
Now it’s your turn! What did you think of the Bassmaster 100 Best Bass Lakes? Comment below! Got a photo or video of your favorite lake, whether it was on the list or not? E-mail it (or send us a YouTube link) to and tell us why it’s your favorite lake, or tweet it with the hashtag #bestlake. We may use your comments, photos or videos in an upcoming story! and tell us why it’s your favorite lake, or tweet it with the hashtag #bestlake. 17 scenic waterways with multiple locations, various climatic conditions, bottom terrains and vegetation. Ship Canal connects the Bay to Lake Michigan. Key features: 110+ species of fish, each with its unique behavior and AI. Sturgeon Bay is located about halfway up Green Bay on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Simply put, if you want to angle the best bass fishing waters that currently exist for size and numbers of fish, head to Wisconsin.

If you want to catch a pile of smallies, Sturgeon Bay should be your next trip. In that very same two-day tournament, it took 67.13 pounds to win (an average of almost 34 pounds per day).

That’s exactly what happened at a local tournament on this section of Lake Michigan last year. When an 8.45-pound fish wins big bass - and that fish is a smallmouth - heads turn.
