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Bassmaster Magazine's list of the Best Bass Lakes is a little different this year. Six lakes from the southeast made it into the overall top 25 (Guntersville, Pickwick, Chickamauga, Okeechobee, Seminole and Santee Cooper) In addition to the Top 25 of the Decade, here are the "best of the rest" lakes in the Southeastern region over the past ten years.
Rodman Reservoir, Florida
Rodman Reservoir is a 9,500-acre reservoir in central Florida, southwest of Palatka.
Photo: Helen White
Lake Murray, South Carolina
Lake Murray is in central South Carolina and 50,000 acres. When it was created in 1930, it was the world's largest man-made reservoir.
Photo: Ron Hale
Lake Tohopekaliga
Lake Tohopekaliga is in central Florida near Kissimmee, and covers 22,700 acres.
Photo: Ronnie Moore
Lake Istokpoga, Florida
Lake Istokpoga is a 26,000-acre lake in Florida. It's average depth is 4 feet.
Photo: Vance McCullough
Lake Eufaula, Alabama/Georgia
Lake Eufaula is 45,000 acres on the border of Alabama and Georgia.
Photo: James Overstreet
Falls Lake, North Carolina
Falls Lake is a 12,410-acre lake that was impounded in 1981 to prevent flooding along the Neuse River.
Photo: North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
St. Johns River, Florida
The St. Johns River is 310 miles long, beginning in Jacksonville, Florida and ending in the St. Johns Marsh near Okeechobee.
Photo: Thomas Allen
Shearon Harris Lake, North Carolina
Shearon Harris Lake is a 4,100-acre lake near Raleigh, North Carolina.
Photo: Harris Lake County Park
Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia/South Carolina
Clarks Hill Lake sits on the border of South Carolina and Georgia and is near Augusta, Georgia.
Photo: Gary Tramontina
Lake Hartwell, Georgia/South Carolina
Lake Hartwell is on the border of Georgia and South Carolina and has a surface area of 87.5 square miles.
Photo: B.A.S.S.
Editors Note: Kentucky/Barkley Lakes would have made this ranking based on historical rankings, but the current Asian carp invasion has created a severe negative impact to the fisheries. Since the future of bass fishing success here is questionable, the lakes were replaced by the next highest ranking body of water.
For 2020 Bassmaster Magazine ranks the Top 25 Best Bass Lakes of the Decade. Also check out the best of the rest Best Bass Lakes for the Central, Western, Southeastern and Northeastern regions.
