If you wanted to go on a trophy smallmouth trip what lake would you want to fish on?

Dale Hollow

Lake Belton has some good ones in it, No world records but very good Smallies.

Bridgeport can be good sometimes too.

100% Lake Of The Woods Minnesota/Ontario border

1. Erie(NY,OH) 2. St.Clair(MI) 3. Mille Lacs(MN) 4. Lake of the woods/Rainy lake (ontario).

Mille Lacs Lake is the place to catch so serious quanity and quality! I am from MN and that lake is amazing for smallmouth. There is a slot for smallmouth on the lake enforcing that all smallies under 21in must be imediatly released. This makes for an amazing fishery. Not to mention you can really wack some nice largies in the bays out there. Nothin like texas sized bass but you can get them up to 6 lbs with multiple 3s and 4s.

Erie. Another GREAT Smallmouth fishery is the Susquhannah River in PA. If you ever want to make this trip look up Guide Ken Penrod. He has a guide service based out of Maryland and guides the Potomac (upper and Lower), Susquhannah River in PA, and other area rivers and lakes

A buddy and I are kicking the idea around of going on a SM trip.

Thanks for the help

from what i hear dale hollow is the lake fork of monster smallies

texoma is a great lake in texas, world class smallmouth by the dam

Well whitney used to hold the tx record and i THINK merideth has it now so good small mouth there. Cant remember the name but used to be a guide on whitney that targeted them and held the record for a number of years, if i remember right he fished at night for them there. Just thinking some place possibly closer but if you want great small mouth fishing then you need to go north.

Ron Gardner (Whitney night time winter guide)

+1 on Texoma from Little Mineral around Eisenhower and to the dam and along rock rip-rap from dam to Burns Run (OK side).

Go to Maine in the ead of may early june...No one up there fishes for them and you have the lakes to yourselfs..Hit the sabago lake region and fish the smaller lakes like pennaswasse. We average about 150 a day up to 6 lbs. If you want to try breaking a record..No other lake but erie will do that. Champlain in up state NY has some great smallies also.

Yes, Meredith holds the record, but it is closed for now.