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Bassmaster ranks Lake CdA 11th among nation’s top bass fishing lakes

Spokane's Bobby Forster lands a bass while fishing at Lake Coeur d'Alene. (Rich Landers)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Spokane's Bobby Forster lands a bass while fishing at Lake Coeur d'Alene. (Rich Landers)
Spokane's Bobby Forster lands a bass while fishing at Lake Coeur d'Alene. (Rich Landers)

FISHING — Lake Coeur d’Alene is ranked the best Northwest bass fishing lake and No. 11 in the nation in the new Bassmasters magazine rankings of the top 100 bass fisheries in the United States.

  • The Columbia River was ranked No. 21 in the country.
  • Dworshak Reservoir ranked No. 26.
  • Lake Sammamish ranked No. 51.
  • Fort Peck , Mont. ranked No. 75.

No. 1 in Bassmasters 2013 rankings is Lake St. Clair , Michigan

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog