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Lake Thurmond – Clarks Hill Lake
Our home Lake. Born & raised on this lake. Bass fishing this year best it’s ever been. Biggest man-made lake south of the Mississippi. Glad my family & I spend a lot of time here with our great friend Bassmaster Elite Jason Williamson.
Reelfoot Lake
Reelfoot Lake, naturally formed lake formed by the largest earthquake in United States history which caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards for a short time history books says. I have this view at least 1 – 2 times per week. Lake is filled with lily pads, 200 plus year old large Cypress Trees and Sawgrass. Located in the far northwestern corner of Tennessee just a rocks throw from the Mississippi River.
Logan Martin Lake
Logan Martin Lake on the Coosa River in Alabama. Great Spotted Bass, Largemouth Bass and Crappie fishing.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Sam Rayburn with my dad! Best trip of my life!! Dad is an x pro but now has dementia and Alzheimer at 68 but can still catch them with the best!! We still love our home lake of Bull Shoals.
Westwood Lake
Westwood Lake and Park in New Castle Indiana. Its such a peaceful place to catch fish.
Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake. All the different ways to fish it is my reason why plus big bass.
Normandy Lake
Normandy Lake in Tennessee. Good sized fish and clear creeks and waterfalls to explore. Beautiful lake for only being 2500ish acres.
Watts Bar Lake
Watts Bar Lake in Tennessee. Honestly I just love it for all my memories on it. Currently making new memories with my kiddos boating and fishing!
Nolin River Lake
Nolin River Lake, KY is my Favorite because its about 25 minutes from the house and I grew up fishing it with my late uncle! Very good memories!
Susquehanna Flats
Susquehanna Flats, Upper Chesapeake Bay. My home waters and where I spend as much time as I can! Big bass and all the grass anyone could ask for!
Don Pedro Reservoir
My favorite lake is Don Pedro in California.
Puzzle Lake
Puzzle Lake, Tamworth, Ontario. Been catching big smallies and pike here for 50 years!
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River sunset in Waddington, NY.
Old Hickory Lake
Old Hickory, Nashville, TN . Great fish, but also very challenging.
Lake Jocassee
Lake Jocassee, beautiful and holds five South Carolina state records.
Black Lake
Black Lake NY…not saying its the best….but my favorite get away…heading up July 4th – July 11th this year.
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain at Ticonderoga… LMBs and Adirondack views.
Lake Erie
Erie by far……. very diverse fishery …… smallmouth and underrated largemouth and crappie …. not to mention the world class walleye fishing.
Broken Bow Lake
Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma. Great fishery all around. And the beauty is unmatched (my opinion!)
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Sam Rayburn. Because….it’s Sam Rayburn.
Table Rock Lake
Table Rock Lake, MO! Great fishing and scenery.
Kerr Lake
Kerr Lake NC it’s a great place!
Potomac River
Potomac River, great grasses and lily pads.
Long Lake
Clear Lake
Clear Lake for sure.
Spanish Lake
Spanish Lake, New Iberia, Louisiana
Chatuge Lake
Lake Chatuge for camping and bass fishing.
Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend Lake. and well, y’all know why!
My favorite lake is in the mountains of Colorado with a beautiful mountain range and gorgeous fish!
Lake Perris
The Bass Fishery at the end of the Rainbow! Lake Perris Southern California AMAZING facility and fishery!
Blue Cypress Lake
Lake Blue Cypress Florida great views, fishing, wildlife, osprey and rookery.
St. Lawrence River
St Lawrence River Ogdensburg NY the Best Bass fishery in the USA!
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek, Kentucky. Because beside being a great big bass lake the two people in the boat are a husband and wife that we have been best friends since Jr High School and after 45 years we still fish all over the country together, does it get any better than that?
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake because of the lack of development and unpressurized fishing waters. It’s a special place to get away from everyone and catch big ones.
Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. This is the view you see when launching at Parkway Marina. Several Elite tournies here and we hope for a return soon.
Dinorwic Lake
Dinorwic Lake, Ontario. One of the best multi-species lakes in Canada.
Table Rock Lake
Table Rock in Southwest Missouri. I live here near the lake. The water is clear and deep! Fishing is good! But the people of the Ozarks are the best!
Lake Jordan
Lake Jordan, Alabama it’s my peaceful place.
Chickamauga Lake
Chickamauga Lake sunset! Awesome place!
Kerr Lake
Kerr Lake NC/VA. Huge lake low boat traffic and killer fishing.
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Pool 7.
Lay Lake
Lay Lake, Clanton, Alabama
Puzzle Lake
Puzzle Lake, Tamworth, Ontario. Been catching big smallness and pike here for 50 years!
private lake
My favorite because it’s our private lake behind our cabin.
Lake Blalock
Old pic of Lake Blalock in South Carolina haven’t been able to fish it since they closed bank fishing.
Alum Creek
Alum Creek in central Ohio. Great place to catch largemouth, smallmouth, saugeye and musky.
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier, just north of Atlanta is a great fishing lake for Northern Georgia.
Pickwick Lake
Pickwick Lake, Tennessee River! One of my “happy places”! But, this was a time to look from the bluffs!
Salmon Lake
Salmon Lake, Maine. A lot of good fish and great memories the last few years.
Lake Fork
Love me some early morning Lake Fork fishing.
Lake Cachuma
Beautiful Lake Cachuma, which is just north of Santa Barbara, CA. Lake is 98% full. Hard to believe that 5 years ago it was at 7% capacity and listed on Yahoo as the number 1 lake in the entire world in danger of disappearing!
Kentucky Lake
My favorite lake is Kentucky and Barkley caught this pig out of there.
Lake Lenape
Lake Lenape in Southern NJ. It’s a tough lake but has big ones swimming in there!
local pond
A farm pond that was dammed up. This place will always hold a special place in my heart.
Lake Amistad
Lake Amistad love it.
Clear Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals – it has it all.
McDuffie Public Fishing Area
McDuffie Public Fishing Area, Dearing GA. Great place for largemouth bass.
Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake
Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake in Huntingdon, TN. Current home of the Bassmaster Jr High School Championship.
Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell. Amazing fishery and grew up on this lake.
Willow Flowage
Willow Flowage, Bass are elusive. A beautiful place.
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake. Catch big fish every year.
Lake Cuningham
Lake Cunningham. A small lake out side of Greer, South Carolina. Has some really good largemouth, no spots and not a lot of boat traffic due to a 10 hp motor max. Brushpiles, stumps, lay down, pads, creek channels and some docks. Great little lake.
Lake St. Clair
Lake St Clair and the best smallmouth fishery in the world duh.
Mineral Lake
Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake – Fort Frances, Ontario Canada. Multi-species, Trophy Chances. Clear water, smallmouth factory.
Lake Champlain
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario, aka Lake Awesome. No doubt its the best multi species freshwater fishery in the world.
Mississippi River
The mighty Mississippi River.
Lake Erie
Lake Erie, some of the best smallmouth fishing in the country.
Lake Guntersville
My son waiting for me at Lake Guntersville.
Chickamauga Lake
Grew up here on Lake Chickamauga and still love it.
Clear Lake
Clear Lake, CA. One of the best Bass fisheries in the Country.
Spruce Run
Spruce run New Jersey. One more day!
Neches River
SE Texas Neches River.
Mississippi River
Mississippi River – La Crosse, WI Because every day is an adventure and something new!
Lake Superior
Lake Superior, you never know what you’re going to catch!
Lake Cypress
Lake Cypress Kissimmee chain!
Lake Wimico
Lake Wimico, FL. Located in Northwest Florida on the Intercoastal Waterway approximately between the cities of Port St. Joe and Apalachicola. Affected by two high tides and two low tides per day on the Apalachicola side and a single high and low per day on the Port St. Joe side. Average depth is about 4 feet and it is LOADED with bass. If you don’t know how to fish in grass, though, you’d never know it.
Indian Lake
Indian Lake, Michigan (UP)
Mississippi River
Mississippi River, in Wisconsin.
Lake Coeur d’Alene
CDA Lake, Idaho
Lake Panache
Lake Panache Sudbury Ontario. Big Lake and Big Fish.
Lake Mitchell
Lake Mitchell, AL
Lake Dardanelle
Lake Dardanelle Russellville, Arkansas.
Lake Guntersville
Guntersville. Because the fish are big.
Barren River Lake
Barren River Lake Lucas, KY
Belton Lake
Logan Martin Lake
Logan Martin Lake, Pell City, AL
Douglas Lake
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Big “Sam” Rayburn in Texas.
Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Dale Hollow Lake
Dale Hollow in KY! Big smallmouth in the south!!!
Lake Guntersville
Dale Hollow Lake
Doc and Tom Lake
Doc and Tom Lake, Lake, MI
Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago Wis. Ice fishing
Lake Guntersville
Buckeye Lake
Lake Eufaula
Lake Eufaula
Douglas Lake
Lake Marion
Lake Marion (Santee Cooper)…cause why not!!!
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay, St Clair, or Leelanau I can’t decide. But pic is from Saginaw.
Chequamegon Bay
Chequamegon Bay Ashland, WI 4 lb. average footballs all day.
Lake Marburg
Lake Marburg in Codorus State Park…York, PA
Weiss Lake
Weiss Lake in Cherokee County Alabama.
Sardis Lake
Sardis in Mississippi. I live 10 min from the boat ramp!
Lake Jordan
Lake Jordan, AL. Big spots big largemouth.
Tellico Lake
Percy Priest Lake
Greenwood Lake
Too many to list.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Deer stand point. Lake Sam Rayburn
#Peaceful
Mille Lacs Lake
Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake, northwest LA/TX border lake. Love fishing cypress trees.
Cayuga Lake
Day 3 on my home lake with Patrick Walters at last years BASS Elite tourney on Cayuga Lake.
Clear Lake
Clear Lake, close to home and great fishing!
Lake Guntersville
Was close between Guntersville and Lake Norman. But there’s just something about being on Guntersville. Knowing how many legends have fished there. Won there. Made their careers there. So GVille gets the nod.
Any lake I can fish with my boy is my favorite!!
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Sam Rayburn… if you don’t know why it’s awesome, you should plan to visit!
Massapequa Lake
Massapequa Lake. Great bass fishing.
Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa. Big Bass Lake!
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake is my new favorite. Mostly because this fishing is difficult and if I can learn to have good consistent days on this lake I believe it will make me a better angler overall!
Stockton Lake
We love Stockton Lake, Missouri…its primarily a fisherman’s lake. Not many pleasure boaters.
June Lake
Kezar Pond
Perfect sunrise on Kezar Pond. One of my new favorites!
Northern Michigan!
Lake Guntersville
Guntersville, Alabama. So many different ways to catch huge bags of bass.
Banks Lake
Banks Lake, Washington state.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Big Sam
Lake Texoma
Hopatcong, NJ
Lake Amistad
Amistad!
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Sam Rayburn.. private brush piles!
It’s Heaven on Earth in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and I will be there next week!
