Top fishing spots across America — lakes, rivers, and coastal destinations by state.
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Top MO fishing: Table Rock 43K bass, Lake Ozarks 54K (1,150 mi shoreline!), 4 trout parks, Current River float.
Top MT fishing: Missouri River 4,000 trout/mile, Bighorn 5,000+, Yellowstone free-flowing, Flathead largest west of Mississippi.
Top NE fishing: McConaughy 30K acres walleye, Sandhills natural lakes bass, Missouri 50lb catfish, Ogallala year-round trout.
Top NV fishing: Lake Mead 247 sq mi unlimited stripers, Tahoe 20-lb macks, Pyramid world-record cutthroat, Ruby Mtns.
Top NH fishing: Winnipesaukee 72-sq-mi lakers, Squam Lake (On Golden Pond), White Mtn brookies, Hampton stripers.
Top NJ fishing: Island Beach State Park surfcasting (FREE!), Round Valley deep lake trout, Hopatcong walleye, Musconetcong trout.
Top NM fishing: San Juan River 15K trout/mile, Elephant Butte 36K acres, Rio Grande Gorge, Gila trout (rarest in US!).
Top NY fishing: Montauk "Surfcasting Capital of the World", Salmon River (Pulaski) combat fishing, Catskills famous fly fishing, Oneida Lake.
Top NC fishing: Outer Banks "Drum Capital" surf fishing, Lake Norman bass tournaments, Davidson River fly fishing, Oregon Inlet offshore.
Top ND fishing: Sakakawea 368K acres walleye, Devils Lake "Perch Capital", Missouri paddlefish snagging.
Top OH fishing: Western Basin Lake Erie walleye (the world's best!), Steelhead Alley, Mosquito Creek Lake crappie, Maumee run.
Top OK fishing: Texoma 93K "Striper Capital", Grand Lake 37 crappie/day, Broken Bow clear bass, Lt Fork trout.
Top OR fishing: Deschutes steelhead, Columbia salmon, Rogue River, Cascade lakes, Pacific coast guide.
Top PA fishing spots: Penns Creek trout, Lake Erie steelhead, Susquehanna bass, Raystown Lake, and seasonal guide.
Top RI fishing: Block Island stripers, Narragansett Bay 147 sq mi, Point Judith surf, Worden Pond 1,043 acres.
Top SC fishing: Santee Cooper world-class giant catfish, Lake Murray striped bass, Charleston Harbor tailing redfish, Lake Hartwell bass.
Top SD fishing: Lake Oahe 231K acres walleye capital, Sharpe paddlefish, Spearfish Creek trout, Sylvan Lake granite.
Top TN fishing: Chickamauga Lake massive bass, Kentucky Lake world-class crappie, Dale Hollow record smallmouth, Smoky Mountain trout.
Top TX fishing: Lake Fork legendary trophy bass, Toledo Bend, Laguna Madre hypersaline redfish flats, and massive Galveston Bay estuary.
Top UT fishing: Green River 8000 fish/mile, Provo River, Lake Powell bass, Strawberry cutthroat, seasonal guide.
Top VT fishing: Lake Champlain 120-mi salmon, Battenkill (Orvis birthplace!), NEK 150+ brook trout ponds.
Top VA fishing: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel striper fishing, Buggs Island world record catfish, Shenandoah River floating smallmouth.
Top WA fishing: Puget Sound salmon, Hoh steelhead, Columbia Chinook, Yakima trout, seasonal guide.
Top WV fishing: New River smallmouth, Summersville Lake, Cranberry wild trout. 32,000 miles of streams.
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