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Thanks for the responses. We will check out the outskirting areas of Lewiston-Auburn. The fishing sounds good. As well as some other areas in Maine. We are definitely thinking small town instead of a 'city'. We don't need a lot of stores as the wife isn't into the shopping, thank goodness. We are pretty much alike and just need the necessities (like a good place for fishing supplies! ) We live a pretty simple life. We are also considering the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire and the Sebago Lake area of Maine. We like the cooler climate. Florida is a mite hot for us. Visiting family there is good, but really don't want to live there. We really like the idea of being able to fish without getting eaten by an gator, or bitten by something poisonous! The New York or Smokey Mt. (Tenn.) areas sound nice, too as long as the snakes aren't too thick! But, we really love the freshly caught seafood though! I guess we are a bit spoiled! Now if only gas prices would drop so we can do more of our exploring by boat instead of online! If you have a few names of good smallie lakes we could try out and explore their nearby areas for housing etc, let me know! Thanks again!

Hi We hoping to get some suggestions. We are looking for a place to settle in for retirement. We are looking at Southern or Central New Hampshire and also Southern or Central Maine. My other half and I would like to relocate to an area known for good small mouth and large mouth fishing with some trout waters if possible. (We fly fish as well as spin fish) It would be nice to find multiple bodies of water with good fishing a short driving distance from each other. We have a fairly small boat so large lakes like Winnapasauki would not be our first choice. Our ideal retirement would be fishing 3 or 4 days a week in a rural setting. We would appreciate your thoughts.