Which military post offers the best bass fishing?

SSG Carlos Madden — Mon, 11 May 2015 09:00:25 -0400

Bass season is coming, especially in the north. I remember some good spots at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO but I'm wondering what other posts offer solid fishing. This will be helpful for fishermen/women PCS'ing, going to school, or doing DTY. Post pictures if you have them!

Response by 1SG Brian Allen made May 11 at 2015 9:20 AM

1SG Brian Allen — Mon, 11 May 2015 09:20:36 -0400

Fort Polk, LA. The sportsmans paradise!

Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made May 11 at 2015 9:34 AM

CMSgt Mark Schubert — Mon, 11 May 2015 09:34:06 -0400

NAS Atlanta - Word famous Navy Lake Site

http://www.militarycampgrounds.us/georgia/world-famous-navy-lake-site

is on Lake Allatoona which offers good bass fishing

Dobbins used to have a tournament there regularly - it stopped about 5 years ago - won it a couple times.. :-)

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2015 9:57 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 May 2015 09:57:16 -0400

As much as I HATED Ft Riley, I did get to fish there when I wasn't on rotation. However I fished more for Catfish, my battle fished for Bass though and caught some really nice ones out of the lakes there. Plenty of fish and places to fish there. I still HATE the Midwest though and besides the Tank Range I HATE Ft. Riley

Response by SSG John Erny made May 11 at 2015 10:08 AM

SSG John Erny — Mon, 11 May 2015 10:08:28 -0400

Ft. Lost in the woods is near lake of the ozarks, I hear that the fishing is great!

Response by SSG Trevor S. made May 11 at 2015 11:21 AM

SSG Trevor S. — Mon, 11 May 2015 11:21:26 -0400

Fort Campbell is near Land Between the Lakes. There is excellent bass, catfish, crappie (a mythical fish I can never find), and bream. Both TN and KY have a hatchery program that has brought back a breeding population of brown trout. Stripped bass are fairly common.

Response by 2LT Scott Armstrong made May 11 at 2015 11:33 AM

2LT Scott Armstrong — Mon, 11 May 2015 11:33:37 -0400

Fort Drum offers outstanding Bass fishing on post, excellent Muskie fishing on the nearby St. Lawrence Seaway and world class Salmon and Steelhead fishing in Lake Ontario and the Salmon River just to the south.

Response by PO1 Autumn Sandeen made May 11 at 2015 1:28 PM

PO1 Autumn Sandeen — Mon, 11 May 2015 13:28:24 -0400

I never was much into bass fishing but for a wide variety of everything else on base, and lots of fishing -- including bass -- off base, I loved FCTCL, Virginia Beach. It's relatively near the gigantic Navy base in Norfolk, VA.

Response by SGT Bobby Lisek made May 11 at 2015 1:55 PM

SGT Bobby Lisek — Mon, 11 May 2015 13:55:46 -0400

Fort hood texas

Response by SGT Mark Sullivan made May 11 at 2015 5:22 PM

SGT Mark Sullivan — Mon, 11 May 2015 17:22:10 -0400

I'd have to say FT Campbell, two main lakes on base, and several trout streams. Both Tennessee and Kentucky keep these areas stocked. And you only need one states fishing license to get an on base license.

Response by SPC Matt Johnson made May 13 at 2015 8:29 PM

SPC Matt Johnson — Wed, 13 May 2015 20:29:54 -0400

I found a few ponds on and around ft hood Texas where I could catch 10 lb on a regular basis

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 26 at 2015 1:47 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:47:07 -0400

NAS Corpus Christi. Speckled Trout like crazy. Black Drum, Red Fish, Snapper, Flounder, Croaker, Whiting at the beach. Man you name it, it's there!

Response by SFC Luther East made Dec 23 at 2015 9:07 PM

SFC Luther East — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 21:07:10 -0500

After many years I found both Fort Benning and Fort Stewart to have pretty good fishing opportunities. Fort Benning has alot of river fishing available for a variety of species and Fort Stewart offers a chance to fish at a "trophy" pond. If you have the chance I highly recommend a fishing excursion to Ft. Stewart, just don't feed the Gators. Happy Fishing everyone and tight lines to all.

Response by MAJ Terry Clark made Jan 4 at 2016 7:14 PM

MAJ Terry Clark — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:14:58 -0500

Fort Polk has to rise to the top on this one.

Response by 1SG Jon Hosford made Apr 2 at 2019 8:41 PM

1SG Jon Hosford — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 20:41:49 -0400

Fort Polk's Toledo Bend. They have a great rec area on this lake. If you are a bass fisherman you have heard of this lake. It is also on the pro tour. I was in for 23 years and worked for the Army 21 more as a civilian and I fished the whole time. Part of that time was federal game warden. This Army rec sight is the finest and the lake the best fishing I know of in the south. Hope this helps.

Jon

Response by CPT Ray Gilmore made Apr 3 at 2019 2:50 AM

CPT Ray Gilmore — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 02:50:19 -0400

On post or in the regions around it.....?

Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Jul 30 at 2019 11:22 AM

SFC Melvin Brandenburg — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:22:30 -0400

My brother says it's worth fighting off the gators to fish Ft Stewart.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 30 at 2019 11:26 AM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:26:37 -0400

That's a really interesting photo...I'm tempted to offer "Say ahh", though that'd probably be really trite and cliched, of course...I'm afraid I know nothing about fishing, though, however, the photo is certainly of interest, as I'd said....

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Jul 30 at 2019 12:07 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:07:26 -0400

SSG Carlos Madden Fort Campbell is quite near Ky Lake and the LBL,excellent fishing for many species of fresh water fish.Bass,crappie,catfish,stripers,white bass,yellow bass and bluegills and closer to the base the Tennessee River holds most of these plus small mouth bass and sauger(relative of the walleye). A little farther East is "my" lake(Reelfoot) where you can catch black bass,spotted bass,bluegills,crappie and channel catfish.The photos are my fish caught on Reelfoot. Click on the last photo to see my big catfish. LOL

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Jul 30 at 2019 1:13 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:13:10 -0400

The ‘old’ hospital at Camp Pendleton had a lake that was beautiful with lily pads and looked very inviting for fishing.

Corona, CA Navy Base also has a quiet, seldom fished lake. https://www.global security.org/military/facility/corona.htm

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Response by MAJ Terry Clark made Jul 30 at 2019 2:25 PM

MAJ Terry Clark — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:25:59 -0400

I'm told you can't beat Fort Polk for any kind of outdoor recreation.

Response by SPC Les Darbison made Jul 30 at 2019 3:40 PM

SPC Les Darbison — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:40:35 -0400

It's been years since I've been to FT. Rucker But they would stock several of there ponds and small lakes then close them for 2 years so they had large bass in their lakes and when I was there deer hunting was year around either sex limit 1 a day. Shotguns only.

Response by PFC Jesse Hogan made Jul 31 at 2019 7:59 PM

PFC Jesse Hogan — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:59:41 -0400

I'm 100% disabled

Response by A1C Marc Descoteaux made Jul 31 at 2019 8:13 PM

A1C Marc Descoteaux — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:13:19 -0400

I live in Nashua, NH. Is there something near me?

Response by MAJ Dan Perry made Jul 31 at 2019 8:23 PM

MAJ Dan Perry — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:23:00 -0400

If at Ft Campbell..try Dale Hollow..Lake Barkley and KY Lake..

Response by MCPO Mark Smith made Jul 31 at 2019 8:39 PM

MCPO Mark Smith — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:39:52 -0400

Fishing on the Colorado River near Laughlin Nevada

Response by CW3 Bernard Voit made Jul 31 at 2019 8:58 PM

CW3 Bernard Voit — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:58:36 -0400

When I was assigned to Fort Sheridan we had to provide active duty personnel to Fort McCoy Wisc, to support them during summer training of reserves. One of our NCO's would volunteer each year. He was a fisherman of the highest level he took his camper and boat up with him and he would fish every minute he wasn't working....He brought back lots of fish tales but also lots of photos to back them up.

Response by SP5 Renee Rogers made Jul 31 at 2019 9:08 PM

SP5 Renee Rogers — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:08:32 -0400

Ft Knox is some good cat fishing n rainbow trout. Along with camp Carlson camping n Rv community with a large reservoir over 300 yards.

Response by FA Randall Platt made Jul 31 at 2019 9:15 PM

FA Randall Platt — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:15:13 -0400

Any one from Portland Oregon area? Bass sturgeon Salmon Kokanee

Response by CPL Perry Bayze made Jul 31 at 2019 9:16 PM

CPL Perry Bayze — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:16:46 -0400

Response by SSG Gary Johnson made Jul 31 at 2019 9:22 PM

SSG Gary Johnson — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:22:30 -0400

While I was a patient at the Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VA) they had a Chapter from Healing Waters. Then they dropped them for some outfit for Frisco. Their first trip was about $350.00 per Angler. Needless to say I dropped out as their idea of helying Disabled Vets flat disappeared. The closest Healing Waters Chapter was in Redding. That's a 4+ hour drive and a $100.00 per night. I lost my right leg and my left ankle is fused. They just recently took my big toe on the left and now I can't even walk on any uneven ground. Fly fishing is completely except for the $500.00 a day guided trip on the Lower Sacramento plus that $100.00 a night fee for two nights. Ends up over $800.00 for a day Fly Fishing and I just can't do that day after day. So now, I can't even balance myself on a boat on the Ocean so Saltwater Fishing is no out also and I grew up fishing on the Pacific Ocean. I'm a 100% Disabled Vietnam Veteran and an Amputee. I've fished TWICE in the past 6 years.

Response by 1SG Jonathan Martinez made Jul 31 at 2019 9:23 PM

1SG Jonathan Martinez — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:23:28 -0400

Fort Campbell

Response by PFC Randal Gerlach made Jul 31 at 2019 9:28 PM

PFC Randal Gerlach — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:28:36 -0400

what about north east Arkansas any body know where to do some bass fishing that area

Response by MSgt Dennis Karoleski made Jul 31 at 2019 9:36 PM

MSgt Dennis Karoleski — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:36:02 -0400

Pease AFB used to have good fishing but the AF transferred ownership to the FAA and NH Fish & Game who declared all three fishing ponds off-limits as "conservation areas". All are contaminated to the point where catch & release would be the only safe option if access were granted in the future.

Response by SrA Barrett Smith made Jul 31 at 2019 9:45 PM

SrA Barrett Smith — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:45:06 -0400

No better Large Mouth Bass fishing than in Florida", Central Florida is known as The Bass Capital of The World!"
MacDill AFB in Tampa is within 1 hour of the best bass fishing Florida has to offer with hundreds of beautiful lakes and rivers that offer lunkers in the 10 to 12 lb. class and easy pickings for 1.5 to 7 and 8 pounders easily harvested if one knows what they are doing. If not, there are plenty of local guides to help put you on the big one.
Barrett Smith, Dover, FL

Response by PO3 Rain Thomas Kennett made Jul 31 at 2019 9:54 PM

PO3 Rain Thomas Kennett — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:54:33 -0400

I have to echo all the recommendations for Land Between the Lakes (LBL) near Ft Campbell. I grew up there and the fishing is great! The lakes are fun, period!

Response by CPT Steven LaLonde made Jul 31 at 2019 10:01 PM

CPT Steven LaLonde — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:01:33 -0400

Ft. Benning. Columbus, GA

Response by HN James Deitschman made Jul 31 at 2019 10:39 PM

HN James Deitschman — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:39:19 -0400

Yes, where do I go to get an answer to question, where is place to go other than where others have been.

Response by Sgt Brad Markell made Jul 31 at 2019 10:49 PM

Sgt Brad Markell — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:49:29 -0400

Pick me! Pick me! But seriously, I'd love to learn fly-fishing and instruct it for free.

Response by PFC Cheryl Gartman made Jul 31 at 2019 11:28 PM

PFC Cheryl Gartman — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:28:49 -0400

The best fishing for anything is in my home state of beautiful Oregon!!!

Response by PFC Gwendolyn Cole made Aug 1 at 2019 12:18 AM

PFC Gwendolyn Cole — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:18:52 -0400

Fishing is on my wish lists.

Response by CPO Robert Savage made Aug 1 at 2019 12:28 AM

CPO Robert Savage — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:28:21 -0400

Great lakes

Response by SPC Jameel Abdullateef made Aug 1 at 2019 1:30 AM

SPC Jameel Abdullateef — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:30:28 -0400

Where is good bass fishing in Illinois

Response by PO3 Luther Brackeen made Aug 1 at 2019 2:58 AM

PO3 Luther Brackeen — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 02:58:29 -0400

I'm on the Tenn/tom waterway

Response by SGT James Calhoun made Aug 1 at 2019 7:44 AM

SGT James Calhoun — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:44:54 -0400

Ft Hood Texas, Belton Lake has some of the best fishing. If you are out for Sand Bass, you will catch your limit of 25 per day! Fish on the bottom for awesome catfish too. Yall gotta get up early for large mouth bass, once it heats up, the bass are gone. What an awesome place!

Response by LTC Rocky Rockwell made Aug 1 at 2019 8:20 AM

LTC Rocky Rockwell — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:20:19 -0400

Ft Drum, NY: You fish for it - we got it! I am a retired Soldier and a NY State Licensed guide who has fished here since 1986. We have lakes, ponds, rivers & creeks. The St Lawrence River was named the "best bass fishery" this year by B.A.S.S. The St L. produced an 8#4oz smallmouth last year and is a famous Musky fishery. What is not famous is the 4 or 5 St Lawrence Tribs that have really large numbers of muskies and are the best spots in the US to catch a fly rod musky!!! Lake Ontario is a bass hot spot and it tribs have significant runs of pacific salmon, both Coho & Kings each fall. These runs are followed by Steelhead that spend the winter in the rivers and creeks and spawn in the spring. Large Browns run these tribs to spawn in the fall. Landlock Salmon and Skamania Steelhead run in the summer. Numerous streams contain resident trout and the brook trout is making a great comeback on the Tug Hill Plateau. We have Largemouth Bass, Lake Trout, Northern Pike, Walleyes, Crappie, Bream and excellent Channel Cat Fishing. You want a real thrill, try fly fishing for Carp up go 50 pounds plus! My biggest problem here is to decide what to fish for today!

Response by MSgt Frank Hayes made Aug 1 at 2019 8:30 AM

MSgt Frank Hayes — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:30:17 -0400

Hiking, hunting, fishing.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2019 8:41 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:41:07 -0400

Fort Hood Texas has many fishing holes way out in the boonies in terrain too rough to traverse -- BUT a short helicopeter ride to the field can get you to ponds unfished in MANY years, if EVER!! As a young PFC Jeep driver 45 years ago, my commander wanted to research and find some of these virgin unfished locations. Needless to say, he was an interesting commander to drive for!!

Response by CPT Ronald Scherick made Aug 1 at 2019 9:19 AM

CPT Ronald Scherick — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:19:12 -0400

FT Lee VA has many good bass lakes in its vicinity but my favorite and go to pond was the water hazard on the 6th hole of the FT Lee golf course. There were off limits signs around the pond so we would be the last foursome at the end of the day and keep the fishing gear in the golf bag. When we got to the 6 th hole we still had an hour or so till sundown and The fishing was fast and furious as these bass had not seen many artificial before. We did release all the fish and used barb less hooks to give the fish the best chance at survival. Our LTC who did a tour in Vietnam would park off the road and hike in through the woods to fish the pond and got lost in the woods after dark trying to find his way back to the car. It took a long time for him to live that one down.

Response by SGT Mike Bemis made Aug 1 at 2019 9:24 AM

SGT Mike Bemis — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:24:43 -0400

Ft. Gordon is a lot bigger than you would think. There a ton of great spots including some ponds that seem like they haven't seen a person since the Second World War. You'll need something (vehicle) high enough off the ground to get to some of them but a bunch are accessible by car as well.

I was never stationed at Camp Lajune but I did go to the area quite a bit and it was some of the best intercostal fishing I've experienced.

Response by CPL Jerry E. Bustin made Aug 1 at 2019 10:03 AM

CPL Jerry E. Bustin — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:03:49 -0400

I'm living in Boise, Idaho

Response by CWO4 Ray Fairman made Aug 1 at 2019 10:09 AM

CWO4 Ray Fairman — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:09:16 -0400

Ft Gordon has a resort on Strom Thurmond Lake and that lake is a Tournament lake

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2019 10:11 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:11:12 -0400

Eglin Air Force Base, and it isn't even close. I have caught some monster fish there. There are a lot of bass in places like Polk and Campbell, but nowhere near the size in Florida.
If you want to catch trout, there are some great spots near Fort Carson.
For salmon, Fort Richardson can't be beat. I also caught a huge halibut up there, but I think that was more of a fluke.

Response by SFC Donald York made Aug 1 at 2019 10:41 AM

SFC Donald York — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:41:01 -0400

Camp Grayling, Michigan.

Response by FA Bob Shepard made Aug 1 at 2019 10:45 AM

FA Bob Shepard — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:45:41 -0400

can a veteran fish on base in florida for bass and which base

Response by 1stLt David Meyers made Aug 1 at 2019 11:28 AM

1stLt David Meyers — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:28:01 -0400

Fletchers Cove, Northern VA/DC

Response by CMSgt Marshall Ray made Aug 1 at 2019 11:49 AM

CMSgt Marshall Ray — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:49:53 -0400

Little Rock AFB is in the center of Arkansas which offers world class trout, largemouth bass, an abundance of smallmouth mountain streams and excellent lake, flooded timber and river fishing for every style and descipline of fishing plus 52 state parks with camping, lodges and cabins to stage from.

Response by SSG Rick Austin made Aug 1 at 2019 11:50 AM

SSG Rick Austin — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:50:25 -0400

You can't beat Ft. Lewis for trout... over 30 lakes on post, the majority stocked every year and some of the prettiest solitude you could ever ask for.... had a lake 1/4 mile behind our Motor Pool just full of trout that hardly got fished...

Response by Ruth Waddle-Sales made Aug 1 at 2019 12:14 PM

Ruth Waddle-Sales — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:14:18 -0400

Don't know.

Response by LTC Mark Widener made Aug 1 at 2019 12:19 PM

LTC Mark Widener — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:19:13 -0400

Camp Blanding Training Site is a 73,000 acre training installation in NE Florida with several lakes that can be fished. I know several folks that have landed huge bass from lakes like Kingsley Lake (the main lake), Lowry Lake, and Magnolia Lake. There are others but many are restricted due to training areas - you have to check with Range Control. Personally, I have not done well in the CB Lakes even though I have fished them many times - I have a hard time figuring how to fish crystal clear water. Camp Blanding has recreation cottages on Kingsley Lake (on-post) so a fishing get-away is just a phone call away! Happy fishin'!

Response by SPC Christina H. made Aug 1 at 2019 2:06 PM

SPC Christina H. — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:06:52 -0400

I do not have any pictures because this was a while back but while stationed as an Airborne Soldier, Fort Bragg, NC had lots of great fishing very close by. It helped keep me cool and collected while stationed there.

Response by SPC Michael Empel made Aug 1 at 2019 2:49 PM

SPC Michael Empel — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:49:28 -0400

how do i get started in the fly fishing program

Response by AN Richard Powell made Aug 1 at 2019 8:08 PM

AN Richard Powell — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:08:22 -0400

I don't know I think Fort McCoy would probably have some good bass fishing

Response by SP5 Clarvin Harvey Leavitt made Aug 2 at 2019 1:43 PM

SP5 Clarvin Harvey Leavitt — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:43:20 -0400

Boise. There are 2 rivers Snake and Boise rivers. Great fishing.

Response by SSgt Debra Trebesch made Aug 3 at 2019 9:35 AM

SSgt Debra Trebesch — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 09:35:24 -0400

Wow that is a great opportunity. I would like to try bass fishing. I would like to find a base that offer a class or training. Thank you . Have a great day!!

Response by A1C Robert May made Aug 3 at 2019 10:45 AM

A1C Robert May — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:45:04 -0400

Not just Bass fishing, but great Northern Pike, Walleye, and Muskie fishing too. I like North waters fishing like the St. Lawrence River

Response by Sgt Ernest Jones made Aug 4 at 2019 5:18 PM

Sgt Ernest Jones — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:18:40 -0400

is there a place to learn to fly fish in greater san antonio area? I am a 100% disabled vet

Response by SSgt Bob Williams made Aug 6 at 2019 2:20 AM

SSgt Bob Williams — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:20:09 -0400

BEST BASS FISHING IN THE COUNTRY IS JUST OUTSIDE AVON PARK AIR FORCE BOMBING RANGE AT LAKE ARBUCKLE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. LARGEMOUTH FLORIDA STRAIN BLACK BASS 10 LB+ RANGE IS COMMON ON ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRISTINE NATURAL CYPRESS N SPANISH MOSS LADEN LAKES IN FLORIDA.

Response by Cpl Joseph Prusko made Aug 12 at 2019 12:31 PM

Cpl Joseph Prusko — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:31:15 -0400

Any posts in New Jersey for fishing.

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Response by SPC Adam Teague made Jul 15 at 2021 10:04 PM

SPC Adam Teague — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:04:40 -0400

JBLM has some awesome smallmouth fishing around, and there's some decent largemouth to. American lake is good, but there usually deep.