Best Central Bass Lakes of the Decade

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Bassmaster Magazine's list of the Best Bass Lakes is a little different this year. Seven lakes from the central made it into the overall top 25 (Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Falcon Lake, Grand Lake, Lake Fork, Mille Lacs and Sturgeon Bay). In addition to the — 1 / 21
Bassmaster Magazine's list of the Best Bass Lakes is a little different this year. Seven lakes from the central made it into the overall top 25 (Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Falcon Lake, Grand Lake, Lake Fork, Mille Lacs and Sturgeon Bay). In addition to the Top 25 of the Decade, here are the "best of the rest" lakes in the Central region over the past ten years.

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri — 2 / 21

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

The Lake of the Ozarks is a 54,000-acre lake in central Missouri. — 3 / 21
The Lake of the Ozarks is a 54,000-acre lake in central Missouri.

Photo: Shaye Baker

Bull Shoals Lake, Arksansas/Missouri — 4 / 21

Bull Shoals Lake, Arksansas/Missouri

Bull Shoals Lake is on the Arkansas/Missouri border and has a surface area of 45,150 acres. — 5 / 21
Bull Shoals Lake is on the Arkansas/Missouri border and has a surface area of 45,150 acres.

Photo: Garrick Dixon

Lake Ray Roberts, Texas — 6 / 21

Lake Ray Roberts, Texas

Lake Ray Roberts is a 29,000-acre lake that will host the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic. — 7 / 21
Lake Ray Roberts is a 29,000-acre lake that will host the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.

Photo: James Overstreet

Table Rock Lake, Missouri — 8 / 21

Table Rock Lake, Missouri

Table Rock Lake is a 41,000-acre lake on the border of Arkansas and Missouri. — 9 / 21
Table Rock Lake is a 41,000-acre lake on the border of Arkansas and Missouri.

Photo: James Overstreet

Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota — 10 / 21

Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Lake Minnetonka is 14,000 acres and approximately 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis. — 11 / 21
Lake Minnetonka is 14,000 acres and approximately 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

Photo: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas — 12 / 21

Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas

Lake Dardanelle is a 40,000-acre reservoir in central Arkansas. — 13 / 21
Lake Dardanelle is a 40,000-acre reservoir in central Arkansas.

Rainy Lake — 14 / 21

Rainy Lake

Rainy Lake is on the border of Minnesota and the province of Ontario. — 15 / 21
Rainy Lake is on the border of Minnesota and the province of Ontario.

Lake Ouachita, Arkansas — 16 / 21

Lake Ouachita, Arkansas

Lake Ouachita is 40,000 acres and is located in central Arkansas. — 17 / 21
Lake Ouachita is 40,000 acres and is located in central Arkansas.

Newton Lake, Illinois — 18 / 21

Newton Lake, Illinois

Newton Lake is near the northern border of Minnesota. — 19 / 21
Newton Lake is near the northern border of Minnesota.

Photo: Mike Hooe

Caddo Lake — 20 / 21

Caddo Lake

Caddo Lake is a 25,400-acre lake on the border of Texas and Louisiana. — 21 / 21
Caddo Lake is a 25,400-acre lake on the border of Texas and Louisiana.

Photo: Larry Hodge

For 2020 Bassmaster Magazine ranks the Top 25 Best Bass Lakes of the Decade. Also check out the best of the rest Best Bass Lakes for the Central, Western, Southeastern and Northeastern regions.