Fishing intelligence
Fishing conditions today
Current conditions, depth bands, target species and the highest-percentage technique for 40 major freshwater lakes and reservoirs across the United States. Every rating is calculated from water temperature and its trend, barometric pressure, wind, clarity, water level, moon and solunar periods, and each water's documented seasonal pattern.
40 waters
Lake Fork Reservoir
Texas · East Texas
The trophy largemouth factory of East Texas
- Water
- 71°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:11 AM
Devils Lake
North Dakota · Northeast North Dakota
Flooded trees, roads and fence lines full of perch and walleye
- Water
- 57°F
- Best species
- Walleye
- Window
- 5:45 AM
Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota · Central Minnesota
Gravel bars, mud flats and world-class walleye and smallmouth
- Water
- 53°F
- Best species
- Walleye
- Window
- 6:21 AM
Lake Norman
North Carolina · Piedmont / Charlotte
Docks, brush and a year-round spotted bass bite
- Water
- 70°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:15 AM
Clear Lake
California · Northern California
The most productive bass lake in the West
- Water
- 66°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:07 AM
Lake Okeechobee
Florida · South Florida
The Big O: 450,000 shallow acres of vegetation
- Water
- 76°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:05 AM
Pickwick Lake
Alabama · Tennessee River / Tri-State
Current, gravel bars and giant smallmouth
- Water
- 66°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 5:43 AM
Ross Barnett Reservoir
Mississippi · Central Mississippi / Jackson
Cypress, lily pads and shallow Mississippi bass
- Water
- 71°F
- Best species
- Crappie
- Window
- 5:48 AM
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Louisiana · Sabine River / Texas border
185,000 acres of grass, timber and big southern bass
- Water
- 72°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:02 AM
Bull Shoals Lake
Arkansas · Ozarks / White River
Deep, clear Ozark water with dramatic level swings
- Water
- 64°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:03 AM
Chickamauga Lake
Tennessee · Tennessee River / Chattanooga
Florida-strain genetics in a Tennessee River reservoir
- Water
- 66°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 5:32 AM
Lake Amistad
Texas · Rio Grande / Del Rio
Clear, deep desert water with bluff-wall bass
- Water
- 71°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 5:29 AM
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees
Oklahoma · Northeast Oklahoma
Docks, rock and a reliable spring bass fishery
- Water
- 68°F
- Best species
- Crappie
- Window
- 6:12 AM
Lake Havasu
Arizona · Lower Colorado River
Clear Colorado River water, artificial reefs and a two-bass fishery
- Water
- 70°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 5:28 AM
Lake Mead
Nevada · Colorado River / Las Vegas
Desert canyon water with a striper and smallmouth mix
- Water
- 70°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 5:30 AM
Santee Cooper Lakes (Marion & Moultrie)
South Carolina · Lowcountry
Cypress swamp, flooded timber and world-class blue catfish
- Water
- 72°F
- Best species
- Catfish
- Window
- 6:10 AM
Lake Champlain
New York · Adirondacks / Vermont border
Two lakes in one: weedy largemouth south, rocky smallmouth north
- Water
- 56°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 5:57 AM
Lake Lanier
Georgia · North Georgia / Atlanta
Clear, deep water, spotted bass and a world-class striper fishery
- Water
- 67°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 5:26 AM
Oneida Lake
New York · Central New York / Syracuse
New York's walleye lake, with a serious smallmouth bonus
- Water
- 56°F
- Best species
- Walleye
- Window
- 6:05 AM
Shasta Lake
California · Northern California / Sacramento River
Four arms, deep clear water and a strong spotted bass population
- Water
- 66°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:08 AM
Table Rock Lake
Missouri · Ozarks / Branson
Ozark clarity, brush piles and a three-species bass fishery
- Water
- 67°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:06 AM
Lake Guntersville
Alabama · Tennessee River / North Alabama
The Tennessee River grass lake that made ledge fishing famous
- Water
- 67°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 5:35 AM
Lake Texoma
Texas · Red River / Oklahoma border
The striper lake that reproduces naturally
- Water
- 66°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 6:16 AM
Raystown Lake
Pennsylvania · Central Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's deepest lake: stripers, smallmouth and clear water
- Water
- 61°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 6:10 AM
Smith Mountain Lake
Virginia · Southwest Virginia / Roanoke
Virginia's striper lake with a dock-heavy bass fishery
- Water
- 68°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 6:12 AM
Green Bay (Lake Michigan)
Wisconsin · Lake Michigan / Door County
Trophy smallmouth, giant walleye and big-water conditions
- Water
- 54°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 5:54 AM
Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri · Central Missouri
1,150 miles of shoreline and an endless dock bite
- Water
- 64°F
- Best species
- Crappie
- Window
- 6:06 AM
Lake Washington
Washington · Puget Sound / Seattle
Urban water with docks, bridges and a strong smallmouth fishery
- Water
- 58°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 6:18 AM
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Idaho · North Idaho
Chinook, pike and smallmouth in one clear northern lake
- Water
- 59°F
- Best species
- Northern Pike
- Window
- 5:56 AM
Lake Murray
South Carolina · Midlands / Columbia
Blueback herring, humps and a strong striper run
- Water
- 68°F
- Best species
- Striped Bass
- Window
- 6:15 AM
Lake St. Clair
Michigan · Detroit / Great Lakes connecting waters
The best smallmouth lake in North America, with muskie to match
- Water
- 54°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 5:31 AM
Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin · East Central Wisconsin
Shallow, windy and full of walleye, white bass and sturgeon
- Water
- 54°F
- Best species
- Walleye
- Window
- 5:56 AM
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Texas · Deep East Texas
Texas's biggest bass factory and its grass-flat playbook
- Water
- 70°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:03 AM
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky · Tennessee River / Western Kentucky
Ledges, shell beds and one of America's biggest crappie fisheries
- Water
- 68°F
- Best species
- Crappie
- Window
- 5:45 AM
Lake Kissimmee
Florida · Central Florida / Kissimmee Chain
Hydrilla, Kissimmee grass and a real shot at a 10-pounder
- Water
- 76°F
- Best species
- Largemouth Bass
- Window
- 6:08 AM
Lake Powell
Utah · Glen Canyon / Colorado River
Canyon walls, brushy shorelines and striped bass boils
- Water
- 67°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 6:18 AM
Lake Tahoe
California · Sierra Nevada
Extreme clarity, extreme depth and mackinaw
- Water
- 57°F
- Best species
- Kokanee Salmon
- Window
- 5:56 AM
Blue Mesa Reservoir
Colorado · Gunnison River / Western Slope
Colorado's largest lake: kokanee, lake trout and cold water
- Water
- 55°F
- Best species
- Kokanee Salmon
- Window
- 6:04 AM
Flathead Lake
Montana · Northwest Montana
The largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi
- Water
- 52°F
- Best species
- Lake Trout
- Window
- 5:46 AM
Lake Billy Chinook
Oregon · Central Oregon / Deschutes
Three canyon arms, bull trout and kokanee
- Water
- 58°F
- Best species
- Smallmouth Bass
- Window
- 6:09 AM