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.
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Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
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The Lake of the Ozarks is a 54,000-acre lake in central Missouri.
Photo: Shaye Baker
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Bull Shoals Lake, Arksansas/Missouri
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Bull Shoals Lake is on the Arkansas/Missouri border and has a surface area of 45,150 acres.
Photo: Garrick Dixon
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Lake Ray Roberts, Texas
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Lake Ray Roberts is a 29,000-acre lake that will host the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.
Photo: James Overstreet
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Table Rock Lake, Missouri
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Table Rock Lake is a 41,000-acre lake on the border of Arkansas and Missouri.
Photo: James Overstreet
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Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Lake Minnetonka is 14,000 acres and approximately 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis.
Photo: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
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Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas
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Lake Dardanelle is a 40,000-acre reservoir in central Arkansas.
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Rainy Lake
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Rainy Lake is on the border of Minnesota and the province of Ontario.
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Lake Ouachita, Arkansas
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Lake Ouachita is 40,000 acres and is located in central Arkansas.
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Newton Lake, Illinois
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Newton Lake is near the northern border of Minnesota.
Photo: Mike Hooe
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Caddo Lake
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Caddo Lake is a 25,400-acre lake on the border of Texas and Louisiana.
Photo: Larry Hodge
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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.
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