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The Fishing Atlas
Search 160 waters by place or species — every spot has its own page with the fish, the depth, the lures and the gear that decide the day.
160 SPOTS · 50 STATES
Northeast9 STATES · 21 SPOTS
Connecticut
- Candlewood Lake · Danbury
- Housatonic River Trout Management Area · near Cornwall
Maine
- Moosehead Lake · Greenville
- West Branch Penobscot River · Millinocket
Massachusetts
- Outer Cape Surf · near Truro
- Quabbin Reservoir · Belchertown
New Hampshire
- Lake Winnipesaukee · Wolfeboro
- Upper Connecticut River · near Hanover
New Jersey
- Lake Hopatcong · Mount Arlington
- Round Valley Reservoir · near Lebanon
- Sandy Hook - Jersey Shore · near Highlands
New York
- Lake Ontario - Oswego · Oswego
- Montauk Point · near Montauk
- Salmon River · Pulaski
- St. Lawrence River - Thousand Islands · Clayton
Pennsylvania
- Presque Isle Bay - Lake Erie · near Erie
- Susquehanna River · near Harrisburg
Rhode Island
- Block Island · New Shoreham
- Narragansett Bay · near Newport
Vermont
- Batten Kill River · near Arlington
- Lake Champlain · Burlington
Southeast12 STATES · 37 SPOTS
Alabama
- Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George Lake) · Eufaula
- Lake Guntersville · Guntersville
- Pickwick Lake · near Florence
- Wheeler Lake · Decatur
Delaware
- Delaware Bay · near Lewes
- Indian River Inlet · near Bethany Beach
Florida
- Destin - Gulf of Mexico · near Destin
- Islamorada - Florida Keys · near Islamorada
- Lake Okeechobee · Okeechobee
- Lake Tohopekaliga · Kissimmee
Georgia
- Clarks Hill Lake · Appling
- Lake Lanier · near Gainesville
- Lake Seminole · near Bainbridge
Kentucky
- Kentucky Lake · near Benton
- Lake Barkley · Grand Rivers
- Lake Cumberland · near Jamestown
Maryland
- Chesapeake Bay · near Annapolis
- Deep Creek Lake · McHenry
- Ocean City - White Marlin Coast · near Ocean City
Mississippi
- Grenada Lake · near Grenada
- Ross Barnett Reservoir · near Ridgeland
- Sardis Lake · Oxford
North Carolina
- Cape Hatteras - Outer Banks · near Hatteras
- Lake Norman · near Mooresville
- Pamlico Sound · near Ocracoke
South Carolina
- Charleston Harbor and Inshore · Charleston
- Lake Hartwell · Anderson
- Lake Marion (Santee Cooper) · Santee
- Lake Murray · near Lexington
Tennessee
- Chickamauga Lake · Chattanooga
- Dale Hollow Lake · near Celina
- Reelfoot Lake · Tiptonville
Virginia
- James River - Richmond · near Richmond
- New River · near Radford
- Smith Mountain Lake · Moneta
West Virginia
- Elk River · near Sutton
- Summersville Lake · Summersville
South Central4 STATES · 13 SPOTS
Arkansas
- Bull Shoals Lake · Bull Shoals
- Lake Ouachita · Hot Springs
- Little Red River · near Heber Springs
- White River - Bull Shoals Tailwater · near Cotter
Louisiana
- Atchafalaya Basin · near Morgan City
- Toledo Bend Reservoir · Many
- Venice - Gulf of Mexico · near Venice
Oklahoma
- Grand Lake O' the Cherokees · near Grove
- Lake Texoma · near Kingston
Texas
- Galveston Bay · Galveston
- Lake Amistad · Del Rio
- Lake Fork Reservoir · Emory
- Sam Rayburn Reservoir · Jasper
Midwest12 STATES · 31 SPOTS
Illinois
- Lake Michigan - Chicago Lakefront · near Chicago
- Rend Lake · near Benton
Indiana
- Lake Michigan - Indiana Shore · near Michigan City
- Patoka Lake · near Birdseye
Iowa
- Iowa Great Lakes - West Okoboji · near Okoboji
- Rathbun Lake · near Centerville
Kansas
- Milford Lake · near Junction City
- Wilson Lake · near Russell
Michigan
- Au Sable River · near Grayling
- Lake St. Clair · St. Clair Shores
- Manistee River · near Manistee
- Saginaw Bay · Bay City
Minnesota
- Lake of the Woods · near Baudette
- Leech Lake · Walker
- Mille Lacs Lake · Garrison
Missouri
- Lake of the Ozarks · Osage Beach
- Table Rock Lake · Branson
- Truman Lake · Warsaw
Nebraska
- Lake McConaughy · near Ogallala
- Merritt Reservoir · near Valentine
North Dakota
- Devils Lake · near Devils Lake
- Lake Sakakawea · near Garrison
Ohio
- Lake Erie - Western Basin · near Port Clinton
- Maumee River Walleye Run · near Maumee
- Ohio River · near Cincinnati
South Dakota
- Lake Francis Case · Chamberlain
- Lake Oahe · near Pierre
- Lake Sharpe · near Fort Pierre
Wisconsin
- Chippewa Flowage · near Hayward
- Green Bay · near Green Bay
- Lake Winnebago · Oshkosh
West8 STATES · 24 SPOTS
Arizona
- Lake Havasu · near Lake Havasu City
- Lees Ferry - Colorado River · near Marble Canyon
- Roosevelt Lake · near Roosevelt
Colorado
- Arkansas River - Gold Medal Water · near Salida
- Blue Mesa Reservoir · Gunnison
- Fryingpan River · Basalt
Idaho
- Henry's Fork of the Snake River · near Island Park
- Lake Pend Oreille · near Sandpoint
- Snake River - Hells Canyon · Riggins
Montana
- Bighorn River - Fort Smith · near Fort Smith
- Fort Peck Lake · near Fort Peck
- Madison River · near Ennis
- Missouri River - Craig · near Craig
Nevada
- Lake Mead · near Boulder City
- Lake Tahoe · Stateline
- Pyramid Lake · near Nixon
New Mexico
- Elephant Butte Reservoir · Truth or Consequences
- San Juan River - Quality Waters · near Aztec
Utah
- Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam · near Dutch John
- Lake Powell · Page
- Provo River · near Heber City
Wyoming
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir · Green River
- North Platte River - Miracle Mile · near Sinclair
- Yellowstone River - Gardiner to Livingston · near Gardiner
Pacific & AK-HI5 STATES · 34 SPOTS
Alaska
- Homer - Kachemak Bay · near Homer
- Kenai River · near Soldotna
- Naknek River · near King Salmon
- Russian River · near Cooper Landing
California
- Antioch Municipal Pier & Sherman Island Levee · Antioch
- Big Break Regional Shoreline & Fishing Pier · Oakley
- Brannan Island & Three Mile Slough · Rio Vista
- Buckley Cove & Fourteenmile Slough · California Delta
- Clear Lake · near Lakeport
- Disappointment Slough & Bishop Cut · Lodi
- Discovery Bay Docks & Kellogg Creek · Discovery Bay
- Discovery Park Confluence · Sacramento
- Franks Tract & False River Grass Seams · Bethel Island
- Garcia Bend Park & Sacramento River Riprap · Sacramento
- Holland Riverside & Old River Tule Islands · Byron
- Ladds Marina & Calaveras River Confluence · California Delta
- Louis Park & Deep Water Turning Basin · California Delta
- Mildred Island Submerged Bowl · Byron
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta · near Rio Vista
- San Diego Offshore · near San Diego
- Shasta Lake · Lakehead
- Snodgrass Slough & Dead Horse Island · Walnut Grove
- Steamboat Slough & Sutter Slough Junction · Courtland
- Tower Park & Little Potato Slough · Terminous
- Walnut Grove Public Dock & Georgiana Slough · Walnut Grove
- White Slough & Honker Cut Grass Flats · Lodi
Hawaii
- Kona Coast · near Kailua-Kona
- Oahu South Shore · near Honolulu
Oregon
- Columbia River - The Gorge · near Hood River
- Deschutes River · near Maupin
- Rogue River · near Grants Pass
Washington
- Hoh River · near Forks
- Puget Sound · near Seattle
- Skagit River · near Mount Vernon
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