1. Any water that’s posted
2. Saddam Hussein‘s ponds
3. Any state park that says I can’t (I pay for them, why can’t I fish?)
4. Any Place that is on my way to work
5. That place that everybody used to have access too but everybody found out about it and trashed it so nobody can fish there.

Lake Ontario, Cayuga, Dworshak, OH Ivie, Clear lake

Yes, the Champion always has water. No city drains out for their supply. Nice lake. I fish a few times a year.

Lake St. Clair, OH Ivie, lake fork, mille lacs, clear lake.

Best i have fished = st lawrence river, lake ontario, lake erie, stick marsh/fellsmere

Not much I can contribute for largemouth in the northeast but everyone should fish Cape Cod for saltwater striped bass at least once in their life

California Delta

The St. Lawerence river is pretty amazing

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, has some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the world.

Lake st Clair , Michigan. Smallmouth fishery is dynamite.

Ponds are where its at in MN. Many lakes have gotten hammered over the past few years but ponds with poor access still have the big fish.

They call it the land of 10,000 lakes for a reason. Go out there and cast into a few. Something I learned in MN, there are very few people that are willing to disclose their honey hole. Have fun

There's a dam north of Drayton on the red river and I've caught so many massive cats out there, I've never left empty handed. Gotta watch the weather though because it floods easy around the bank and turns to a river bed.

i can't remember the name of the lake but it's where a famous rehab center is and i thiiink either Prince or someone from the Stones went there

anywho, my buddy's grandma lives on that lake and i caught my PB bass on a weedless worm lure right off her dock. and then in the winter cashed out on panfish in like an hour. most consistent ice fishing i've ever had in my life

The one the mob don’t throw people in?

Keewanaw peninsula, UP, michigan Or Northern Minnesota

Great temps, nice scenery, plenty of fish & many species (however the bass probably won't be hogs)

Two of my favorite lakes to travel to and fish are Lake Guntersville and Chickamauga.

Both are extremely popular lakes though, but for good reason they hold a ton of large bass can put together huge stringers.

It’s not as easy as it used to be with the pressure the lakes get, but if you go through the week it’s a lot better.

Also both areas are really set up well for traveling with a boat and accommodations supporting having a bass boat.

When do you want to travel? Do you have a boat? If not, will you rent a boat? Do you prefer smallies, largemouth, or both?

Chick was posting some huge bags for a while. Chick just doesn’t put up the catch numbers of Guntersville.

I had a guide on Guntersville once, $250 for one of the worst fuckings I’ve ever received. Never again will I hire a fishing guide especially on Guntersville. Bastards just used us a way to rule out where he was taking his big time client the next day.

Definitely do not recommend guides on Guntersville to anyone, as with a basic fishing knowledge, a little caution, and watching some YouTube videos and reading reports you won’t do any worse than with a guide. Plus their “top tier equipment” was a bunch of Walmart specials and some of the trashiest versions of gear.

Waste of money getting a guide on Guntersville.

I'd argue that the Mississippi River Basin between the Missouri/Ohio river confluences has some of the best Carp fishing in the world. My local river is a small tributary off the Mississippi and is loaded with 20+ lbs carp and it's not rare to catch a 30+ lber. 

Grass and bighead carp get huge there, too. 

Phoenix area has monster grass carp in the canals, so much fun!

I've caught monsters in local fishing ponds and irrigation canals. They can be anywhere really. You should also Join us r/CarpFishingUS

Blackfoot Reservoir ID

Dale Hollow TN/KY

Seneca River, Syracuse NY

Detroit River MI

Colorado River, Austin TX

Those are probably the most well known. But plenty of 30 and 40 lb fish can be caught in a lot of lakes and rivers throughout the lower 48. You’ve gotta put in the work and find the fish, develop a plan and bait a swim. A typical 1-3 day bait session won’t find the big ones, so plan on a long campaign.

I love going to the lake by the massive Paul Bunyan looking statue. It’s off of 66. Much smaller and quieter than Macintosh but big enough to spread out. Usually lots of fish.

If you're looking for largemouth bass, Pella Crossing in Hygene is a great spot. Artificial lures and flys only.

I don’t want to post it here, but I’ve got a good pike / trout pond 20 minutes away if you’re just here for a couple days.

Feel free to PM me.

I've had good luck with some smaller bass and panfish at sandstone ranch

The pond/lake at Rogers Grove right off Hover/Boston. I've caught my 2 biggest largemouths out of there, fly fishing with small streamers, wooly buggers.

Headwaters in fellsmere Fl or one of the other lakes around that area with Capt. Tyler Woolcot. Capt. Brett Cannon would be one to look up in Texas for lake O.H. Ivie

I went down to fish Headwater Lake in January from md and it really is #1. I can send you the contact info for the guide that’s the best on that lake no questions asked if your get to seriously considering it. Probably been there longer than most any guide, has the newest gear all the latest tactics and just a great guy to hang with more than anything. I went alone, first guided trip and had a blast throwing glide and swimbaits with him. We never hooked a monster but that’s the deal only fishing half a day with those things. We did get 8 nice ones in about 6 hours which is insane considering the baits we threw. Yes it’s expensive but if your looking to treat yourself and learn a lot he’s 100% worth it and the lake is awesome. Hundreds of gators to get the full experience so don’t expect to go bank fishing there.

I live in FL. You best chance is here simply because the amount of fish per body of water and the amount of water available. If you don't care how you catch them, a guide service that runs shiners is probably the easiest bet.

I know Lake Fork and OH Ivie down in Texas are known for producing lots of big bass.

Oh ivie, Sam Rayburn, choke canyon, lake fork. All these are capable of producing 7,8,9 lb bass.

Somewhere south seems to be the key. I’m in Minnesota where the SM record is just over 8 lbs and the LM is almost 9. Where the record in Texas is 18 lbs and Florida is a little over 17 lbs.

I live near the water where one of MAs 15 ponders where caught (there were multiple). It’s incredibly hard to fish and very rare to catch something over 5 lbs

The guys around here swear by Lake Fork.

O. H. Ivie in Texas has been producing tanks Lake Fork is famous for giants but like most lakes it is fished heavily Florida is nice too because those neighborhood ponds and canals can hold giants but a lot of Florida lakes are very grassy and limits styles of fishing 🎣 I would love to go north and fish for big smallies 👍

Lake Talquin and Lake Seminole will be on your path through North Florida.

Every year my extended family and I go to lake Guntersville to fish for a week. I don't know what they offer to rent but I think they do tours. Huntersville tackle and outdoors is a shop right on the lake.

Lake Guntersville, Alabama

The farther south you get the bigger the bass are you are going to find. Average bass for me in Michigan is prly 2-4 lbs go to Florida and it’s prly 3-6

I fish the same as you in North Carolina. The beautiful thing about fishing the south is you can always find bass. You can hit a stream and catch 20 1lb largemouth. Or you can get a guide and go chase the big ladies on a big lake. And then there's everything in between.

Also you will be in western NC it seems. If you have any interest in trout fishing, that is a great place to get a guided trip on foot or by boat to catch brown or brook trout.

Don't forget about chasing big panfish and crappies. Maybe try fishing for "my fish" or bowfin. Chasing big kitties on a river down in the South would be another great experience. Especially if you wanna catch something giant.

Good luck!! Enjoy your stay. It's a beautiful place.

Look up Mike Carter for a guide. While Guntersville can be great fishing, in my experience it isn’t the easiest lake to fish.

Any water you find has bass.

Fucking ALL of it. Pick a lake, any lake. The whole area you're traveling has monster bass fishing available. This could almost be an old Bassmaster Elite Series trail.

Yeah pretty much any fresh water you see has bass in it! If your staying in town I’m sure you can find some pretty cool urban places to find some largies!

Bienville Plantation in Northern FL has excellent bass fishing, it's a guided trip only kind of place (private lakes) with on site lodging and food. I really enjoyed the two days I fished there, one day caught like 30 something bass. My dad and I both caught our PBs (at the time) there. We fished with a guide called Riley who was a hoot and put us on the fish!

Hell yeah

Done!