Best Bass Lakes: Top 50 Largemouth & Smallmouth

Rank	Lake	County	State	Clarity	Depth	Bass Type
1	East Vadnais Lake	Ramsey	MN	-	58 ft	Both
2	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	21.1 ft	74 ft	Both
3	Round Lake	Lenawee	MI	12.3 ft	67 ft	Both
4	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	25 ft	84 ft	Both
5	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	21 ft	135 ft	Both
6	Round Lake	Benzie	MI	15 ft	-	Both
7	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	MN	25 ft	65 ft	Both
8	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	17.4 ft	60 ft	Both
9	Derby Lake	Montcalm	MI	14 ft	87 ft	Both
10	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	24.8 ft	75 ft	Both
11	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	17.3 ft	38 ft	Both
12	Otter Lake	Benzie	MI	12 ft	-	Both
13	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	23 ft	135 ft	Both
14	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	WI	16 ft	32 ft	Both
15	Duck Lake	Muskegon	MI	11 ft	-	Both
16	Stony Lake	Cass	MN	23 ft	50 ft	Both
17	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	WI	14.8 ft	29 ft	Both
18	Sylvan Lake	Oakland	MI	10.3 ft	-	Both
19	Belle Taine Lake	Hubbard	MN	22.8 ft	56 ft	Both
20	Green Lake	Green Lake	WI	13.5 ft	236 ft	Both
21	Lake George	Clare	MI	9.5 ft	25 ft	Both
22	Little Jay Gould Lake	Itasca	MN	21.5 ft	56 ft	Both
23	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	WI	13.5 ft	105 ft	Both
24	Crooked Lake	Emmet	MI	-	50 ft	Both
25	Ten Mile Lake	Cass	MN	20.5 ft	208 ft	Both
26	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	WI	12.2 ft	90 ft	Both
27	Big Blue Lake	Kalkaska	MI	24 ft	-	Smallmouth
28	Gilmore Lake	Hubbard	MN	20.3 ft	54 ft	Both
29	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	11 ft	55 ft	Both
30	Big Twin Lake	Kalkaska	MI	23 ft	-	Smallmouth
31	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	MN	20 ft	63 ft	Both
32	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	WI	10.5 ft	56 ft	Both
33	Muskellunge Lake	Kent	MI	13.5 ft	-	Largemouth
34	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	20 ft	80 ft	Both
35	Powers Lake	Kenosha	WI	10 ft	33 ft	Both
36	Whitefish Lake	Montcalm	MI	13.5 ft	-	Largemouth
37	Big Bass Lake	Hubbard	MN	19.4 ft	60 ft	Both
38	Sand Lake	Sawyer	WI	10 ft	50 ft	Both
39	Crystal Lake	Washtenaw	MI	12.5 ft	-	Both
40	Big Deep Lake	Cass	MN	19.4 ft	107 ft	Both
41	Mission Lake	Shawano	WI	17.5 ft	44 ft	Largemouth
42	Loon Lake	Benzie	MI	12 ft	-	Largemouth
43	East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	MN	19.2 ft	48 ft	Both
44	Malone Lake	Shawano	WI	13.5 ft	31 ft	Largemouth
45	Emerald Lake	Kent	MI	11.5 ft	-	Largemouth
46	Latoka Lake	Douglas	MN	19 ft	108 ft	Both
47	Christner Lake	Sawyer	WI	12 ft	16 ft	Largemouth
48	Au Sable Lake	Ogemaw	MI	10.5 ft	52 ft	Largemouth
49	North Star Lake	Itasca	MN	19 ft	90 ft	Both
50	Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend	Washington	WI	11.8 ft	105 ft	Largemouth

Largemouth vs. Smallmouth Bass Habitat

Smallmouth bass are a coldwater-edge species that prefer clear, deep lakes with rocky structure. They thrive in clear, low-nutrient lakes with moderate temperatures. Look for lakes with Secchi depth over 8 feet for the best smallmouth fishing.

Largemouth bass tolerate a wider range of water quality and prefer warmer, shallower lakes with aquatic vegetation. Weed beds, lily pads, and fallen timber are key habitat features.

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