Pennsylvania - Raystown Lake
You'll catch landlocked stripers, largemouths, smallmouths, muskies, and more in this 8,000-acre south-central Pennsylvania reservoir. Stripers have topped 40 pounds, and smallies to 8-plus pounds are possible. A good fishfinder on your boat is necessary for locating suspended stripers, and smallmouth bass along steeply sloping shoreline structure. First-timers here should hire a guide so they can learn the waters. Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce, 814-643-1110; raystownlake.com

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Guide's Tips
Species: Stripers
Guide: Stan's Raystown Lake Guide Service; stans-raystownlakeguide.com
Rig Specifics: 7-foot, medium-sized rod, with 14- to 20-pound test line using live gizzard shad on 3/0 and 4/0 hooks.
Quick Tip: he magic temperature range is between 65 and 70 degrees. If you can find that range, you'll find the stripers.
Where to Fish: The launch at Snyder's Run and at Seven Points Marina are great starting places.

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Photos From Raystown Lake