how many lakes 2024
blanked reply :
how many different lakes do you fish normally? do you move around from boredom, success at different times of the year? how far will you drive for a one day trip?
squid reply :
Normally, about 6. With tournaments, about 15-20 different lakes. I will go about 2 hrs away for a 1 day trip.
RoLo reply :
When I lived in the north, I probably fished about 20 different lakes and streams each year.
I always targeted 'one' species per outing so some of the lakes were for largemouth,
some for smallmouth, some for northern pike and some for chain pickerel.
Naturally, I targeted the pre-spawn and fall peaks seasons, which were very different on different lakes.
Most of the waters were within an hour of my home, but some were about two hours (one-way).
On faraway lakes I usually forfeited the dawn bite, and rehashed the day on the long ride home.
Fishie reply :
I got about 8 that I fish more regularly but I fish a lot of different places every year. 
preach4bass reply :
Three, the longesd drive is about two hours.
Raul reply :
7 lakes and numerous ponds, most of them are 30 min away from my home, the farthest one is 2 hour drive.
abelfisher reply :
Three typically. I have found a new lake in Sonoma COunty, California near where my son is going to school. So in a few months I will say 4 lakes. (The new one is where the gal a few years back caught a 22#-8oz LMB! The lake is 74 acres and 7-15 ft deep. Just trolling motors allowed. I can't wait.
KU_Bassmaster. reply :
I fish about 4 regularly. Where I go can be dictated by a lot of things. Like who I m going with, what type of fishing I want to do or work on, wind, weekday or weekend, and lately gas prices. One of these lakes I fish is about an hour and a half from me. Two years ago I was going down there about once a week during the summer. Last summer I was forced to fish lakes more close to me because of gas prices. As long as I have somebody going with me, I have no problems driving quite a ways for a one day trip. My dad and I have drove 5 hours a couple of times to fish a big farm pond that we got permission to fish.
basser89 reply :
Here in MD, I usually hit about 5. If I add in a few I hit in PA, you can add 4-5 more. My fishing partner moved this month so there may be a few more I add this year if gas doesn't get much more out of control!
John Cullum reply :
As far as tournies go we usually fish around 7 differant lakes. I fish the Traverls Division and it offers me a chance to double up sometimes on my stronger lakes.
A few years ago I made it a habit to hit at least one new lake each month from March to August.
There are some many smaller lakes within' 5 hours of me I haven't hit half of them yet. If I travel 4-5
hours to a new lake to fish I'll usually stay the night at a local hotel, change up and hit another new
lake on the way home the next day. Each lake is a bit differant and it introduces me to a bunch of
differant water condition and patterns. Some are man made while some are natural lakes that are
creek or spring fed so they all fish a little differant.
I know that it's made me a better angler by doing this.
Gatorbassman reply :
Man I am not sure. I fish 25 small lakes and 5 big lakes on a regular basis. .
tru fire 4x4 reply :
i fish around 35 to 40 different lakes/streams a year, the farthest being about a 9 hour drive, but not all is bassfishing
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
We fish 12 lakes/reservoirs for the "clear water challenge" (CWC) every year and then we have our main reservoir which is going private this year.
Looks like Eric and I won't be competing in the CWC, we took 4th the first year, 1st last year and 3rd this year. Going to end on a good note for numerous reasons(other obligations would keep us from almost 1/2 the events this year)
Other than that, we will still have access to our primary honey hole, even though it will be private, where I plan to really concentrate on learning this year.
I've learned about lots of things I want to give real time to that competing didn't allow me to.
blanked reply :
QuoteThree typically. I have found a new lake in Sonoma COunty, California near where my son is going to school. So in a few months I will say 4 lakes. (The new one is where the gal a few years back caught a 22#-8oz LMB! The lake is 74 acres and 7-15 ft deep. Just trolling motors allowed. I can't wait.
would this lake happen to be santa margaita??
Chris reply :
About 28 or more from small ponds to large lakes to rivers. I am not counting the lakes and rivers outside my state that I fish a bunch thoughout the year.
earthworm77 reply :
Check the weight on that fish, a 22-8 is a world record.
Minuteman reply :
I have 6 that I've been a regular at last year since I got the little duck boat and 4 others that don't allow watercraft because of Zebra mussels. Them 4 are all within a 15 minute drive, have nice Bass and I use them extensively for practicing new techniques and tackle.
One I didn't get to last year on the boat (Marsh Creek Lake) is less than a 1hr drive and was featured on an ESPN online story as one of the top 3 Bass lakes in Pennsylvania. That is one of the first trips my son and I have planned for his Spring Break to check out. I just got the map made up yesterday.
I also fish in the local river and creeks for smallmouth and I even have a native trout stream within a mile from my house.
tru fire 4x4 reply :
"Leaha Trew, a California mom fishing with her son on Spring Lake last summer, also drew skepticism after hooking into what she claimed was a 22-1/2 pound giant. The IGFA knew it was a big fish, but the one photo showed her holding it in front of her, throwing off the visual scale. There was a witness - a family friend on shore. But with the stakes so high, proof must be irrefutable - photos, measurements, certified scales. The IGFA turned down Trew's application in January."
this is what he is talking about
guest reply :
I'm getting lazy in my old age and find myself pretty much just fishing my home lake. As far as that 22# 8oz. bass goes. I don't believe it. Nobody who is remotely connected to bass fishing can fail to know the value of the next world record. The fish will go through all kinds of examinations. I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't x-ray'd to make sure their is no sinkers in it's belly.
flyphisher # reply :
I have 2 impoundments I fish on a local river system. They provide a variety of conditions and really demand you to be on your game to go out and hook a few practicing....I fish the closet lake the most, the tournaments I am fishing this year should take me to over a dozen lakes this upcoming year....As far as small water fishing I have 10 ponds i fish depending on my mood.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Quotehow many different lakes do you fish normally? do you move around from boredom, success at different times of the year? how far will you drive for a one day trip?
One of the places I fish alot has 3 lakes on it. Most of the time I switch lakes because of a scenery change. In the winter months I fish the clear lake most of the time, spring the stained weedless one or the murkey weedy one. Its more of a decision based on the day or sometimes I will fish 2 of them.
So most of the time its 3 lakes
Phishn_Phool reply :
I fish about 5 but my boat never leaves the water. I live on the Harris chain and and I motor to all 5 of them. Not too often though
Bankbeater reply :
The place were I go has about 10 lakes between 10 and 160 acres, and around 20 big ponds.
mudcatwilly reply :
I fish as many lakes as possible. I have my home lake (Berryessa) in CA, but I like to try all kinds of different lakes. I find that learning where bass habitate in different lakes during different times of the year helps my overall fishing success. Plus going onto a new lake makes the hunt even more exciting.
Rattlinrogue reply :
I fish 5 on a regular basis,but I fish my #1 lake about 80% of the time.It's only 2 miles from where I live and is one of the top five lakes in Mississippi for giant,lunker bass.Even though I like a little variety,it's hard to pass up a jewel of a lake that's so close to home.
utser reply :
3 lakes, 1 swamp, two rivers. farthest drive is about 1 1/2 hour.
rocknfish9001 reply :
I have 3 awesome lakes that are my favorites, but i will fish maybe 20 bodies of water a year, and then base my trips on those.
ranger50 reply :
Here in Minnesota(land of 10,000 lakes) its fun to fish many different lakes. I have my 3 favorites that I hit pretty hard but I like to fish at least 6 new ones every year. I usually don't travel more than 100 miles in a day to fish unless it is for a tourney.
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