I didn't make it to Mascoma today due to an illness in the boat (not the boat but a person who was to be in the boat got sick.)
I did go to Winni on Saturday but didn't have a fishing rod. I took a friend scuba diving in hopes of finding some lost gear from last month. No luck but he wants to try again. He loved the area. He was in CLEAR water at 30 feet. He gave me details of sandy bottom and boulders the size of Volkswagons. He also saw a bunch of smallies that wanted to follow him around. He said they ranged from 10-20 inches in length.
One disturbing thing he saw, involved anglers. He covered a grid about 75 yards long and about 20 feet wide. He couldn't believe the amount of fishing line he saw down there. It was everywhere. Three years ago he was diving on another lake and swam into so much line he got caught up in it real bad. He was thankful to carry a knife because he wasn't going to pull himself out without it. Just some food for thought.