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100 Best Bass Lakes: Top 10 for 2019

December 30, 2019 ... After months of research, there is a new No. 1 lake in the country, with some super-hot fisheries right on its tail.

<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

July 5, 2019 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Central United States.

<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

July 4, 2019 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Northeastern United States.

<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

July 3, 2019 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Southeastern United States.

<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

July 2, 2019 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries of 2019 located in the Western United States.

<h4>1. Clear Lake, California </h4>[43,785 acres] Flooding kept California’s largest natural lake closed to boaters for part of the year, giving bass an opportunity to take advantage of the added habitat with no pressure. When anglers could get out, five

25 Best Bass Lakes of 2017: Western

July 3, 2017 ... Bassmaster Magazine recently featured it's list of the 100 Best Bass Lakes. Here's a look at the 25 Best Bass Lakes out west.

<h4>1. Lake Erie, New York </h4>[30-mile radius from Buffalo] Given the many superb smallmouth fisheries in the Northeast region, ranking Lake Erie’s eastern basin number one in the region is quite a statement. The big lake is kicking out giant smallies

25 Best Bass Lakes of 2017: Northeastern

July 4, 2017 ... Bassmaster Magazine ranks the top 100 Best Bass Lakes each year, split by region. Look at the Top 25 Best Bass Lakes for the Western, ...

<h4>2. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas</h4>[114,500 acres] This lake is no longer playing second fiddle to its larger cousin to the east (Toledo Bend). In fact, the fishery has been on fire this year. The Bass Champs circuit stopped at Rayburn twice this sp

25 Best Bass Lakes of 2017: Central

July 5, 2017 ... Bassmaster Magazine ranks the top 100 Best Bass Lakes each year, split by region. Look at the Top 25 Best Bass Lakes for the Western, ...

<h4>1. Shearon Harris, North Carolina </h4>[4,100 acres] When one 40-plus-pound limit comes from a lake, heads turn. When two limits this size are produced two weekends in a row, it’s time to gas up the Tundra and head that way. This is precisely what ha

25 Best Bass Lakes of 2017: Southeastern

July 6, 2017 ... Bassmaster Magazine ranks the top 100 Best Bass Lakes each year, split by region. Look at the Top 25 Best Bass Lakes for the Western, ...

<h4>1. Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee </h4><br>[36,240 acres] How about these for first-place winning weights with the Chattanooga Bass Association one-day events on The Chick in 2018: February 24, 34.77; March 17, 42.91; April 14, 26.94; and May 12, 42.48.

100 Best Bass Lakes of 2018: Southeastern

October 15, 2018 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the southeastern United States.

<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

October 18, 2018 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the central United States.

<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

October 23, 2018 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the northeastern United States.

<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

October 27, 2018 ... See the top 25 best bass fisheries located in the Western United States.

St. Lawrence River named best bass fishery in the nation

July 1, 2019 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bassmaster Magazine has released the highly anticipated rankings of the best bass fisheries in the nation for 2019 and for the first...