guests staying in the main section of the lodge we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Our amenities included a bedroom with a lake view, a large modern kitchen, an even larger dinning room and a truly enormous gameroom/sunroom overlooking the lake. Large stone fireplaces, antiques, plus mounted fish and game animals gave the place an authentic outdoorsy look. The accommodations alone are enough to lure us back for another stay next year. The fishing wasn’t too bad either.
We started our fishing at about noon on the first day. It was slow which is typical of most days when fishing on the large two tip up lakes in New Hampshire that are managed for Lake Trout and Salmon. A little bit before sundown we started to get some flags and pretty soon caught our first fish, a 19 inch Lake Trout. A few minutes later we caught another same size Laker.
Day two was less successful. I think this spot has potential. Oliver Lodge is a great place to stay and at least it’s a spot where we can find Lake Trout in the Winter.
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