Lake Winnisquam 2022 Fall diving

[oldflounder]

I am hoping to get away from the ocean and get back into lake diving again this summer and fall. I will post when I will be going and hopefully some of you may wish to meet up with me and join in some shallow SD/SO dives at Ahern until the frigid water hits.

[oldflounder]

Going to Pot Island tomorrow to explore shallows at noon.

[WinnisquamZ]

I believe it’s Potts Island. Anyhow, it’s a mystery to me why it isn’t occupied or used in someway. Haven’t seen a soul in five seasons. Years ago I was informed it’s owned by a older couple in Laconia.


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[oldflounder]

Liability. insurance, permits, environmental impact issues. Gone are those days back in the 50's when you could just homestead on an island for the summer and no one worried about it.

[oldflounder]

Is it Pot Island or Potts Island? As a local resident I am sure you are probably right [historically] but all the maps I see [and google] say it is called Pot island. Somewhere along the way the name may have been changed. I haven't dug deep enough into the local history to find the Potts family but it would make sense to name it after a prior owner and not a kitchen utensil.

[WinnisquamZ]

Is it Pot Island or Potts Island? As a local resident I am sure you are probably right [historically] but all the maps I see [and google] say it is called Pot island. Somewhere along the way the name may have been changed. I haven't dug deep enough into the local history to find the Potts family but it would make sense to name it after a prior owner and not a kitchen utensil.

Will pull out my old map and check. Give me a few minutes


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[WinnisquamZ]

Will pull out my old map and check. Give me a few minutes


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I was mistaken. Haven’t pulled this map out for years. It is named Pot on the oldest map I have from ‘66

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[oldflounder]

The history of that name is curious.

[oldflounder]

I like this site http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/us_nh_00870960-lake-winnisquam-nautical-chart.html for underwater contours.

[oldflounder]

Tomorrow [Saturday] will hopefully be arriving around 9:30 at Ahern to do some exploring of the underwater terrain. Nubble is going to be a zoo w/ divers and tourists on a holiday weekend. Not to mention the traffic. Won't be going near that place!

[oldflounder]

Will be going to Ahern mid-morning tomorrow [Saturday] if my head cold has passed by then. Otherwise maybe Sunday. Water is still comfortable.

[oldflounder]

Went yesterday and today. Water is 75 surface and comfortable. Viz is 15' +. Still bathing suit conditions, if so minded, for a short shallow dive.

[oldflounder]

I plan to go to Ahern again this Saturday mid-morning. I'll post the lake conditions afterwards. Water should start to cool off in the next couple weeks so I want to use the thin suit as much as I can before that happens.