State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Perris | MAY | Most | 70'S | 24 | Senkos/TD Minnow/Cranks | grass beds | 8-15 | Partly Cloudy | 70's | 20 fish 1-2lb./Grass-TD Minnow---East end-Senkos in the brush |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | MAY | Most | 70'S | ?? | top water baits, buzz baits, spinner baits and finesse plastics, crank baits and Carolina or Texas rigged plastics | secondary points | 8 to 12 ft | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Heavy rains the last couple of weeks |
TEXAS | Canyon Lake | MAY | Most | 75 | clear | spinnerbaits, buzzbait , Hula Grubs | buck brush(flooded) | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Smallmouth also biting |
MISSOURI | Table Rock Lake | MAY | Most | 75 | ?? | spinner baits Carolina rigs | points | 5'-25' | Clear | 80's | Water level is geetting back to normal |
OHIO | Hoover Reservoir | MAY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits, Jig & Pig and jerk baits | shoreline cover | various | Overcast | 70's | Hoover is an excellent lake to catch nice largemouth bass due to reduced fishing pressure |
MISSOURI | Smithville | MAY | Most | 60'S | clear | plastic lizards & tube baits | spawning area | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | largemouth bass fair |
MISSOURI | Truman | MAY | Most | 68 | dingy | crankbaits | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | black bass good |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks | MAY | Most | 71 | dingy | Chompers & floating worms | backs of coves | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 80's | black bass good |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks | MAY | TIME | 74 | dingy | spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Power worms & Worms | cover(general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | black bass fair, white bass slow |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | MAY | Dawn | 70'S | clear | buzzbaits, minnow baits | boat houses | top, shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | largemouth still on beds |
ALABAMA | Lake Martin | MAY | AM | 70'S | clear | crankbaits | shoreline (general) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | also try top water |
GEORGIA | Lake Hartwell | MAY | AM | 74 | semi-clear | shallow cranks (silver and black), | backs of coves | shallow | Overcast | 60's | landed two dinks, , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
IOWA | Three Mile | MAY | All | 60 | clear | spinnerbait | wind blown coves | shallow | Overcast | 60's | over 30 bass , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
CALIFORNIA | Camanche | MAY | Most | 70 | clear | darter head, clear with silver flake Senko | rocks | shallow | Clear, light wind | 70's | Pre-fished for a club tournament, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Comanche | MAY | Most | 72 | semi-clear | dropshot rig, splitshot rig | shoreline (general) | ?? | Clear | 60's | 12 lbs and big fish 5.24 , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
ILLINOIS | Chain O' Lakes | MAY | Mid | 55 | semi-clear | Shallow cranks | stumps | Shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 50's | Horseshoe Channel. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Tillery | MAY | Most | 75 | semi-clear | 6" pumpkinseed zoom worm - red curly tail | grass line | ?? | Overcast strong wind | AIR | caught 2 fish, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
NEW YORK | Lake Champlain | MAY | Most | 50 | semi-clear | grubs, black jig n pig | wood | deep | Partly Cloudy | 40's | Total fish =20 with a 4.9 largemouth and several 3 lbers. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | AM | 46 | semi-clear | spinnerbaits and Carolina rig | river channel | ?? | Light Rain, Wind was strong and weather very cold | 30's | Fished in Malletts Bay and Lamoille River, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | MAY | AM | 69 | stained | topwater | shoreline (general) | top | Overcast | 50's | 11 bass, 5 of them over 16 inches. 3 of the fish were over 4 lbs and the biggest was just over 5 lbs. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
INDIANA | murphy lake | MAY | AM | 57 | stained | rattle trap and spinner bait | weeds | ?? | Overcast, rain off and on | 40's | 2 fish early, winds made it tough all day , (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 |
OHIO | Lake Erie | MAY | Most | 51 | clear | Soft plastics - tube Watermelon | rocks | ?? | Sunny | AIR | Finished the tournament with 17 lb, 2 ozs and the 1st Place Spot, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
GEORGIA | Lake Hartwell/Tugaloo River | MAY | AM | 72 | semi-clear | chartreuse/pepper Kinami grub with an 1/8oz yellow jig head | stumps | 8 feet | mist, Clear | 50's | 2.5lb. largemouth, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |