Bass Fishing Lakes Guide

Seasonal patterns, best techniques, and real-time conditions for the top bass lakes across North America. Select a lake to see current weather, water temperature, solunar bite times, and ask Hank for personalized advice.

Southeast

Lake Guntersville

Lake Guntersville is Alabama's premier bass fishery and one of the top largemouth lakes in...

🏆 Record: 15 lbs 2 oz

Lake Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee is Florida's largest lake and a world-class largemouth fishery, known for ...

🏆 Record: 17 lbs 27 oz

Chickamauga Lake

Chickamauga Lake is a Tennessee River reservoir renowned for its largemouth and smallmouth...

Kentucky / Tennessee

Kentucky Lake is a TVA reservoir on the Tennessee River and one of the most-fished bass la...

Alabama / Tennessee / Mississippi

Pickwick Lake is a TVA reservoir on the Tennessee River known for world-class largemouth a...

Wheeler Lake is a TVA impoundment on the Tennessee River in North Alabama, offering excell...

Alabama / Georgia

Lake Eufaula is a Chattahoochee River reservoir spanning the Alabama-Georgia border, known...

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee / Kentucky

Dale Hollow Lake holds the all-time world record smallmouth bass (11 lbs 15 oz) and remain...

🏆 Record: 11 lbs 15 oz (world record smallmouth)

Georgia / Florida

Lake Seminole is a premier bass fishing destination spanning Georgia and Florida, known fo...

Lake Tohopekaliga

Lake Tohopekaliga is one of Florida's largest lakes offering excellent bass fishing opport...

Lake Kissimmee is a sprawling 22,700-acre bass fishing destination in central Florida know...

Lake Harris is a sprawling 22,700-acre Florida lake renowned for trophy largemouth bass fi...

Rodman Reservoir

Rodman Reservoir is a sprawling 23,000-acre impoundment in central Florida known for its e...

Lake Jackson near Tallahassee offers excellent largemouth bass fishing with abundant veget...

Lake George is a 46,000-acre shallow Florida lake renowned for excellent largemouth bass f...

St. Johns River

The St. Johns River is a premier Florida bass fishing destination known for its abundant l...

Lake Weiss is a pristine 30,200-acre Alabama reservoir renowned for excellent bass fishing...

Lewis Smith Lake

Lewis Smith Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in northern Alabama known for its e...

Lake Martin is a premier bass fishing destination in east-central Alabama, known for its a...

Logan Martin Lake

Logan Martin Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in northeast Alabama known for con...

Lay Lake in Alabama offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing in a scenic 12...

Neely Henry Lake

Neely Henry Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in northeastern Alabama, known for ...

West Point Lake

Georgia / Alabama

West Point Lake is a 25,860-acre reservoir spanning Georgia and Alabama, renowned for cons...

Lake Lanier is a premier bass fishing destination in North Georgia offering excellent larg...

Lake Allatoona is a 12,010-acre reservoir in northwest Georgia offering excellent largemou...

Lake Sinclair is a 15,330-acre Georgia reservoir offering excellent bass fishing opportuni...

South Carolina / Georgia

Lake Hartwell is a premier bass fishing destination spanning South Carolina and Georgia, o...

Georgia / South Carolina

Lake Thurmond is a 70,000-acre reservoir renowned for its trophy largemouth and smallmouth...

Lake Murray is a 50,000-acre South Carolina reservoir renowned for excellent largemouth an...

Lake Marion is South Carolina's largest freshwater lake, offering exceptional bass fishing...

Lake Moultrie is a sprawling 60,000-acre South Carolina reservoir renowned for producing t...

South Carolina / North Carolina

Lake Wylie is a 13,400-acre reservoir known for excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass f...

Lake Norman is a 32,510-acre reservoir near Charlotte offering excellent largemouth and sm...

Lake Anna is a 13,000-acre Virginia reservoir known for excellent largemouth and smallmout...

Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in southwest Virginia, known for...

Virginia / North Carolina

Kerr Reservoir is a 50,000-acre impoundment spanning Virginia and North Carolina known for...

Virginia / North Carolina

Lake Gaston is a premier bass fishing destination on the Virginia-North Carolina border, k...

Hyco Lake is a scenic 1,435-acre reservoir in Person County that offers excellent bass fis...

High Rock Lake in North Carolina offers excellent bass fishing opportunities with abundant...

Lake Tillery is a 5,550-acre reservoir in North Carolina offering excellent largemouth and...

Falls Lake is a 12,400-acre reservoir near Raleigh offering excellent largemouth and small...

Jordan Lake is a 13,941-acre reservoir near Chapel Hill offering excellent bass fishing wi...

Carters Lake is a pristine 3,400-acre Georgia reservoir known for excellent largemouth and...

Lake Blue Ridge

Lake Blue Ridge is a premier bass fishing destination in the North Georgia mountains, know...

Georgia / North Carolina

Chatuge Lake offers excellent bass fishing opportunities across its 7,050 acres of pristin...

Hiwassee Lake is a pristine 6,090-acre mountain reservoir in western North Carolina offeri...

Fontana Lake is a pristine 10,240-acre reservoir in the Great Smoky Mountains offering exc...

Lake James is a premier bass fishing destination in North Carolina's Burke County, offerin...

Claytor Lake is a 4,500-acre impoundment in southwestern Virginia known for consistent lar...

Virginia / West Virginia

The New River offers excellent smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing across its scenic ro...

South-Central

Lake Fork is the undisputed trophy largemouth capital of Texas, holding more ShareLunker-c...

🏆 Record: 18 lbs 3 oz (Texas state record)

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Sam Rayburn Reservoir is East Texas's biggest lake and one of the South's premier largemou...

Toledo Bend Reservoir

Texas / Louisiana

Toledo Bend is the largest man-made lake on the Texas-Louisiana border and one of the prem...

Texas / Oklahoma

Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the US and a premier destination for large...

Lake Livingston

Lake Livingston is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Texas, offering exc...

Texas / Louisiana

Caddo Lake is a scenic 26,810-acre cypress-studded reservoir straddling the Texas-Louisian...

Lake Conroe is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Texas, offering excelle...

Lake Travis is a premier bass fishing destination in central Texas offering excellent larg...

Falcon Lake is a premier bass fishing destination on the Texas-Mexico border known for con...

Lake Amistad is a premier bass fishing destination on the Texas-Mexico border, offering ex...

Possum Kingdom Lake

Possum Kingdom Lake is a premier Texas bass fishing destination known for its clear water,...

Lake Tawakoni is a premier bass fishing destination in east Texas offering excellent large...

O.H. Ivie Reservoir

O.H. Ivie Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Texas, offering...

Richland Chambers Reservoir

Richland Chambers Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Texas, ...

Lake Ray Roberts

Lake Ray Roberts is a premier bass fishing destination in north Texas offering excellent l...

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees is a premier bass fishing destination in Oklahoma covering 46,...

Lake Eufaula is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Oklahoma, known for it...

Tenkiller Ferry Lake

Tenkiller Ferry Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Oklahoma known...

Keystone Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Oklahoma known for it...

Fort Gibson Lake

Fort Gibson Lake is a 19,200-acre reservoir in east-central Oklahoma offering excellent la...

Broken Bow Lake

Broken Bow Lake is a pristine 14,000-acre reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma known for exc...

Lake Hudson in south-central Oklahoma offers excellent bass fishing opportunities with abu...

Lake Ouachita is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Arkansas, known for i...

Lake Hamilton is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Arkansas known for it...

Greers Ferry Lake

Greers Ferry Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in central Arkansas known for its ...

Beaver Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in north-central Arkansas known for its ...

Bull Shoals Lake

Arkansas / Missouri

Bull Shoals Lake is a premier bass fishing destination spanning Arkansas and Missouri, kno...

Norfork Lake is a 22,000-acre impoundment in north-central Arkansas renowned for excellent...

Lake Millwood is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Arkansas offering exc...

Cross Lake in Morehouse Parish is a 8,000-acre reservoir renowned for consistent largemout...

Lake Bistineau is a sprawling 31,000-acre shallow freshwater lake in northwestern Louisian...

Lake Claiborne is a premier bass fishing destination in north Louisiana offering excellent...

D'Arbonne Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in north Louisiana offering excellent...

Lake Fausse Pointe

Lake Fausse Pointe is a premier bass fishing destination in south-central Louisiana known ...

Midwest

Lake Minnetonka

Lake Minnetonka is the Twin Cities' premier bass lake, offering quality largemouth in its ...

Table Rock Lake

Table Rock Lake is the Ozarks' clearest and most beautiful bass lake, offering exceptional...

Lake of the Ozarks

Lake of the Ozarks is Missouri's largest lake and a go-to destination for both largemouth ...

Carlyle Lake is Illinois's largest man-made lake, offering excellent largemouth and smallm...

Rend Lake is a 19,000-acre Illinois reservoir offering excellent largemouth and smallmouth...

Lake Shelbyville

Lake Shelbyville is a 11,000-acre Illinois reservoir renowned for excellent largemouth and...

Kinkaid Lake is a 2,400-acre impoundment in southern Illinois offering excellent largemout...

Lake of Egypt is a 2,400-acre Illinois reservoir offering excellent largemouth bass fishin...

Fox Chain O' Lakes

Fox Chain O' Lakes is a premier Illinois bass fishing destination featuring interconnected...

Monroe Lake is Indiana's second-largest reservoir and a premier bass fishing destination o...

Brookville Lake

Brookville Lake in southeastern Indiana offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fi...

Patoka Lake is a 2,246-acre reservoir in southwestern Indiana offering excellent largemout...

Lake Freeman is a premier bass fishing destination in Indiana offering excellent largemout...

Lake Shafer is a 2,147-acre reservoir in Indiana offering excellent largemouth and smallmo...

Lake St. Clair is a premier bass fishing destination in Michigan known for its abundant la...

Houghton Lake is Michigan's largest inland lake and a premier destination for largemouth a...

Muskegon Lake is a 4,920-acre freshwater lake in west-central Michigan offering excellent ...

Torch Lake is a pristine 18,000-acre northern Michigan lake renowned for its crystal-clear...

Gun Lake in Michigan is a premier bass fishing destination known for its clear waters and ...

Lake Charlevoix

Lake Charlevoix is a premier Michigan bass fishing destination known for its clear waters,...

Higgins Lake is a pristine northern Michigan lake known for excellent largemouth and small...

Caesar Creek Lake

Caesar Creek Lake is a 3,350-acre reservoir in southwestern Ohio known for excellent large...

Alum Creek Lake

Alum Creek Lake near Delaware, Ohio offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishin...

Hoover Reservoir

Hoover Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination near Columbus, Ohio, offering excel...

Delaware Reservoir

Delaware Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination in central Ohio, offering excelle...

Buckeye Lake is a 3,055-acre reservoir in central Ohio known for excellent largemouth and ...

Grand Lake St. Marys

Grand Lake St. Marys is Ohio's largest inland lake and a premier bass fishing destination ...

Leesville Lake in Ohio offers excellent smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing in a scenic...

Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre Ohio reservoir known for consistent largemouth and smallmouth ...

Mille Lacs Lake

Mille Lacs Lake is Minnesota's second-largest lake and a premier bass fishing destination ...

Leech Lake is Minnesota's third-largest lake and a premier bass fishing destination known ...

Lake Vermilion is a premier bass fishing destination in northern Minnesota known for its a...

Gull Lake in Minnesota is a premier bass fishing destination known for its clear waters an...

Lake Waconia is a 3,200-acre Minnesota lake offering excellent largemouth and smallmouth b...

Prior Lake in Minnesota offers excellent bass fishing opportunities with its shallow bays ...

Green Lake in Minnesota offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing in a sceni...

Lake Winnebago is Wisconsin's largest freshwater lake, offering excellent largemouth and s...

Geneva Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in southeastern Wisconsin, offering exce...

Lake Mendota is Wisconsin's second-largest lake and a premier bass fishing destination kno...

Green Lake, Wisconsin is one of the deepest natural lakes in the state and offers excellen...

Devils Lake is North Dakota's premier bass fishing destination, offering excellent largemo...

Milford Lake is a 9,400-acre Kansas reservoir known for consistent largemouth and smallmou...

Cheney Reservoir

Cheney Reservoir is a 9,500-acre Kansas lake known for consistent largemouth and smallmout...

El Dorado Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Kansas offering excellent largemou...

Clinton Lake is a 4,500-acre reservoir in northeastern Kansas offering excellent largemout...

Pomme de Terre Lake

Pomme de Terre Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Missouri offering excellent l...

Truman Lake is a 55,600-acre Missouri reservoir offering excellent largemouth and smallmou...

Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Missouri offering excellent large...

Lake Wappapello

Lake Wappapello is a 8,400-acre impoundment in southeastern Missouri offering excellent la...

Stockton Lake is a 25,000-acre reservoir in southwest Missouri offering excellent largemou...

Smithville Lake

Smithville Lake is a 7,000-acre Missouri reservoir known for consistent largemouth and sma...

Long Branch Lake

Long Branch Lake is a scenic Missouri reservoir offering excellent bass fishing opportunit...

Northeast

Ohio / Pennsylvania / New York

Lake Erie's smallmouth bass fishery is world-class, offering some of the most consistent 4...

Vermont / New York

Lake Champlain offers elite smallmouth bass fishing on its rocky northern basin and excell...

Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania offers world-class smallmouth bass fishing in its bo...

Oneida Lake is New York's largest freshwater lake offering excellent largemouth and smallm...

St. Lawrence River

The St. Lawrence River is a premier bass fishing destination offering excellent largemouth...

Black Lake in northern New York is a premier bass fishing destination known for its health...

Sacandaga Lake is a 29-mile-long reservoir in upstate New York offering excellent largemou...

The Hudson River offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing throughout its ti...

Candlewood Lake

Candlewood Lake is Connecticut's largest freshwater lake and a premier bass fishing destin...

Quabbin Reservoir

Quabbin Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination in central Massachusetts offering ...

Lake Hopatcong is New Jersey's largest freshwater lake, offering excellent largemouth and ...

New Jersey / New York

Greenwood Lake straddles the New Jersey-New York border and offers excellent largemouth an...

Round Valley Reservoir

Round Valley Reservoir is a pristine 2,350-acre New Jersey lake known for excellent largem...

Maryland / Virginia

The Potomac River offers excellent bass fishing opportunities across multiple pools and im...

Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and a premier destination for l...

Pennsylvania / New Jersey

The Delaware River is a premier northeast bass fishing destination flowing between Pennsyl...

Raystown Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in central Pennsylvania, offering exce...

Lake Wallenpaupack

Lake Wallenpaupack is a premier bass fishing destination in northeastern Pennsylvania, off...

Pymatuning Reservoir

Pennsylvania / Ohio

Pymatuning Reservoir is a sprawling 2,200-acre impoundment on the Pennsylvania-Ohio border...

Shenandoah River

Virginia / West Virginia

The Shenandoah River offers excellent smallmouth bass fishing throughout its scenic valley...

Virginia / North Carolina

Kerr Lake is a premier bass fishing destination straddling Virginia and North Carolina, of...

Vermont / New York

Lake Champlain is a premier northeast bass fishing destination spanning Vermont and New Yo...

West

Clear Lake is California's largest natural lake and the best largemouth bass fishery on th...

🏆 Record: 17 lbs 2 oz

Arizona / California

Lake Havasu offers a rare multi-species bass fishery with largemouth, smallmouth, and stri...

Lake Oroville is a premier bass fishing destination in northern California offering excell...

Lake Shasta is a premier bass fishing destination in Northern California, offering excelle...

Trinity Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Northern California, offering excell...

Lake Berryessa is a premier bass fishing destination in Northern California known for its ...

Folsom Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in the Sierra Nevada foothills offering ...

New Melones Lake

New Melones Lake in California's Sierra Nevada foothills is a premier bass fishing destina...

Don Pedro Reservoir

Don Pedro Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination in California's foothills, known...

Millerton Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in California's Sierra Nevada foothil...

Castaic Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Southern California offering excelle...

Lake Perris is a premier Southern California bass fishing destination known for its consis...

Lake Elsinore is a premier Southern California bass fishing destination known for producin...

San Vicente Reservoir

San Vicente Reservoir near San Diego offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishi...

El Capitan Reservoir

El Capitan Reservoir near San Diego offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishin...

Lake Hodges near San Diego, California offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fis...

Cachuma Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Santa Barbara County, California, kn...

Lake Nacimiento

Lake Nacimiento is a premier bass fishing destination in California's Central Coast offeri...

Lake Almanor is a premier bass fishing destination in northeastern California, known for i...

Nevada / Arizona

Lake Mead offers premier bass fishing in the Colorado River reservoir spanning Nevada and ...

Lake Powell is a massive desert reservoir famous for trophy largemouth and smallmouth bass...

Roosevelt Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in central Arizona, offering excellen...

Lake Pleasant is a premier bass fishing destination in central Arizona known for its excel...

Saguaro Lake is a premier bass fishing destination in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, offering e...

Canyon Lake near Phoenix offers excellent bass fishing with abundant rocky structure and c...

Apache Lake is a scenic desert reservoir in Arizona known for excellent largemouth and sma...

Bartlett Lake is a scenic desert reservoir in central Arizona offering excellent largemout...

Elephant Butte Reservoir

Elephant Butte Reservoir is New Mexico's largest lake and a premier bass fishing destinati...

New Mexico / Colorado

Navajo Lake is a premier bass fishing destination spanning the New Mexico-Colorado border,...

Ute Lake in northeastern New Mexico offers excellent bass fishing opportunities with a mix...

Horsetooth Reservoir

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fis...

Cherry Creek Reservoir

Cherry Creek Reservoir is a premier bass fishing destination near Denver, Colorado, offeri...

Chatfield Reservoir

Chatfield Reservoir near Denver offers excellent bass fishing with consistent populations ...

John Martin Reservoir

John Martin Reservoir in southeastern Colorado offers excellent largemouth and smallmouth ...

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