New England draws anglers from around the world to experience what the rest of us enjoy in our own back yards! From early-season streams to deep summer hotspots to winter's hardwater action, you could fish a different water every day for years without experiencing everything that New England fisheries have to offer.

Here's a look at 36 great trips to keep you busy year 'round:

JANUARY
Brook Trout
Crystal Lake, Maine
This southern Maine lake provides excellent fishing for brookies in the 12-to 16-inch range. Crystal Lake is also home to rainbow and brown trout. For brookies, jig with small lures or Swedish pimples fished about 15 feet down. For details on the town-owned access area, see DeLorme's Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, page 5.

Largemouth Bass
Pemigewasset Lake, N.H.
The state-owned boat launch at this popular hardwater bass lake off Route 104 gets more angler use in winter than over the summer. Pemigewasset Lake is also home to smallmouths, pickerel, yellow perch and black crappies, providing plenty of fast action for ice-anglers.

Brown Trout
Mashapaug Lake, Conn.
This 287-acre lake in Union is stocked annually with brown trout and rainbow trout.

Last winter, anglers reported pulling 18-inch brown trout up through the ice. Access may be had in Bigelow Hollow State Park off Route 171.

FEBRUARY
Lake Trout
Newfound Lake, N.H.
This 4,106-acre lake is in the towns of Bridgewater, Bristol, Hebron and Alexandria. In addition to lunker lakers, Newfound Lake provides good fishing for rainbow trout.

Try large bucktail jigs with cut bait, or use live suckers on tip-ups.

Public access is available in Wellington State Park on West Shore Road off Route 3.

For area details, see DeLorme's New Hampshire Atlas and Gazetteer, pages 39 and 35.

Northern Pike
Winchester Lake, Conn.
This 246-acre lake in Winchester gives up northern pike over 30 inches each winter. Winchester Lake is also home to good numbers of chain pickerel, yellow perch and sunfish to keep tip-up flags flying.

Public access may be had at the south end of the lake. Take Route 263 and then turn north on West Road.

Access is on the right.

Atlantic Salmon
Olney Pond, R.I.
This Lincoln pond is stocked during early winter with surplus brood stock Atlantic salmon whenever they are available. Most stocked fish weigh between 5 and 12 pounds.