Lakeshore Property 2024
SDoolittle reply :
If you could own a lake/river front home complete with your own private boat ramp on any body of water in the world, where would you live?
zenyoungkoh reply :
Probably somewhere on the Amazon river!
SDoolittle reply :
On 5/27/2011 at 2:31 PM, zenyoungkoh said:Probably somewhere on the Amazon river!
Really? I think that would be a nice vacation, but I wouldn't want to live there.
BrianSnat reply :
I wouldn't mind a cabin on Lake Champlain or perhaps one of the Adirondack lakes like Long Lake.
Or maybe that one house on Little Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks. It's a 5 mile long and 1 mile wide lake with great bassin' and it's all protected wilderness except for one beautiful property that is privately owned with a gorgeous house and boat house. Only paddles and electric motors allowed. Yeah, I can go for that.
Captin Obvious reply :
Lake Fork or Ray Roberts
And lands cheap down there right now so you could if you wanted.
Catt reply :
As the sign of Hwy 87 says Welcome Toledo Bend Reservoir “The Bass Fishing Capitol of the World” 
SirSnookalot reply :
I could think of scores of places without much thought but what comes to my mind is a home on the ocean in Manalpan, Fl. Just a walk across A1A from my front door is the intracoastal where a boat can be docked (can't dock them in the ocean there)and it's just a few minutes to the inlet leading out to the ocean. I would have the beauty of both the ocean and intracoastal plus I could fish both areas as well.
Missouribassman95 reply :
Southern MO, around Lake of the Ozarks, and Truman.
Nice_Bass reply :
Lake of the Ozarks.
Great fishing and extracurricular activities.
NBR reply :
We lived on a very nice lake when I was a lot younger and it was great. But now with my boat on a traler and a heated garage to keep it in I don't want to live on a lake. I can get to 5 or six different water bodies in 30 minutes or much less. The boat is dry, the equipment is safe 24/7 and I can do maintainance in the winter. This beats living on a lake.
SoFlaBassAddict reply :
I live on a small private lake right now and honestly you'd be hard pressed to make me any happier. I'm the only person that actively fishes the lake. Plenty of largemouth and peacocks roaming around. I can motor around the entire lake in my jon boat in a couple of hours. If I were to get something lakefront from a fishing standpoint only....Okeechobee would be very high on my list, or something on the Harris Chain. It would be very hard for me to leave Florida.
zenyoungkoh reply :
On 5/27/2011 at 9:28 PM, Bird dog said:Really? I think that would be a nice vacation, but I wouldn't want to live there.
lol on a second thought, maybe in front of a residential private lake in south florida where they have peacock bass, cichlids, lmb all on my doorstep!
TerryR reply :
Columbia River. I love that area of the country.
PondBoss reply :
Used to live on Lake Ray Hubbard in TX had my own boat ramp, the whole nine yards. I loved that house and running crankbaits in my pool. I'd say give me my old house back! lol
But if it's some place new, I'd say Table Rock.
BrianSnat reply :
It would be hard to beat this place. Wish I had a few extra mil sitting around.
http://www.conciergeauctions.com/component/jomestate/detailed/15/-Long-Lake-New-York
Tim Morris reply :
Just got home from 6 days on Table Rock. Add me to that list!
gar-tracker reply :
I already own one, a home I bought in 93 on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee. I actually have to lock through to get into the lake, but I'm 2 minutes from the boat ramp on the Kissimmee River as well.
Id love a place in the Keys, or the Gulf, or on Lake Champlain but until I win the lotto I'm going to have to settle for this.
J Francho reply :
I grew up on Port Bay, Lake Ontario....I'd like that back in heartbeat.
Nick reply :
I like Lake of the Ozarks too, so I have decided to buy a place there this year. Prices are pretty darn good too. I'll have to invite some of you guys down who have about the same number of bad habits as I have.
flippin and pitchin reply :
Somewhere between Hood River and The Dalles on the Columbia. The Columbia River Gorge is an amazing region and the smallmouth fishing can be special. Obviously it would be on the Washington side. The state of Oregon's rules and regs on building anywhere in the Gorge rule out the idea altogether.
TerryR reply :
On 6/1/2011 at 8:28 AM, flippin and pitchin said:Somewhere between Hood River and The Dalles on the Columbia. The Columbia River Gorge is an amazing region and the smallmouth fishing can be special. Obviously it would be on the Washington side. The state of Oregon's rules and regs on building anywhere in the Gorge rule out the idea altogether.
Another Columbia River guy. Nice. Anyway, what kind of regs do they have on the Oregon side?
BassThumb reply :
Lake Minnetonka. Good fishing right in the Twin Cities.
Redlinerobert reply :
Rio N egro off the Amazon. Would have to have a heli-pad though, so I could be flown in on a whim when I needed a peacock fix. 
guitarkid reply :
Hawaii. I would probably give up bass fishing to have my own little secluded beach hut in Hawaii.
-gk
SDoolittle reply :
On 6/1/2011 at 1:11 PM, Redlinerobert said:Rio N egro off the Amazon. Would have to have a heli-pad though, so I could be flown in on a whim when I needed a peacock fix.
That doesn't count. The question is where would you want to live (full time)?
Nice_Bass reply :
On 6/1/2011 at 5:42 AM, Nick said:I like Lake of the Ozarks too, so I have decided to buy a place there this year. Prices are pretty darn good too. I'll have to invite some of you guys down who have about the same number of bad habits as I have.
I had actually looked at a couple places as well...prices are pretty great right now!!
I do have some pretty bad habits though, mornings are always rough for me down there.
senile1 reply :
Are we fantasizing or are we for real?
My wife and I discuss this a lot because our plan is to retire on a lake but there are so many factors that come into play.
- How far away are we willing to live from our children and grandchildren?
- Is there good healthcare within an appropriate distance from where we want to move?
- Will we be moving amongst people we can relate to?
- Is the Lake known for good fishing?
- Can we have privacy and some seclusion while also being able to have a social life within a reasonable driving distance?
- What type of nature experience will we find in the areas surrounding the lake?
These are just a few of the items I can think of off the top of my head. There is much to consider when you really start to work toward a decision. We have it narrowed down to three states and a handful of lakes. 
chasintails reply :
Minnatonka would be nice for the multi species aspect, but If I was picking somewhere to live, I would pick Lake Tahoe.
SDoolittle reply :
On 6/2/2011 at 3:29 AM, senile1 said:Are we fantasizing or are we for real?
Both! With all the things you listed in consideration, where would you want to live?
senile1 reply :
On 6/2/2011 at 4:44 AM, Bird dog said:Both! With all the things you listed in consideration, where would you want to live?
So, right now, because all of our kids live in the Kansas City area, we prefer to not be more than three or four hours from them. That would probably dictate that we remain in Missouri or Northern Arkansas. However, we might consider Texas if the kids are doing well at that time as Dallas is only an eight to nine hour drive and a quick flight. (Yeah Baby.) This list is still in development.
Lakes in Missouri:
Table Rock - Meets all criteria.
Stockton Lake - Awesome for seclusion, for natural beauty, and for many of the items listed but good healthcare is 50 miles away in Springfield Missouri. That might be close enough.
Truman Lake - Closest to our kids but excellent healthcare is probably only available in Kansas City.
Lake Ozark - Probably out as a place to live. Seclusion is not available on Lake Ozark because development has been allowed on all of the lakefront. Meets all other criteria.
Lakes in Northern Arkansas:
Norfork Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Beaver Lake
Lakes in Texas:
Lake Fork
TBendBassin reply :
On 5/27/2011 at 10:29 PM, Catt said:As the sign of Hwy 87 says Welcome Toledo Bend Reservoir “The Bass Fishing Capitol of the World”
Catt said it all! I live on toledo bend, there not a prayer that goes by that i dont give thanks to be able to live on the lake that ushered in the sport of pro bass fishing
lk ozark reply :
LOZ and a 40 ft. bass boat.
tentimesover reply :
On 6/6/2011 at 5:50 AM, lk ozark said:LOZ and a 40 ft. bass boat.
You only need a 40 ft bass boat on the weekends and holidays. The week days are nice if you can fish those days. It's hard to get that 40 footer between the docks too!
dmac14 reply :
Luckily my parents own two . One on Port Bay on Lake Ontario and one up North in Canada (Big Gull Lake).
If I play my cards right I am hoping to have one of those later in life 
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