Fishermen rarely divulge their favorite spots, but Phil Monahan, editor of American Angler magazine (and a former fishing guide in Alaska and Montana), offers these suggestions:
| State |
Body of Water |
What you might catch: |
| Alaska |
Kvichak River |
King salmon, Arctic char |
| Arkansas |
Red River |
brown trout |
| Colorado |
Gunnison River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| Florida |
Buchanan Bank (off Islamadora) |
tarpon |
| Maine |
Upper Dam, Rangeley Lakes |
brown trout, salmon |
| Michigan |
Pere Marquette River |
steelhead, King salmon, silver salmon, brown trout |
| Montana |
Big Hole River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| Montana/Wyoming |
Yellowstone River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| New Jersey |
Raritan River |
brook and rainbow trout |
| New Mexico |
San Juan River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| New York |
Delaware River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| North Carolina |
Davidson River |
brook trout, rainbow trout |
| Oregon |
Umpqua River |
steelhead, small mouth bass |
| Pennsylvania |
Spring Creek |
brown trout |
| Texas |
South Padre Island |
redfish |
| Wyoming |
Firehole River |
rainbow or brown trout |
| Wyoming |
Snake River |
cutthroat trout |
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