Public Water-Body Finder

Browse notable public lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and coast across the U.S. Hit “Fishing near me” to sort waters by straight-line distance from your phone using the Geolocation API.

Showing 160 public waters in the United States.

Water	Type	Distance	Notes
Lake Guntersville AL	lake	—	Top largemouth bass lake.
Wheeler Lake AL	lake	—	Tennessee River impoundment; bass & crappie.
Alabama River AL	river	—	Catfish and bass.
Gulf Coast (Orange Beach) AL	coast	—	Red snapper and inshore species.
Kenai River AK	river	—	Famous king and sockeye salmon.
Bristol Bay AK	coast	—	World-class sockeye salmon.
Lake Iliamna AK	lake	—	Rainbow trout fishery.
Kenai Lake AK	lake	—
Lake Havasu AZ	reservoir	—	Striped bass and largemouth.
Lake Powell AZ	reservoir	—	Smallmouth and striped bass.
Roosevelt Lake AZ	reservoir	—	Largemouth bass.
Colorado River (Yuma) AZ	river	—
Lake Ouachita AR	lake	—	Clear-water striped bass.
White River AR	river	—	Trophy rainbow trout below dams.
Bull Shoals Lake AR	lake	—
Clear Lake CA	lake	—	Largest natural lake in CA; big bass.
Lake Tahoe CA	lake	—	Mackinaw (lake) trout and kokanee.
San Francisco Bay CA	bay	—	Striped bass, sturgeon, salmon.
Sacramento River CA	river	—	Salmon and stripers.
Crowley Lake CA	lake	—	Eastern Sierra trout.
Blue Mesa Reservoir CO	reservoir	—	Kokanee salmon and lake trout.
South Platte River CO	river	—	Freestone and tailwater trout.
Chatfield Reservoir CO	reservoir	—
Lake Candlewood CT	lake	—	Largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Connecticut River CT	river	—	Shad, bass, and catfish.
Indian River Bay DE	bay	—	Inshore saltwater.
Delaware Bay DE	bay	—	Striped bass and weakfish.
Lums Pond DE	lake	—
Lake Okeechobee FL	lake	—	Legendary largemouth bass.
Lake Tarpon FL	lake	—	Big largemouth.
St. Johns River FL	river	—	Bass and crappie.
Florida Keys FL	coast	—	Reef and flats fishing.
Tampa Bay FL	bay	—
Lake Lanier GA	lake	—	Spotted and largemouth bass.
Lake Allatoona GA	lake	—
Chattahoochee River GA	river	—	Trout below Buford Dam.
Lake Wilson (Wahiawa) HI	reservoir	—	Largemouth bass and peacock bass.
Hanalei River HI	river	—	Bonefish flats nearby.
Kona Coast HI	coast	—	Pelagic offshore.
Coeur d'Alene Lake ID	lake	—	Kamloops rainbow trout.
Henry's Lake ID	lake	—	Wild trout.
Snake River ID	river	—	Cutthroat and sturgeon.
Lake Michigan (Chicago) IL	coast	—	Coho salmon and steelhead.
Rend Lake IL	lake	—	Crappie and bass.
Fox River IL	river	—	Smallmouth bass.
Lake Michigan (Indiana) IN	coast	—	Salmon and trout.
Monroe Lake IN	lake	—	Largemouth bass.
Ohio River IN	river	—
Lake Macbride IA	lake	—	Trout-stocked.
Clear Lake IA	lake	—	Walleye and yellow bass.
Mississippi River IA	river	—
Milford Lake KS	lake	—	Walleye and crappie.
Wilson Lake KS	lake	—	Stripers and walleye.
Kansas River KS	river	—
Lake Cumberland KY	lake	—	Striped bass.
Kentucky Lake KY	lake	—	Crappie and bass.
Ohio River KY	river	—
Toledo Bend Reservoir LA	reservoir	—	Top bass fishery (shared with TX).
Lake Pontchartrain LA	lake	—	Speckled trout and redfish.
Grand Isle LA	coast	—	Redfish and speckled trout.
Moosehead Lake ME	lake	—	Landlocked salmon and brook trout.
Sebago Lake ME	lake	—	Landlocked salmon.
Kennebec River ME	river	—
Chesapeake Bay MD	bay	—	Striped bass, blue crab.
Deep Creek Lake MD	lake	—	Trout and bass.
Susquehanna Flats MD	bay	—	Spring striped bass.
Cape Cod Bay MA	coast	—	Striped bass and bluefish.
Quabbin Reservoir MA	reservoir	—	Trout and salmon (permit).
Boston Harbor MA	bay	—
Lake St. Clair MI	lake	—	World-class smallmouth bass.
Grand Traverse Bay MI	bay	—	Salmon and lake trout.
Manistee River MI	river	—	Salmon and steelhead.
Lake Mille Lacs MN	lake	—	Walleye and smallmouth.
Lake of the Woods MN	lake	—	Walleye and saugers.
Leech Lake MN	lake	—	Muskie and walleye.
Ross Barnett Reservoir MS	reservoir	—	Largemouth bass.
Grenada Lake MS	lake	—	Crappie.
Mississippi River MS	river	—
Lake of the Ozarks MO	lake	—	Largemouth bass.
Table Rock Lake MO	lake	—	Smallmouth and spotted bass.
Current River MO	river	—	Spring-fed trout.
Flathead Lake MT	lake	—	Lake trout and salmon.
Missouri River (Canyon Ferry) MT	river	—	Rainbow and brown trout.
Yellowstone River MT	river	—	Wild brown trout.
Lake McConaughy NE	lake	—	Walleye and trout.
Platte River NE	river	—	Channel catfish.
Lewis and Clark Lake NE	lake	—
Lake Mead NV	reservoir	—	Striped bass and largemouth.
Lake Tahoe (NV) NV	lake	—	Mackinaw trout.
Truckee River NV	river	—	Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Lake Winnipesaukee NH	lake	—	Landlocked salmon and bass.
Connecticut River (NH) NH	river	—
Pawtuckaway Lake NH	lake	—
Delaware River NJ	river	—	Smallmouth and striped bass.
Lake Hopatcong NJ	lake	—	Largemouth bass.
Atlantic Coast (Barnegat) NJ	coast	—	Striped bass and bluefish.
Elephant Butte Lake NM	lake	—	Largemouth and catfish.
Rio Grande (Taos) NM	river	—	Rainbow and brown trout.
Navajo Lake NM	lake	—
Lake Erie NY	lake	—	Walleye and smallmouth.
Lake Ontario NY	lake	—	King salmon and steelhead.
St. Lawrence River NY	river	—	Muskie and bass.
Finger Lakes (Seneca) NY	lake	—	Lake trout.
Hudson River NY	river	—	Striped bass.
Lake Norman NC	lake	—	Largemouth and striped bass.
Outer Banks NC	coast	—	Red drum and offshore.
Fontana Lake NC	lake	—	Smallmouth.
Lake Sakakawea ND	lake	—	Walleye.
Devils Lake ND	lake	—	Perch and walleye.
Red River ND	river	—
Lake Erie (Ohio) OH	lake	—	Walleye and yellow perch.
Ohio River OH	river	—	Catfish and bass.
Mosquito Lake OH	lake	—	Crappie and walleye.
Lake Texoma OK	lake	—	Striped bass (shared with TX).
Grand Lake O' the Cherokees OK	lake	—	Largemouth bass.
Illinois River (OK) OK	river	—	Smallmouth.
Columbia River OR	river	—	Sturgeon and salmon.
Deschutes River OR	river	—	Redband trout.
Nehalem Bay OR	bay	—	Salmon and sea-run cutthroat.
Lake Erie (PA) PA	lake	—	Walleye and steelhead.
Susquehanna River PA	river	—	Smallmouth bass.
Allegheny River PA	river	—
Pymatuning Lake PA	lake	—
Narragansett Bay RI	bay	—	Striped bass and tautog.
Block Island RI	coast	—	Offshore and surf.
Lake Murray SC	lake	—	Striped bass.
Santee Cooper Lakes SC	lake	—	Catfish and bass.
Charleston Harbor SC	bay	—
Lake Oahe SD	lake	—	Walleye.
Missouri River (SD) SD	river	—
Pactola Reservoir SD	reservoir	—
Norris Lake TN	lake	—	Striped and smallmouth bass.
Douglas Lake TN	lake	—
Tennessee River TN	river	—
Lake Fork TX	lake	—	Trophy largemouth bass.
Toledo Bend TX	reservoir	—	Big bass (shared with LA).
Lake Texoma TX	lake	—	Striped bass.
Lake Travis TX	lake	—	Largemouth bass.
Texas Gulf Coast TX	coast	—	Redfish and speckled trout.
Lake Powell UT	reservoir	—	Striped bass.
Utah Lake UT	lake	—	Channel catfish and walleye.
Green River UT	river	—	Blue-ribbon trout.
Lake Champlain VT	lake	—	Landlocked salmon and bass.
Connecticut River (VT) VT	river	—
Smith Mountain Lake VA	lake	—	Largemouth and striped bass.
Chesapeake Bay (VA) VA	bay	—	Striped bass.
James River VA	river	—	Smallmouth and shad.
Puget Sound WA	bay	—	Salmon, Lingcod, and cutthroat.
Lake Washington WA	lake	—	Cutthroat and bass.
Columbia River (WA) WA	river	—	Sturgeon and salmon.
Spokane River WA	river	—	Rainbow trout.
Summersville Lake WV	lake	—	Smallmouth bass.
New River WV	river	—	Smallmouth.
Cheat Lake WV	lake	—
Lake Winnebago WI	lake	—	Walleye and sturgeon spearing.
Door County (Green Bay) WI	coast	—	Smallmouth and salmon.
Chippewa Flowage WI	lake	—	Muskie.
Yellowstone Lake WY	lake	—	Native cutthroat trout.
Jackson Lake WY	lake	—
North Platte River WY	river	—	Tailwater trout.

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