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100 Best Bass Lakes: Top 10 for 2019

After months of research, there is a new No. 1 lake in the country, with some super-hot fisheries right on its tail.

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<h4>3. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas</h4><i> [114,000 acres] </i><br><br>This east Texas lake rose to the top of the 2018 list thanks to the sheer number of huge sacks the reservoir produced. How has the lake changed in the past 12 months? Not much. The

100 Best Bass Lakes: Central

See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Central United States.

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<h4>1. St. Lawrence River (Thousand Islands), New York</h4><i>[50-mile stretch]</i><br><br>With so many superb smallmouth fisheries in the northeastern U.S., picking the best of the best is challenging. A Bassmaster Elite Series tournament here in late

100 Best Bass Lakes: Northeastern

See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Northeastern United States.

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<h4>2. Lake Guntersville, Alabama</h4><i> [69,000 acres] </i><br><br>To say the Big G is back may be an understatement. It seemed the fishing pressure had taken its toll over the past several years, and winning weights had been down. Now, not so much. A

100 Best Bass Lakes: Southeastern

See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Southeastern United States.

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<h4>4. Clear Lake, California</h4><i> [43,785 acres] </i><br><br>It’s hard to believe that California’s largest natural lake, ranked best in the state by Department of Fish and Wildlife senior environmental scientist Kyle Murphy, can be even better this

100 Best Bass Lakes: Western

See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Western United States.

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St. Lawrence River named best bass fishery in the nation

By B.A.S.S. Communications

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bassmaster Magazine has released the highly anticipated rankings of the best bass fisheries in the nation for 2019 and for the first time ever, New York’s St. Lawrence River...

New York is home to some of the most amazing bass lakes in the country. Here's a look at the six lakes that made it to the annual Top 100 Best Bass Lakes list that is published by Bassmaster Magazine each year. We are leaving the ranks they were given in

The Best Bass Lakes of New York

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<h4>1. Clear Lake, California</h4><br>[43,785 acres] The Golden State’s largest natural lake remains one of the best largemouth factories in the country. Home to more trophy bass in the 6- to 10-pound class than any other body of water in the West, it pr

100 Best Bass Lakes of 2018: Western

See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the Western United States.

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<h4>1. Lake St. Clair, Michigan</h4><br>[430 square miles] St. Clair emphatically claims the top spot in the Northeast region. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources collected the results from about 2,000 bass tournaments throughout the state in 20

100 Best Bass Lakes of 2018: Northeastern

See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the northeastern United States.

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<h4>1. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas</h4><br>[114,500 acres] One Texas biologist categorized this lake as “a fish factory,” and it lived up to that billing over the past 12 months by pumping out 20-pound stringers left and right. The 2017 Toyota Bassmaste

100 Best Bass Lakes of 2018: Central

See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the central United States.

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