| State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
| NEW YORK | Lake Champlain | MAY | Most | 53 | semi-clear | jerkbaits, green tubes | flats | 10-15 feet | Scattered Clouds | 60's | Got a couple over 4 lbs, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | Most | 55 | clear | blk/silver w/ orange rogue | flats | 10-12 feet | Sunny | 70's | Boated a nice 4.2 lber , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02, boated about 25 fish |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | Lake Winnipesaukee | MAY | All | 65 | semi-clear | bedding baits | shoal | 10-12' | Sunny | 80's | Boated approx. 60 for the day, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
| VIRGINIA | LAKE ANNA | MAY | AM | 74 | ?? | topwater lures, plastics in pumpkin and watermelon colors | spawning area | shallow | overcast | 60's | Fish are smacking buzzbaits |
| VIRGINIA | POTOMAC | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | Berkley Power Hawgs, Senkos, and Pulse Worms | wood & grass | shallow | Overcast | 60's | some of the best fishing all year with bass to 6 pounds being caught, The last two hours of the outgoing tide and the first hour or so of the incoming have been most productive. |
| NEW MEXICO | Elephant Butte | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | tubes, lizards, senkos, jigs and jerk baits | backs of coves | shallow | Clear | 70's | Black bass fishing is fair, Largemouth bass are active in their spawning areas |
| KANSAS | LA CYGNE | MAY | Most | 72 | clear | crankbaits, spinnerbaits | warm water discharge | ?? | Clear | 70's | black bass good |
| KANSAS | GLEN ELDER | MAY | Most | 67 | clear | Road Runners, Rooster Tails | causeway (along) | ?? | Clear | 78 | bass very good |
| MISSOURI | TABLE ROCK | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Carolina rigs with olive-colored plastic worms | main lake points | 15 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | black bass poor to fair |
| MISSOURI | JAMES A. REED | MAY | Most | 70 | clear | jig and pig, crankbaits | brush | ?? | Clear | 85 | largemouth bass good |
| MISSOURI | TRUMAN | MAY | Most | 68 | murky | crankbaits, spinnerbaits | rocky shoreline | steep banks | Partly Cloudy | 80's | black bass good |
| MISSOURI | LAKE OF THE OZARKS | MAY | Most | 68 | clear | jigs, Carolina rigs with plastic lizards | structure (general) | 10 feet | Clear | 80's | black bass good |
| MISSOURI | BULL SHOALS | MAY | Most | 68 | clear | buzzbaits and spinnerbaits | brush | top, shallow | Intermittent Clouds | 80's | black bass fair to good |
| MISSOURI | SMITHVILLE | MAY | Most | 69 | stained | jigs, spinnerbaits | shallow structure | shallow | Intermittent Clouds | 80's | black bass fair |
| KENTUCKY | BARREN RIVER LAKE | MAY | Most | ?? | ?? | topwater plugs, buzzbaits and shad-imitating plastics | spawning area | 6-10 feet | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Hybrid striped bass excellent |