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Smallmouth and largemouth bass on the fly: explosive topwater eats on rivers and stillwaters across the country.

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Top 48 shops & guides for bass

Showing the 48 top-rated of 194 bass shops. Browse the rest by state below.

Browse all 194 bass shops by state

California 14New York 14North Carolina 14Pennsylvania 13Virginia 10Colorado 9Wisconsin 9Arkansas 7Washington 7Idaho 6Texas 6Vermont 6Georgia 5Maine 5Massachusetts 5Minnesota 5Montana 5Oregon 5Illinois 4Michigan 4Tennessee 4West Virginia 4Alaska 3Connecticut 3New Jersey 3Ohio 3Iowa 2Kansas 2Maryland 2New Hampshire 2New Mexico 2Wyoming 2Arizona 1Florida 1Indiana 1Kentucky 1North Dakota 1Oklahoma 1Rhode Island 1South Carolina 1Utah 1

Rivers known for bass

Androscoggin RiverArkansas RiverBattenkillBeaverhead RiverBig Hole RiverBighorn RiverBitterroot RiverBlackfoot RiverBlue RiverBoulder RiverClark Fork RiverClearwater RiverCoeur d'Alene RiverColorado RiverColumbia RiverDelaware RiverDeschutes RiverDevils RiverEagle RiverFarmington RiverFirehole RiverGallatin RiverGreen RiverGuadalupe RiverJames RiverLower Mountain Fork RiverMadison RiverManistee RiverMissouri RiverNantahala RiverNew Fork RiverNorfork RiverNorth Platte RiverPenns CreekRoaring Fork RiverRock CreekSalmon RiverSan Juan RiverSan Marcos RiverSmith RiverSnake RiverSoque RiverSouth Holston RiverSpokane RiverSpring RiverSwift RiverToccoa RiverTruckee RiverTuckasegee RiverWatauga RiverWhite RiverWillowemoc CreekYakima RiverYellowstone River
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Updated June 2026