Top fishing spots across America — lakes, rivers, and coastal destinations by state.
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Top AL fishing: Lake Guntersville legendary bass fishing, Weiss Lake crappie mecca, Pickwick smallmouth, Orange Beach red snapper offshore.
Top AK fishing: Kenai 97-lb world record king, Russian River combat sockeye, Homer halibut capital, Naknek trophy rainbow.
Top AZ fishing: Roosevelt 21K acres bass, Lees Ferry tailwater trout, White Mountains summer trout, Community ponds.
Top AR fishing: White River #1 trout tailwater, Little Red world-record brown, Beaver Lake stripers, Bull Shoals.
Discover the best fishing spots in California: top freshwater lakes, rivers, saltwater piers, and offshore destinations by season.
Top CO fishing: Blue Mesa monster Lake Trout, Roaring Fork Gold Medal fly fishing, Fryingpan River tailwaters, Spinney Mountain trophy pike.
Top CT fishing: Long Island Sound striper/bluefish, Housatonic TMA trophy browns, Farmington wild trout, Candlewood bass.
Top DE fishing: Delaware Bay estuary, Indian River Inlet stripers, Cape Henlopen surf (plate!), Lums Pond bass. Salt FREE!
Top FL fishing: Lake Okeechobee monster bass, Florida Keys tarpon/bonefish flats, Tampa Bay snook action, Destin offshore snapper.
Top GA fishing: Lake Lanier spotted bass mecca, Lake Seminole shallow water giants, Chattahoochee River city trout, and St. Simons redfish.
Top HI fishing: Kona 1,000-lb grander marlin, Wahiawa peacock bass (only US!), N Shore 50-lb GT, Hanalei bonefish.
Top ID fishing: Henry's Fork Railroad Ranch, Silver Creek, Middle Fork Salmon 100-mile wilderness, Clearwater steelhead.
Top IL fishing: Chicago lakefront salmon, Rend Lake bass, Fox Chain musky, Mississippi River catfish, seasonal guide.
Top IN fishing: Michigan City salmon, Monroe Lake bass, Brookville walleye, White River smallmouth.
Top IA fishing: Spirit Lake walleye, West Okoboji deepest in Iowa, Mississippi River pools 9-19, NE Iowa Driftless trout streams.
Top KS fishing: Milford 15,700 acres walleye, El Dorado wiper capital, Glen Elder blue cats, Flint Hills smallmouth. Creel limits.
Top KY fishing: Kentucky Lake "Crappie Capital", Dale Hollow world record smallmouth, Lake Cumberland stripers, Green River trout.
Top LA fishing: Venice "Redfish Capital of the World", Toledo Bend trophy bass, Lake Pontchartrain speckled trout, Grand Isle surf fishing.
Top ME fishing: Moosehead 75K acres, Sebago landlocked salmon, Grand Lake Stream fly fishing, Rangeley brook trout.
Top MD fishing: Chesapeake Bay 200-mi rockfish, Deep Creek 3,900 acres, Conowingo 40-lb stripers, Ocean City marlin.
Top MA fishing: Cape Cod Canal stripers, Quabbin 25K acres, Martha's Vineyard false albacore, Walden Pond bass.
Top MI fishing: Lake Michigan King Salmon (Ludington), Au Sable River "Holy Water" trout, Lake St. Clair bass, Saginaw Bay walleye.
Top MN fishing: Mille Lacs walleye, Lake of the Woods, BWCA canoe trips, North Shore steelhead, ice fishing hotspots.
Top MS fishing: Grenada Lake world-class trophy crappie, Ross Barnett bass, Pascagoula River catfish, Biloxi Bay speckled trout and redfish.
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