Most Memorable Lake You Have Ever Been To?

[hatrix]

I am curious what people's favorite body of water is and why? It doesn't even have to do with fishing at all. There are other reasons besides great fishing that can make a place special.

For me it is with out question lake Powell. I have never been any where else like it and for that matter there might not be any other place like it on earth. Huge walls surrounding you all the time and hundreds and hundreds of feet of water below you. It is just a different feeling being there. After all it is one of the 7 wonders of the world.

I had heard there is monsters living down there but I didn't do much fishing when I was there. Total river monster stuff with fish as big as people.

[Americanzero]

Pickwick lake for sure. Good fishing and got to meet a really good group of guys. I'm hoping to get down there again soon.

[everythingthatswims]

   I have been to this particular pond (about 2-3 acres) twice...The owners don't know a thing about fish, and they stocked bass, channel cats, and hybrid bluegill. So after a few years, they have decent sized catfish (not sure what they eat), a few GIANT bluegill, and hundreds of small bass, since hybrid bluegill are sterile, the bass don't have a food source, but since bluegill eat small aquatic invertebrates, they don't struggle at all to get big. 

    Even though all the bass are under 2 pounds, the fishing is hilarious. We (my brothers and friends) can literally use any bait and absolutely slay them, usually a fish every cast. When you unhook a fish and release it, you can cast to that same fish and it will eat again like nothing happened! And there are 12" bluegill mixed in, it's pretty crazy watching a bluegill eat a super fluke.

[fishva]

Lake Anna in VA.

When I was a kid, my grandparents lived on that lake and I would spend 1-2 months there each summer fishing and swimming during the day and playing dominos at night. I'll always love that lake, for no other reason. I have so many good memories of that lake.

[tatertester]

Rainy Lake , Minnesota/Canada....Absolutely beautiful huge body of water bordering Minnesota and Canada....Eagles flying overhead,pine forests, huge rock formations along the shorelines,clean tannic stained water....A trophy fishery as well with Musky, Northern Pike, Walleye , Smallmouth bass,Perch and various baitfish.....A semi-wilderness gem in the north country.

[Raul]

Most memorable is Zimapan in the Querétaro/Hidalgo border, it was created by building a dam on a canyon, vertical walls, beautiful rock formations, indigenous plants ( cacti ) great fishing, man, I love that lake.

[BassThumbAddict]

Arbuckle lake Sulphur, OK. We used to have a place down there. It's where I learned how to bass fish. Also it's the lake that got me hooked into bass fishing.

[plumworm]

I have fished a whole lot of Bassmaster top 100 lakes and a bunch that are not on the list. But there is a 350 acre lake, tucked into the UP of Michigan, that flat out has me under it's spell. I spent 3 days last year in Aug. and landed 17 smallies between 3 and 4.5 lbs. About 7-8 smaller than that. It is a C and R lake but no one likes to fish it because it is so clear. I caught all of the fish on a crawfish colored tube. It is "one special lake" and, no, I'm not giving out the name.

[SirSnookalot]

Fished Lake St Clair for nearly 50 years, caught some wonderful fish.  I'd pick the Canadian side.

[G8RBob]

The Stick Marsh.  Hundreds of acres, hundreds of bass.  In addition, the Stick is always a boating adventure due to the high number of hidden stumps.  A great fishing site.

[Oregon Native]

Hands down lake Powell.  Soooo quiet up in those canyons you could hear a pin drop a hundred yards away.  Taking you boat under cliff overhangs in storms and water so deep and clear it almost looks black at times.  Fishing when I was there out of Bullfrog was awesome and quite an adventure.  Such an awesome place...think of it often.

[Bassintheweeds]

Not really a lake but still a body of water...

 

The flats near Key West. I was there on vacation fishing. The day I had out there can not be replicated again. Only caught a handful of fish. What made it so special was there was absolutely no wind, Dead calm, sea turtles, sharks, rays, birds, tailing permit everything. It was a completely religious experience.

 

Ive since been back and i'm convinced that is my calling... Now i just have to get there.

[Mr_Scrogg]

Lake Jocassee in the Blue Ridge Moutains of SC. Beautiful, clear water mountain lake.

[J Francho]

Hands down, Erie.

[Hyrule Bass]

Smith Mountain Lake in VA. My aunt and uncle have a vacation house on the lake there and i go down there with them several times a year. They gave me my own key lol. I love the scenery and its just such a relaxing place for me. Its so peaceful for me there that i can sleep at a moments notice any time of day, cant do that at home. also when im there everything in my mind goes blank for the weekend. all my worries, problems, happenings from home go away for a few days and my mind is crystal clear. i tell people going there is therapy for me. sometimes i'll go down to the dock and fish during the day and end up taking a nap in the boat which is on the lift swaying slightly back and forth. then theres those late nights fishing, where i have fell asleep on the dock sitting in a chair when the catfish werent biting so good. often contemplated just spending the night down there and waking up in the morning right there ready to fish, but always end up carrying myself up to the house lol. Last year due to certain circumstances i didnt get to go too much, havent been down there since 4th of july last year. but i got my first trip down there planned in a couple weeks and time wont go fast enough, and work has been busy as hell, i really cant wait to get away...

[00 mod]

Lake Baccarac.  Any cast could be a 10+!  I've just been lucky enough to make several of those casts!!!

 

Jeff

[Spotswood]

For me, it has gotta be eagle lake, Ontario. Huge musky, eagles everywhere, and the most perfect smallmouth structure I've ever seen. Which was home to my PB bass.

[slonezp]

KY Lake. I've been there 4 times and it has never disappointed

[UWBass]

I am also a fan of Kentucky Lake. Only made the trip a couple times, but I have really enjoyed myself down there.

[TrapperJ]

Lake Baccarac.  Any cast could be a 10+!  I've just been lucky enough to make several of those casts!!!

 

Jeff

 

The Mexican lakes really got me into fishing more serious. Comendero, El Salto, Bassarac. Exactly any cast could be a 10+ but while your waiting plenty of 2+ pounders that just want to rip the rod out of your hands. Catching over 50 fish a day, it will almost ruin you too ha

 

Last trip was about 2 years ago with my grandfather before he passed we went to El Salto. No monsters but lots of fish in the 2-4 range. A few over 5 and got to watch Grandpa catch one more 6 pounder at the lake he loved.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I would have to say Rainy Lake.  Beautiful lake and lots of good fishing.

[MarkH024]

For me, it has gotta be eagle lake, Ontario. Huge musky, eagles everywhere, and the most perfect smallmouth structure I've ever seen. Which was home to my PB bass.

Same for me. The place is heaven on Earth.

 

[Felix77]

Chautauqua Lake.  

 

Site of my 1st ever State Federation tournament and I placed in the money.  It was a grind all day but catching one lunker with less than 15 minutes to spare gave me that placement.  Very memorable experience.

[hatrix]

Hands down lake Powell. Soooo quiet up in those canyons you could hear a pin drop a hundred yards away. Taking you boat under cliff overhangs in storms and water so deep and clear it almost looks black at times. Fishing when I was there out of Bullfrog was awesome and quite an adventure. Such an awesome place...think of it often.

My grandparents lived in AZ and I have been there a number of times. I have been to a ok number of lakes but never anything close to the feeling of that place. It's the kind of place you remember forever. I have been to the Grand Canyon more times and couldn't really tell you a thing about it. It's a snooze fest compared to lake Powell.

[roadwarrior]

My extended family was vacationing at Grand Lake of the Cherokees when my grandfather

decided to drive over to a new lake under construction in Missouri. The year was 1959, a year

before Table Rock Lake was open to the public. At the time it seemed we were lost in the middle

of a rainforest. There wer no amenities of any kind, just rocks and trees. The water was crystal

clear, like nothing I had ever seen.

 

Knowing nothing about the lake, we managed to put in without a ramp or a clue. What we found

was a recently flooded farm field in about 8'-10' of water. My grandaddy had some new "worms'

made out of purple plastic, the original Creme worms as it turned out. Of course this was all new

to me, my brother and dad.

 

Our "trolling motor" was my dad on top of out Crestliner ski boat with a paddle. So the easiest plan

was to simply drift with the wind. We were meat fishermen back then and the limit was 15 fish per

person. For the first time in my life, we wacked 'em!