State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #3 | APRIL | PM | 50'S | 12 | black blue swim jig | bank(parallel to) | 2' | sunny cool overcast | 60's | 1 bass about 16 inches |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #123 | APRIL | Mid | 50'S | 12 | shallow running crankbait | rocky shoreline | 3' | sunny cool | 65 | 2 bass |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #123 | APRIL | Mid | 50 | 12 | black blue jig & paca craw trailer | wood | 4-5' | sunny cool | 60's | 3 bass, 16 incher was biggest |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JULY | Evening | 80'S | 18 | BPS shallow CB | weedy areas | 0-2' | hot sunny | 80's | 6 small bass |
ILLINOIS | | JULY | Mid | 70'S | 13 | | bluff walls | | | 80's | |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JUNE | All Day | 70'S | 12 | spinnerbait, senko | wood & grass | shallow | cool windy | 70's | tough day, most bass uner 12 inches. |
ILLINOIS | | JUNE | PM | ?? | ?? | | aquatic vegetation | | | 80's | |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal | MAY | early and late | 70'S | 18 | white wacky senko | laydowns | 1-2; | sunny warm | 70's | averaging 6-10 bass every outing, up to 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 16 | white senko | bank(parallel to) | shallow | sunny warm | 70's | 4 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 12 | double colorado Stanley spinnerbait | structure (general) | shallow | cool windy | 60's | 3 nice keeps, partner had 2 keepers, Won tournament with 9+ lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Mill Creek | MAY | All Day | 60'S | 24 | bubblegum wacky stick-o | weed mat | 1-6' | warm windy | 70's | caught 20-25 bass a day, most of them 12-14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 24 | spinnerbait w/ gold/red blades | bank(parallel to) | 3' | sunny warm | 70's | couple bass, seen a few big females on beds |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 8 | willow leaf spinnerbait chart/wht. | laydowns | 3' | cold clear | 30's | one bass 4.8 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | Mid | 47 | 24 | 1/4 oz. white/blue blade bait | structure (general) | 2-6' | sunny cold | 40's | 6 bass, 3 of them over 15 inches, one of those 18 inches. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 36 | 1/4 oz. white blade bait | grass (over top of) | 2-5' | overcast cool | 40's | 3 small bass, blade baits work very well in cold water |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 12 | double wcolorado spinnerbait white/chart, | bank(parallel to) | 1-2' | cold rainy drizzle | 40's | 1 small bass, got 2 more on a rattlin rap at another pond |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 16 | double wcolorado spinnerbait white/chart, | rocks | 1-3' | overcast cool | 40's | one 2 lb bass slow rolling spinnerbait |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | First light | 54 | 36 | blade bait, 4 inch white senko | points | 5-10' | cloudy, cool | 40's | two of us caught 10 bass, 6 over 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | First light | 54 | 24 | 1/4 oz. blade bait | structure (general) | 3-6' | cold lite rain | 40's | 5 small bass, biggest was 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | OCTOBER | Evening | ?? | 12 | Stanley (modified)double colorado spinnerbait white/chart | bridge area | 1-2' | cold windy | 40's | testing new Stanley spinnerbaits, caught one nice one had 2 other hits |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | SEPTEMBER | PM | ?? | 10 | black single colorado spinnerbait | bank(parallel to) | 1-2' | cloudy, light wind, cool | 70 | 4 nice bass, 3 two pounders and one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | SEPTEMBER | AM | 68 | 18 | wacky 4 in. yum dinger | structure (general) | shallow | overcast, lite rain | 50's | small bass all day, had 7 lbs., 10 lbs. won tournment |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | SEPTEMBER | First light | 75 | slightly stained | single spin colorado spinnerbait | structure (general) | 1-5' | sunny cool, cold front passing | 60's | 7 small bass, biggest about 14 in. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | 24 | wacky rigged 4 inch senko, shakey worm | structure(close/deep water) | 1-15' | cool overcast, storm coming in | 70's | two of us had 20+ bass, several 15 inchers |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin-Hopper | AUGUST | Evening | ?? | 8 | top water, spinnerbait | aquatic vegetation | 1-3' | sunny warm | 80's | 3 nice bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JULY | First light | 80'S | 24 | wacky senko-white | shoreline (general) | 1-3' | hot muggy | 80's | we caught several over 14 inches, were at the shallow end |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River, poll 13 | JULY | Most | 80'S | 12 | wacky worm, spinnebait | rock wall(s) | 1-4' | foggy warm | 80's | Caught about 20 bass, 4 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JULY | AM | 80'S | clear | wacky senko | rocky point(s) | 1-4' | warm sunny | 70's | 3 bass, testing weighted wacky hooks |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JULY | Mid | 80'S | 12 | StrikeKing single spin colorado spinnerbait-white/silver | bank(parallel to) | 1-3' | hot muggy overcast | 80's | 4 nice bass, one at 15 inches, starting to get infested with duck weed |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | AM | 70'S | 18 | single spin colorado spinnerbait, chart/red | weeds (over top of) | 4-6' | overcast, a slight breeze | 60's | 5 small bass, one about 2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JUNE | Most | 77 | 12 | 5 inch wacky stick-o white, white Venom Tube | wood | 1-4' | Warm, some rain | 70's | 5 best bass went 12.6 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | AM | ?? | 24 | single spin colorado spinnerbait, chart/red | weeds (over top of) | 3-6' | sunny cool | 60's | 5 small bass, hitting it as soon as it hits the water |
ILLINOIS | Diamond Lake | JUNE | PM | ?? | 12 | Crawlers | main lake | | Good | 70's | Few small Stripped bass and blue gills are biting like pirhanas |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | PM | ?? | 12 | single spin colorado spinnerbait | rocky shoreline | 5' | windy and warm | 80's | 3 small bass slow rolling spinnerbait |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | Early | 70'S | 24 | single spin colorado white/chart | weeds (over top of) | 1-6' | overcast cool | 60's | 20 small bass burning the spinnerbait |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | Early | ?? | 12 | black silngle colorado spinnerbait | bank(parallel to) | 1-3' | calm warm | 70's | 4 small bass |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | Mid | ?? | 12 | chartruese/white silngle colorado spinnerbait | bank(parallel to) | 1-4' | warm windy | 80's | 9 bass, largest was 14 inches. |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | MAY | PM | ?? | 10 | double willow strikeking spinnerbait | rocky area | 1-3' | hot calm | 80's | 3 small bass, have caught bass up to 4 lbs. at this canal and have heard reports of bass over 6 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River, dallas city | MAY | Most | 70'S | 12 | chrt/whtspinnerbait, wacky worm | rocky area | 1-3' | hot sunny | 90's | 4 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | PM | 60'S | 14 | strikeking double willow spinnerbait, 4 inch wacky senko | structure (general) | 1-3' | rainy overcast | 50's | 10 small bass, water a little cloudy from runoff |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 61 | 36 | stanley spinnerbait-double colorado, bubblegum stick-o's | docks | 1-5' | cool sunny | 60's | 13 bass, biggest was 17 inches, couple of 5lb. strikpers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 and 5 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | wacky worm, 4 and 5 inch assorted colors. Strike king double willow spinnerbait | clay bank (steep) | 1-5' | overcast cool damp | 40's | 12 bass, nothing over 13 inches |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | strike king double willow spinnerbait, white-chartruese | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | cool drizzle | 40's | 2 bass, one about 3 lbs. Lots of short strikes, should of had a trailer hook on. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | First light | 60 | 12 | 7 inch wacky stick-o albino | clay bank (steep) | 1-3' | cool sunny | 40's | 7 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake county | MAY | AM | 70'S | INCHES | jonted spinner spinner bait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20 | warm | AIR | 3 male bass 1 20.lb 2 of them are 5.lb |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | AM | 59 | clear | shad colored tube, bubblegum 4 in. stick-o | docks | 1-3' | cool overcast rainy | 50's | 5 bass limit was 7.2 lbs, 9+lbs. won the tournament |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | APRIL | All Day | 61 | 12 | Stanley double colorado spinnerbait. White/chartruese | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny windy | 70's | Caught about 30 bass, 8 keepers. Had 10.33 lbs. got 2nd in the club tournament |
ILLINOIS | fox river | AUGUST | Evening | 30'S | 10 | shad wrap spinner bait | backwater area | 3 feet | cold | 50's | 3 smallmouth 1female 4 pounds 2male 1is2pounds 3 oz other1 is 5pounds 1 oz |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal-Bureau | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 10 | wacky Lake Fork ring fry | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny warm calm | 60's | One 2.5 lb. bass. Hadn't fished this stretch of the canal since they redid it. Good to see the bass are still there. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 & 5 | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) and shad colored senko | rock pile(s) | 1-5' | sunny warm, getting windy | 60's | 5 decent bass, wanted smaller bait today. Walked the bank....ticks are out!! |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 20 | wacky black centipede | rocks | 1-4' | sunny bluebird skies | 50's | 2 bass, 2 lber. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | early and late | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged bubblegum 5" stix-o | rocks | 1-3' | cool sunny | 50's | 5 bass, one was 5.2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 5 & 3 | APRIL | Evening | 50'S | 18 | bubblegum stix-o's wacky style | shallow structure | 1-4' | overcast windy drizzle | 50's | 5 bass, 2 over 2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #3 | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) | rocks | 1-3' | cloudy cool | 40's | 1 2lb. bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | 16 | Yum rib fry | creek mouth | 2-4 | cold breezy | 40's | 1 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 18 | chartruese Yum rib fry | chunk rock | 2-5' | sunny cool | 40's | 2 small bass, lake level starting to rise |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | stained from runoff | watermelon BPS catapillar | shallow bay | 3-5' | cold windy | 40's | 2 small bass, water clouded up from runoff, water level rising |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 12 | wacky rigged 4 inch catapillar-Watermelon | creek mouth | 3-6' | partly cloudy breezy | 40's | 5 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 20 | black 4 inch senko rigged wacky style, 1/4 oz. blade bait | creek mouth | 5' | drizzle overcast | 48 | caught 4 bass, 3 on senko, 1 on blade bait. all small |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 20 | 4 in shad senko wacky style | creek mouth | 2-4' | overcast damp | 52 | Had 5 bites, caught 3 all small |
ILLINOIS | Fish & Fun | JANUARY | Mid | 30'S | 10 | 4 inch bubblegum stix-o | creek mouth | 1-3' | cold rainy | 41 | 1 small bass, some ice still on the lake |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | NOVEMBER | PM | ?? | 24 | ripplin redfin jerkbait, blade bait | grass (over top of) | 2-5' | sprinkling cool | 40's | 5 bass, ripping the jerkbait |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 12 | christmas tree senko, chartruse blade bait | creek mouth | 1-10' | partly cloudy, cool, very windy 30mph+ | 49 | 12 bass, first time using the christmas tree senko, must order more |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | chartruese blade bait, ripplin red fin jerkbait, most came on christmas tree colored senko | creek mouth | 3' | overcast cool some sprinkles | 50's | 7 small bass, miseed severa+l more |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 24 | chartruse vibrating blade bait | submerged timber | 3-5' | cold clear | 30's | 2 14 inchers, should of stayed in bed!! |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 18 | ripplin red fin, chartruese blade bait, wacky gulp worm, black spinnerbait | structure (general) | 1-8' | overcast, windy | 50's | 5 best went 11+ lbs., big bass was 3 lbs., water level down 2 feet |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | clear | chartruse jerkbait | grass (over top of) | 2-4' | windy overcast | 50's | one small bass, missed 2 bass on senko, saw 6 bass in less than one foot but they would not bite. water level dropped 1 foot in last week |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | OCTOBER | AM | 50'S | slightly stained | white tube, black double colorado spinnerbait, redshad senko, blade bait | bank(parallel to) | 2-6' | overcast cold slight breeze | 40's | 5 bass on 4 different lures, best was 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | double willow chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-5' | overcast rainy cool | 40's | 3 bass, best was 2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-2' | cool overcast | 40's | 6 bass before work |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | AM | 63 | 12 | spinnerbait, chomper, wacky worm | structure (general) | 1-8' | cool sunny clear | 50's | two of us caught 10+ bass...most were small |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | 10 | spinnerbait, white tube, white swimmin jig | shallow cover | 1-3' | cool overcast | 50's | 15 bass between the two of us, biggest 3lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | murky | black spinnerbait, pink/orange senko type bait, white blade bait | chunk rock | 1-3' | overcast brezzy | 50's | 11 bass, biggest was 3 lbs.+ |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | Early | 66 | 12 | black spinnerbait, white tube, quad spinnerbait | structure (general) | shallow | overcast | 60's | 5 best over 10 lbs, |
ILLINOIS | LaSalle Lake | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | 20 | blade bait | rip rap | 1-8' | rainy cool | 60's | 30+ bass one over 12 inches Took 5lbs. to win tournament |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | SEPTEMBER | First light | 70'S | 10 | blade bait (similiar to Heddon Sonar" | shallow structure | 0-1' | light rain, thunder | 60's | 10 small bass, one catfish, bass were in less than 1 ft. of water |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | SEPTEMBER | Most | 74 | 12 | black spinnerbait, wacky worm | shallow structure | 1-3' | sunny warm | 70's | 5 best were 8.44 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 74 | 12 | spinnerbait and plastic | structure (general) | various | rainy overcast | 57 | many small bass, several over 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Lake Shelbyville | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 80'S | 12 | black spinnerbait, white wacky senko | structure (general) | 1-5' | hot clear | 90's | Caught 18 fish, 3 were keepers in three days |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | SEPTEMBER | PM | 70'S | 8 | experimental senko type bait | chunk rock | 0-5' | overcast sunny | 75 | 9 bass from a 30 yard stretch, lake was just sprayed with weed killer |
ILLINOIS | Lake Wildwood | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 20 | wacky senko-pink stanley spinnerbait-double willo | vegetation(scattered) | 1-8' | cool partly cloudy | 70's | 3.2 and 2.5 pounders, couple more smallies |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | 12 | wacky yellow senko (knock-off) | chunk rock | 1-2' | cool overcast | 60's | 5 small bass, looks like they sprayed weeds |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | 18 | wacky senko black | brush (isolated piles) | 1-5' | sunny cool | 62 | 3 short bass, lots of shad busting |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JULY | Mid | 80'S | 20 | black senko | brush | 2-4' | hot humid | 80's | 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 1,2,3 | JULY | Evening | 83 | 12 | wacky senkos | structure (general) | 1-6' | partl cloudy warm | 80's | 6 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | AM | 79 | 24 | wacky senko, white weightless tube | bank(parallel to) | 1-3' | hot humid | 90's | 20 bass, 17" & 16" were biggest |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | Most | 84 | 24 | senko, white tube, spinnerbait | points(main lake) | 1-5' | hot humid clear | 96 | 2 17 inchers, best 5=12.01 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake | JULY | Dusk | 70'S | 16 | white jig w/ jig head | drop off(s) | 25' | 75 degrees w/ overcast | 70's | caught 3 laremouth bass over 4 pounds |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JULY | PM | 70'S | 20 | live frog, wacky senko | bank(parallel to) | 1-5' | hot overcast | 80's | took less than a minute to get bit with the live frog...live bait rules |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | JULY | Early | ?? | stained from runoff | wacky tiki stick, sweet potato | aquatic vegetation | 2-5' | sunny warm | 70's | 2 small bass, water alittle cloudy, slow for everyone I talked to |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JUNE | PM | 70'S | 24 | wacky tiki stick green/silver | brush pile(s) | 3' | hot sunny | 90's | 3 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | JUNE | All Day | 72 | 10 | wacky tiki-stick orange amd black | weed lines(outside) | 2' | sunny then rain then sunny | 80's | 25+ bass, 5 over 14" |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | MAY | First light | 60'S | 8 | plastic | various types of cover | shallow | overcast | 50's | plenty of small bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 48 | big 1-minus and wacky tiki stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool breezy clear | 60's | 8 bass, weeds starting to increase |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | MAY | AM | 70 | 48 | Craw tube | boat docks | 4-8' | Sunny | 80 | 13 fish in 2 hours. Only 1 under 14". |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | semi-clear | wacky rigged tiki stick-copper watermelon, shallow running crankbait (wake) | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | warm sunny windy | 70's | 20 bass....all small |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | MAY | First light | 57 | 36 | spinnerbaits, shallow running crankbaits | vegetation(scattered) | 1-3' | warm partly cloudy | 60's | Two of us got 25+ bass, couple close to 3 lbs., one nice pike |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | clearing up | Tiki Stick, baby bass color | stumps(isolated) | 3-10' | clear calm | 48 | 5 bass, largest 4+ lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 24 | bruised orange Tiki Stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool cloudy | 60's | 5 small bass, tough lake when the water is calm, saw a few bass on beds, bluegill fishermen catching some good fish |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | MAY | First light | 62 | 8 | quad spinnerbait, white swimmimg jig | aquatic vegetation | 1-3' | warm cloudy | 60's | 13 bass, largest was 16 inches, only 2 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Dusk | ?? | 24 | Stanley double colorado spinnerbait, bruised orange Tiki Stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool overcast | 50's | 13 bass most were deep, none over 13 inches |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | ?? | 24 | wacky rigged wave tiki stix shad colored | vegetation(scattered) | 3-8' | cold windy mostly cloudy | 40's | 5 small bass, slow bite, did see some decent bass up shallow |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | 24 | wacky rigged tiki stick-copper watermelon | vegetation | 1-8' | cool overcast | 50's | 15 small bass. Largest 3.5 lbs. Blue gills are stealing my baits!!! |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | PM | 60'S | 24 | wacky rigged pumpkin senko | creek channel | 2-8' | cool overcast | 50's | 5 small bass, fish were way off the bank |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | PM | ?? | 20 | wacky rigged Wave Tiki Stick, baby bass color | vegetation(scattered) | 1-8' | windy cool overcast, temps dropped 20 degrees 3 hours prior to fishing | 58 | 15 small bass in 2 hours, the baby bass swirl color is hot, had trouble getting hits on other colors |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | ?? | 20 | Wave worm rigged wacky style | vegetation | 1-5' | sunny clear warm | 70's | 13 small bass, experimenting with wacky rig, |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | MAY | Mid | 65 | clear | Fluke | beds | 1-4' | ClEAR | 70's | 6 FISH INCLUDING A 3.5#, 4.7# AND 5.2# |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | 24 | wacky senko | bank(parallel to) | 1-2' | cloudy warm | 60's | 4 small bass, blue gills are on beds |
ILLINOIS | Bannermarsh | MAY | Most | 58 | 12 | spinnerbaits | wood & grass | shallow | windy cool | AIR | partner and I caugt 5 bass over 12 inches, biggest was 17.5 |
ILLINOIS | Bass Club Lakes | APRIL | AM | 56 | 18 | Chartruce beedle spinner | aquatic vegetation | 24" | Windy and Snowing | 30's | The weather was horrable but caught 8 bass over 2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | First light | 58 | gin clear | spinnerbait, swimming jig, tube | docks | 1-3' | overcast turning sunny | 60's | two of us caught 5 small bass...no keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | APRIL | PM | 50'S | 12 | 1/2 oz. double willow white/chart. retrived just below the surface | brush pile(s) | 3' | cool | 60's | 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake Longbow | APRIL | Mid | 53 | 15 | Culprit 4" Plastic (Brown and Gold) | bank(parallel to) | 24" | Clear, Breezy | 64 | 6lb largemouth 22 and a half inches that was caught. The only one that day. |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | Most | 70'S | 16 | spinnerbait, black grub, poes crankbait | rip rap | 1-10' | sunny warm | 60's | partner and I caught around 10 small smallmouth |
ILLINOIS | | APRIL | All Day | 40'S | ?? | | grass line | | | 60's | |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | MARCH | AM | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait, Manns 1-minus, grub | rip rap | 1-5' | cool windy | 60's | 10 smallies, 16 incher was biggest |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 24 | red rattle trap | bank(parallel to) | 4' | cloudy cool | 47 | one 14 incher, first of the year |
ILLINOIS | Fox River | FEBURARY | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Live Minnow | channel breaks | 3 ft- or less | partly sunny | 40's | fish was about 2.5 pounds and very colorfull nice smallmouth early in the year |
ILLINOIS | lake michigan | APRIL | AM | 40'S | semi-clear | | rocky area | | | 50's | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | DECEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 10 | red diamond shad | chunk rock | 2-6' | cold windy | 35 | 5 small bass, water cloudy from runoff, |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Red super spot rattling bait | chunk rock | 8' | cold, partly sunny | 38 | 1 small bass, water getting dirty from runoff |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | sunny, some clouds, cool | 45 | Another good day....36 bass, was getting most bites near points next to the channel |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | windy, cold, overcast | 40's | WOW. what a day......54 bass ranging from 11-14 inches. They were setting near the creek channel in grass. I was bank fishing and had to throw out near the channel to get bit. I stood in one spot and caught 9. This is a common pattern for this lake when it gets cold. Will be back tomarrow..11-20-04 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | picasso quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | chunk rock | 1-4' | sunny cool | 50's | 5 small bass, were quite agressive though |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | OCTOBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | dying weeds | 1-3' | sunny | 60's | 7 bass, all in less than 2 foot of water 12-14 inchers |
ILLINOIS | Lake | OCTOBER | Evening | 50 | 6 | Beetle Spin | bank(tight to) | 15ft | Rainy | 45 | |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River Marseilles | OCTOBER | All Day | 50'S | 10 | quad spinnerbait | creek mouth | 5' | bitter cold | 30's | 1 fish, took 4lb+ to win tournament |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | Picasso Quad spinnerbait, chart/wht | grass (over top of) | 1-6' | cold, windy overcast | 48 | 9 bass between 10 and 14 inches, they were shallow |
ILLINOIS | big bend | JULY | Dawn | 70'S | 8 | zara spook | points(main lake) | 10 | | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weeds | shallow | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has also been good, Soft plastics and jigs are the preferred baits at midday |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | ?? | plastic worms and lizards | weed beds | 10 feet | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has picked up, An 8.2-pound bass was checked in during the past week |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Evening | 70'S | 12 | baby 1-minus chartruese | laydowns | 1-6' | hot humid | 80's | pre-fishing, caught 5....2 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Most | 75 | 10 | 1-minus sponnerbait | flooded shoreline | 1-3' | overcast turning sunny | 60's | 3 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Early | 70'S | 8 | spinnerbait | rocky shoreline | 2' | clear | 60's | 1 small largemouth, fishing is tough |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | JULY | Early | 80'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, white tubes,chartruese 1-minus | weeds (over top of) | 4-11' | overcast | 60's | 2 of us caught 20+ bass |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hooper Lake | JULY | Evening | 80'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, rats, tubes, senko | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | warm breezy | 80's | 3 of us caught close to 150 bass...this place is incredible!! |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | JULY | Most | 80'S | ?? | Buzz baits, Jitterbugs and dark-colored jig and pig | rip rap | ?? | sunny | 80's | The lake is still a foot over pool, also try submerged roadbeds, beaver piles and grassy areas of Sandusky bay |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | jigs, soft plastics and spinner baits | points | shallow | hot humid | 80's | Bass are still active |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Hennepin | JULY | AM | 80 | 10 | spinnerbait chart/wht. | laydowns | shallow | clear sunny | 60's | Caught 2 smallies and 1 largemouth |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | Senkos or plastic worms | weed lines | shallow | sunny warm | 80's | Bass are decent , also try in the weeds and lily pads with rats or frogs |
ILLINOIS | farm pond | JULY | early and late | 80'S | ?? | Minus-ones or other shallow-running crankbaits, live bait, plastic worms or Senkos | weeds (over top of) | shallow | hot | 90's | also try near weed lines |
ILLINOIS | Pool 13 | JULY | Most | 70'S | 6 | Stanley spinnerbait w/ double colorado blades | roots | 1-3" | Sunny | 70's | Won club tournament with 5 bass 10+ lbs. in Savanna Slough |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | TIME | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weed beds | deep | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are still reporting good success |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits and plastic worms | cover(general) | 6-10 feet | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are reporting good success |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin-Hopper | JUNE | early and late | ?? | clear | spinnerbaits | weeds | shallow | warm, calm | 80's | 100 bass a day, best bassin in northern illinois. Memberships remain available. Sunday through Thursday is members-only. Free public fishing (donations welcomed) on Friday and Saturday, limited to 50 boats. Boat fishing only. Outboards are prohibited; they must be off the boat. Electric trolling motors are OK. Hours are sunrise to half hour after sunset. To join, call (815) 481-0778 (www.suntimes.com) |
ILLINOIS | Miss. River Spring lake | JUNE | Most | 65 | stained | Purple jig | cover(general) | 1 to 2' | Calm Mostly Cloudy | 60's | Mostly post spawn, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | JUNE | Dusk | 70'S | 12 | single willow spinnerbaits, chartruese1-minus | weeds | 1-6' | windy, overcast | 70's | 2 of us caught 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JUNE | Mid | 70'S | 18 | spinnerbaits, 1-minus | shoreline cover | 2-4' | Sunny, windy | 70's | 2 of us caught 6 bass |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | rubber worms or Senkos, scum frogs or rats | weed edges | shallow | sunny | 80's | been a good bite for smallmouth near the dam |
ILLINOIS | Kinkaid Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | Carolina rigging | submerged vegetation | shallow | clear | 70's | Bass are rated fair to good |
ILLINOIS | Horseshoe Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | Topwater baits, Spinner baits | shoreline cover | shallow | chance of storms | 80's | anglers are also reporting good success in shallow areas |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater | shoreline cover | 4-12 ft | rain | 80's | During the middle of the day, bass are moving to deeper water |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits, shallow-running crank baits and a dark colored jig and pig | rip rap | shallow | SUNNY | 70's | Bass anglers are reporting good catches, also try submerged foundations and beaver dams |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JUNE | AM | 71 | 12 | senko, spinnerbait | docks | 1-4' | overcast, calm | 60's | caught 6 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | AM | ?? | ?? | buzz baits, Texas and Carolina-rigged plastic worms | grass beds | 5-10 feet | Clear | 70's | also try fishing the stumps and trees |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Wetlands | JUNE | PM | ?? | stained from runoff | Spinnerbaits | ditch (deep) | 0-5' | sunny, clear | 70's | 3 of us caught over 100 bass, 2 lb. average...awesome |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | AM | 69 | 24 | black senko. double colorado spinnerbait (white), manns 1-minus | shoreline structure | 1-4' | overcast then turning clear | 50's | 17 bass, largest 2.5 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Chain O' Lakes | MAY | Mid | 55 | semi-clear | Shallow cranks | stumps | Shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 50's | Horseshoe Channel. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
ILLINOIS | Fish N' Fun | MAY | Dusk | 70'S | 24 | weightless 4' white tube | grass (over top of) | 0-2' | clear cool | 68 | 5 short bass |
ILLINOIS | Cedar Lake | MAY | Most | ?? | ?? | Crank baits, spinner baits and jerk baits | shallow cover | 6-8 feet | overcast | 70's | Bass have been spotty, although a couple of five-pounders have been caught |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | spinner baits, shallow-diving crank baits and a dark-colored jig and pig | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | also try submerged roadbeds, creek dropoffs and beaver piles |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | Most | 71 | stained | white/chartruese spinnerbait, shad colored tube, | docks | 1-6' | hard rain, overcast | 70's | 5 14 inchers, lots of shorts, rain-thunder-lightning |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | Dusk | 69 | 24 | spinnerbait, senko, black worm, green tube | shoreline cover | 2-10' | overcast | 70's | 2 of us caught a dozen small bass |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh East | MAY | AM | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait, fluke, wacky worm | wood & grass | 1-4' | overcast cool | 60's | prefishing, good fish on fluke and spinnerbaits |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh East | MAY | Most | 68 | 12 | Stanley spinnerbait, senko | wood & grass | shallow | sunny calm | 70's | 5 best went 10.7 lbs. water |
ILLINOIS | Private Lake | MAY | All | 70'S | | senko pearl, spinnerbaits, white tubes | shoreline grass | 1-8' | Sunny warm | 80's | 20+ bass, water clarity=very clear |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | MAY | Most | 58 | | stanley spinnerbait | weeds | 1-3' | overcast sprinkles | 50's | 5 best bass 9.9 lbs. water clarity=6 inches |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | APRIL | AM | 50'S | | spinnerbait, senko | laydowns | shallow | windy overvast | 60's | 5 bass 1 keeper, water clarity 6 inches |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | Most | 60'S | | quad spinnerbait, tubes | rip rap | 1-9' | windy cool | 60's | 20 bass between the two of us water clarity=18" |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | Most | 60'S | | quad spinnerbait, white grub | rip rap | 1-3' | very windy cool | 50's | 5 smallmouth=11+ lbs. water clarity=18" |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | TIME | 61 | | white Venom tube | docks (wooden) | 2-4' | windy | 60's | 6 bass best 2.5 lbs. water clarity=48" |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #2 | APRIL | PM | 50'S | | Stanley spinnerbait double colorado | rocky point(s) | 1-3' | Overcast windy | 60's | 2 bass, largest 17 inches water clarity=12 inches |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | Mid | 52 | | senko | docks (wooden) | 3-5' | windy, sunny | 40's | 1 bass, water clarity=48" |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 & 5 | APRIL | PM | 40'S | | jig black/chart, 10' Tequilla Worm | rocky shoreline | 2-10' | sunny windy | 50's | 2 bass 4.4 and 3.2 lbs. water clarity 12' |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #2 | MARCH | AM | 40'S | | half oz. strike king spinnerbait chart/white gold/chart willow | laydowns | 3' | windy cloudy | 60's | 2 bass, biggest 16 inches water clarity=12 inches |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #3 | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | | jig chartruses/black with powder blue zoom trailer | rocky area | 2-4' | windy overcast | 50's | 2 bass, biggest 18 inches water clarity=12' |
ILLINOIS | Braidwood | MARCH | AM | 70'S | muddy | Wacky rig Pumpkinseed | structure (general) | 2 to 3' | fog | AIR | (FishingReportDatabase.com)03 |
ILLINOIS | Braidwood | MARCH | AM | 70'S | muddy | Wacky rig Pumpkinseed | structure (general) | 2 to 3' | fog | AIR | (FishingReportDatabase.com)03 |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #3 | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 12 | jig chartruse/black w/ blue trailer | rocks | 2-5' | Windy, sunny | 40's | one 14 incher |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #3 | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 12 | jig chartruse/black w/ blue trailer | rocks | 2-5' | Windy, sunny | 40's | one 14 incher |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | MARCH | Dusk | 40'S | 24 | red/orange Super Spot | grass (over top of) | 2-10' | Cold,windy, partly cloudy | 30's | Had one strike and missed it! |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | MARCH | Dusk | 40'S | 24 | red/orange Super Spot | grass (over top of) | 2-10' | Cold,windy, partly cloudy | 30's | Had one strike and missed it! |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | MARCH | Dusk | 40'S | 18 | Gold Rattlin Rap | submerged grass | 5-10' | Cool , windy and overcast | 47 | Caught 8 largemouth, biggest was 14 inches, first bass of the year |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | MARCH | Dusk | 40'S | 18 | Gold Rattlin Rap | submerged grass | 5-10' | Cool , windy and overcast | 47 | Caught 8 largemouth, biggest was 14 inches, first bass of the year |
ILLINOIS | Kinkaid | DECEMBER | Most | 40'S | stained | jigs-brown with watermelon and pumpkin trailers, Eakins Jig with a critter craw | deep structure | 5-15 ' | Clear | 40's | Caught quite a few fish, but only one keeper each day |
ILLINOIS | Kinkaid | DECEMBER | Most | 40'S | stained | jigs-brown with watermelon and pumpkin trailers, Eakins Jig with a critter craw | deep structure | 5-15 ' | Clear | 40's | Caught quite a few fish, but only one keeper each day |
ILLINOIS | pyramid park | JULY | PM | 80'S | 20 | worms(red shad)&crankbaits | weed edges | 12ft. | partly cloudy | 90's | lots of 2-3lb range 4-6lb+ |
ILLINOIS | pyramid park | JULY | PM | 80'S | 20 | worms(red shad)&crankbaits | weed edges | 12ft. | partly cloudy | 90's | lots of 2-3lb range 4-6lb+ |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 14 | spinnerbait | shoreline cover | 2-6' | blubird skies, windy | 50's | fished current by lock, no fish, weeds dying |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 14 | spinnerbait | shoreline cover | 2-6' | blubird skies, windy | 50's | fished current by lock, no fish, weeds dying |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, rattlin rap, senko | shoreline cover | 2-10ft. | blubird skies, windy | 50's | no fish, beavers however have been busy building new huts |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, rattlin rap, senko | shoreline cover | 2-10ft. | blubird skies, windy | 50's | no fish, beavers however have been busy building new huts |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 24 | spinnerbaits, rattlin rap, senko | dying weeds | 2-8ft. | blubird skies, windy | 50's | water has dropped 2 ft. in 3 days, zero bites |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 24 | spinnerbaits, rattlin rap, senko | dying weeds | 2-8ft. | blubird skies, windy | 50's | water has dropped 2 ft. in 3 days, zero bites |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 24 | rattlin rap & tandem spinnerbait | weed lines | 2' | overcast | 40's | 2 bass- 13 inchers, water level being dropped |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 24 | rattlin rap & tandem spinnerbait | weed lines | 2' | overcast | 40's | 2 bass- 13 inchers, water level being dropped |
ILLINOIS | small stream-north | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 12 | live bait-suckers | pockets | shallow | sunny windy | 40's | 5 smallies, all over 18 inches , including one 20.5 and one 22 incher |
ILLINOIS | small stream-north | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 12 | live bait-suckers | pockets | shallow | sunny windy | 40's | 5 smallies, all over 18 inches , including one 20.5 and one 22 incher |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 18 | spinnerbait stanley double colorado white | shallow weeds | 1-5 ft. | cool overcast windy | 50's | 18 bass, most 12-13 in. one over 15" |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 18 | spinnerbait stanley double colorado white | shallow weeds | 1-5 ft. | cool overcast windy | 50's | 18 bass, most 12-13 in. one over 15" |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | All | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait Multi-colored (red orange chartruese) double willow | rip rap | 1-4ft. | overcast cool | 60's | 5 best smallies, 11+lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | All | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait Multi-colored (red orange chartruese) double willow | rip rap | 1-4ft. | overcast cool | 60's | 5 best smallies, 11+lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Private Pit | NOVEMBER | Mid | 54 | 48 | tube-Strike King ProTube - Smoke | wood | 4 - 6 ft | Mostly cloudy, windy | 60 | 8 largemouth from 10 in. to 3 lb. |
ILLINOIS | Private Pit | NOVEMBER | Mid | 54 | 48 | tube-Strike King ProTube - Smoke | wood | 4 - 6 ft | Mostly cloudy, windy | 60 | 8 largemouth from 10 in. to 3 lb. |
ILLINOIS | Private Pond | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | Rattlin Rap-shad colored | chunk rock | 2-4 | Overcast, dark clouds | 40's | 4 largemouth, 12-13inchers, |
ILLINOIS | Private Pond | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | Rattlin Rap-shad colored | chunk rock | 2-4 | Overcast, dark clouds | 40's | 4 largemouth, 12-13inchers, |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Pekin | MAY | Mid | 70'S | 8 | spinnerbait-double willow white | brush | 3-5 | Sunny Warm | 80's | Good bite in Lacon Pit |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Pekin | MAY | Mid | 70'S | 8 | spinnerbait-double willow white | brush | 3-5 | Sunny Warm | 80's | Good bite in Lacon Pit |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | | 75 | 15 | worm Tequilla sunrise | moss (lite) | 4-10 | sunny | 80's | 5 best bass 11+ lbs |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | | 75 | 15 | worm Tequilla sunrise | moss (lite) | 4-10 | sunny | 80's | 5 best bass 11+ lbs |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River | JULY | | 85 | 8 | Rattle traps | brush pile | 1-5 feet | Sunny | 80's | 10 bass 1.5 lb avg. |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River | JULY | | 85 | 8 | Rattle traps | brush pile | 1-5 feet | Sunny | 80's | 10 bass 1.5 lb avg. |
Illinois | Silver Lake | November | | 53 | 12 | spinnerbait | dying weeds | 2-3' | overcast/drizzly | | 2 keepers-spinnerbait white/chartreuse w/ white trailer copper n silver blades |
Illinois | Silver Lake | November | | 53 | 12 | spinnerbait | dying weeds | 2-3' | overcast/drizzly | | 2 keepers-spinnerbait white/chartreuse w/ white trailer copper n silver blades |
Illinois | Hennepin Canal, Bureau | November | | 50's | 10 inches | Tried spinnerbait, crankbait | grass, wood, brush | deep & shallow | 50's drizzle overcast | | no fish, murkey water |
Illinois | Hennepin Canal, Bureau | November | | 50's | 10 inches | Tried spinnerbait, crankbait | grass, wood, brush | deep & shallow | 50's drizzle overcast | | no fish, murkey water |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun, Mcnabb | NOVEMBER | | 55 | 15 | rattlin Rap-Gold | weeds | 5 ft. | 50's drizzle overcast | | 1 13in fish, grass is dying |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun, Mcnabb | NOVEMBER | | 55 | 15 | rattlin Rap-Gold | weeds | 5 ft. | 50's drizzle overcast | | 1 13in fish, grass is dying |
illinois | borrow pit | sept | | 54 | 3-5' | top water | | 1-3' | clear | | early am |
illinois | borrow pit | sept | | 54 | 3-5' | top water | | 1-3' | clear | | early am |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | | 65 | 18 | Tube-White Venom , weightless | Point | 1-6 | Windy cool 60's | | 9 bass off 1 point |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | | 65 | 18 | Tube-White Venom , weightless | Point | 1-6 | Windy cool 60's | | 9 bass off 1 point |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | JUNE | | 70 | 7 | spinnerbait-Double Colorado Stanley | wood, rock | 1-2 feet | Sunny high 70's | | 5 best bass 8.8 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | JUNE | | 70 | 7 | spinnerbait-Double Colorado Stanley | wood, rock | 1-2 feet | Sunny high 70's | | 5 best bass 8.8 lbs. |
Illinois | Lake Taylorville | September | | 70's | 10+ inches | Double Colorado Stanley Spinnerbait | Shallow brush, docks | 3-5 feet | Windy, mid 60's | | 4 bass 9lbs |
Illinois | Lake Taylorville | September | | 70's | 10+ inches | Double Colorado Stanley Spinnerbait | Shallow brush, docks | 3-5 feet | Windy, mid 60's | | 4 bass 9lbs |
ILLINOIS | Lake Shelbyville | AUGUST | | 75 | 15 | Worm 4" Red Shad Power | bare bank, some wood | 3-10 feet | Sunny, 75-80 | | 5 best bass=9.5 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Lake Shelbyville | AUGUST | | 75 | 15 | Worm 4" Red Shad Power | bare bank, some wood | 3-10 feet | Sunny, 75-80 | | 5 best bass=9.5 lbs |
Illinois | SnakeDen Hollow | May | | 70's | 12+ inches | Chartruese/White spinnerbait 1-minus | humps with grass on them | 1-3 feet | overcast some rain | | 2 of us: 50+ bass |
Illinois | SnakeDen Hollow | May | | 70's | 12+ inches | Chartruese/White spinnerbait 1-minus | humps with grass on them | 1-3 feet | overcast some rain | | 2 of us: 50+ bass |
Illinois | Shelbyville | September | | 60's | 8-10?? | Tube, Jig | Shallow Weed and Wood Cover | 1-4 Feet | Slightly Overcast, Chilly | | 4 bass, probably close to 10lbs |
Illinois | Shelbyville | September | | 60's | 8-10?? | Tube, Jig | Shallow Weed and Wood Cover | 1-4 Feet | Slightly Overcast, Chilly | | 4 bass, probably close to 10lbs |
Illinois | Powerton | April | | 60's (power plant) | 12+ inches | shad Fat free shad 5/8 | rip rap | 10+ | overcast | | 4 smallies, 9+ lbs |
Illinois | Powerton | April | | 60's (power plant) | 12+ inches | shad Fat free shad 5/8 | rip rap | 10+ | overcast | | 4 smallies, 9+ lbs |
Illinois | Rawson Ponds | April | | low 50's | 12+ | Black blue jig | rocky point | 3 | overcast getting dark | | 7.10 lber |
Illinois | Rawson Ponds | April | | low 50's | 12+ | Black blue jig | rocky point | 3 | overcast getting dark | | 7.10 lber |
Illinois | Fish n Fun | Feburary | | low 40's | 12+ | red rattle traps | deep weeds | 3-5 ft | cold drizzle | | 20+ bass awesom |
Illinois | Fish n Fun | Feburary | | low 40's | 12+ | red rattle traps | deep weeds | 3-5 ft | cold drizzle | | 20+ bass awesom |
Illinois | Banner Marsh | July | | 77-82 | 12 inches | Spinnerbait power worm. | wood weeds | 2-6 ft. | Sunny 78 | | 4 fish 6.88 |
Illinois | Banner Marsh | July | | 77-82 | 12 inches | Spinnerbait power worm. | wood weeds | 2-6 ft. | Sunny 78 | | 4 fish 6.88 |
Illinois | Mississippi Pool 13 | MAY | | 65-72 | 6 INCHES | Spinnerbait, tube | weeds, wood | 1-3 ft | Sunny | | 3 fish 5.8 lbs |
Illinois | Mississippi Pool 13 | MAY | | 65-72 | 6 INCHES | Spinnerbait, tube | weeds, wood | 1-3 ft | Sunny | | 3 fish 5.8 lbs |
Illinois | Banner Marsh-Peoria | August | | 75-80 | 18 | chartruese Quad SB-Picasso | Shoreline weed edge | 1-2 feet | Sunny mid 70's | | 5fish-11.88 lbs |
Illinois | Banner Marsh-Peoria | August | | 75-80 | 18 | chartruese Quad SB-Picasso | Shoreline weed edge | 1-2 feet | Sunny mid 70's | | 5fish-11.88 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Marseilles | OCTOBER | | 65 | 10 | Spinnerbait Wht. /Arkie jig | Wood/Brush | 2-5 ft | Sunny cool, 60's | | 5 keepers-7.1 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Marseilles | OCTOBER | | 65 | 10 | Spinnerbait Wht. /Arkie jig | Wood/Brush | 2-5 ft | Sunny cool, 60's | | 5 keepers-7.1 lbs |