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Your guide to the
best fishing in the U.S.
Find Your State’s Best Fishing Spots
Use this interactive map to find your next fishing spot in the USA!
WHAT’S NEW?
36,500 BIG Trout Being Stocked into One Popular Fishing Lake in Oregon this Year
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to stock a whopping 36,000 plus trophy-sized rainbow trout in Detroit Lake this season.
72,000 Trout Being Stocked Now in a Single Fishing Lake Near You in Washington State
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks Mayfield Lake with 72,000 keeper trout every spring and summer.
4.2 Million Salmon Being Stocked in this One Fishing Lake in Washington
Washington’s Lake Whatcom is once again being stocked with more than 4 million juvenile kokanee salmon.
36 Southern California Lakes Stocked for Trout Fishing in mid-February (Full List)
Three dozen fishing lakes across Southern California are being stocked with fresh hatchery rainbow trout in mid-February.
18,000+ Trout Stocked in These 15 Oregon Lakes for Upcoming Free Fishing Weekend
More than 18,000 hatchery trout will be stocked across Western Oregon just ahead of the first Free Fishing Weekend of the year.
These 9 Los Angeles County Fishing Lakes Will Be Stocked with Trout This Coming Week
Nine local lakes and ponds in Los Angeles County will be stocked with fresh hatchery rainbow trout during the week ahead. It’s time to get in some winter fishing!
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Best Fishing in America launched more than a decade ago in Oregon and is expanding across the U.S. Our goal is to provide a free, easy-to-use website where recreational anglers can learn where, when and how to get the most out of their precious fishing time, whether close to home or on the road.
Publisher Eric Apalategui has been an award-winning West Coast journalist and teacher for more than 20 years — and crazy about fishing much longer. Co-conspirators who share their angling insights on this website include expert writers and researchers, fishing guides, tackle shop owners, lodge operators, tackle manufacturers, angling organization members and, of course, lots of fellow fishing fanatics.
