Best Fishing Spots in Every US State

Alabama

AL

Lake Guntersville bass, Gulf Coast redfish

Arkansas

AR

Bull Shoals trout, Millwood bass

Florida

FL

Keys tarpon, Everglades snook, bass

Georgia

GA

Lake Lanier stripers, Altamaha redbreast

Kentucky

KY

Kentucky Lake crappie, Cumberland trout

Louisiana

LA

Venice redfish, Toledo Bend bass

Mississippi

MS

Ross Barnett bass, Gulf Coast reds

North Carolina

NC

Falls Lake bass, Outer Banks drum

South Carolina

SC

Santee Cooper catfish, Lowcountry reds

Tennessee

TN

Dale Hollow smallmouth, Norris stripers

Virginia

VA

James River smallmouth, Chesapeake Bay

West Virginia

WV

New River smallmouth, Stonewall bass

Alaska

AK

King salmon, halibut, rainbow trout

Oregon

OR

Deschutes steelhead, Columbia salmon

Washington

WA

Puget Sound salmon, Columbia steelhead

Arizona

AZ

Lake Powell bass, Roosevelt Lake

New Mexico

NM

San Juan trout, Elephant Butte bass

Oklahoma

OK

Broken Bow smallmouth, Grand Lake bass

Texas

TX

Lake Fork bass, Galveston Bay redfish

California

CA

Delta bass, Sierra trout, pier fishing

Colorado

CO

Gold Medal trout streams, Pueblo walleye

Hawaii

HI

Ahi tuna, mahi-mahi, ulua

Idaho

ID

Snake River steelhead, Henry's Fork

Montana

MT

Madison River trout, Fort Peck walleye

Nevada

NV

Lake Mead bass, Pyramid Lake cutthroat

Utah

UT

Flaming Gorge trout, Strawberry cutthroat

Wyoming

WY

Yellowstone cutthroat, North Platte trout

Connecticut

CT

Housatonic trout, Long Island Sound

Delaware

DE

Delaware Bay stripers, pond bass

Maine

ME

Brook trout, Atlantic salmon, stripers

Maryland

MD

Chesapeake stripers, Deep Creek trout

New Hampshire

NH

Winnipesaukee salmon, Connecticut River

New Jersey

NJ

Surf stripers, Round Valley trout

New York

NY

Montauk stripers, Adirondack trout

Pennsylvania

PA

Lake Erie steelhead, Penns Creek trout

Rhode Island

RI

Block Island stripers, Narrow River

Vermont

VT

Lake Champlain bass, Battenkill trout

Illinois

IL

Lake Michigan salmon, Kinkaid bass

Indiana

IN

Patoka Lake bass, Tippecanoe smallmouth

Iowa

IA

Spirit Lake walleye, Mississippi catfish

Kansas

KS

Milford walleye, El Dorado wipers

Michigan

MI

Lake St. Clair smallmouth, Au Sable trout

Minnesota

MN

Mille Lacs walleye, BWCA panfish

Missouri

MO

Bennett Spring trout, Table Rock bass

Nebraska

NE

McConaughy walleye, Calamus bass

North Dakota

ND

Sakakawea walleye, Devils Lake perch

Ohio

OH

Lake Erie walleye, Alum Creek saugeye

South Dakota

SD

Oahe walleye, Sharpe tailrace

Wisconsin

WI

Winnebago sturgeon, Northwoods musky