State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |
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 |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | MAY | AM | 70'S | stained | orange/black Rogues | submerged grass | shallow | Pt. Sunny | 80's | also try on jigging spoons worked over deep breaks |
MARYLAND | Deep Creek Lake | JUNE | All | 60'S | ?? | | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | | | AIR | |
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 |
HAWAII | Lake Wilson, Honolulu | MAY | All | 80 | 48 | chartruse Road Runners | beds | 1 to 2 feet | patrly sunny | 85 | Peacock bass still on beds. Some very aggressive, others just swim away. Seeing a lot more free swimming fish. |
CALIFORNIA | New Melones Lake | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Carolina-rigged tiny green pumpkin or watermelon Zoom Tiny Brush Hogs, Drop-shottted Keeper 4-inch shad-colored worms, spook or Pop-R, White Speed Traps, and white or white-and-chartreuse spinnerbaits | main lake points | 5 to 25 feet | clear | 60's | Thirty-fish days are not uncommon |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Camanche | MAY | Mid | ?? | ?? | Camanche Jack's leaches in purples and browns | rocky point(s) | 15 to 25 feet | clear | 60's | full moon will encourage the bass to eat |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | MAY | AM | 76 | 12 | swimming a jig | creeks | shallow+ | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Best five 16lbs |
NEW JERSEY | Shepherd Lake | MAY | TIME | 66 | 48 | Senkos | structure (general) | shallow | Light Rain | 60's | 2 Largemouth Bass ( 14 and 16 inches ) |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | MAY | Most | 70'S | stained | Carolina-rigged Super Flukes topwaters and shad pattern shallow-running crankbaits junebug or watermelon Texas-rigged worms | flooded brush | 10 - 15 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | MAY | Most | 74 | slightly stained | small shad-colored topwaters | bushes | 3 – 6 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try jerkbaits, Senkos, and Super Flukes around flooded hay grass in 5 – 8 feet |
TEXAS | MARTIN CREEK | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | on Pop R’s, baby Torpedoes, chrome Rat-L-Traps, and Carolina-rigged blue fleck worms | structure (general) | top to bottom | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LEWISVILLE | MAY | AM | 70'S | clear | chrome Rat-L-Traps. Chartreuse buzzbaits | points | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LBJ | MAY | AM | 73 | cloudy | white/chartreuse Terminator buzzbaits, watermelon/red Scoundrel worms on wacky rigs, and watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits | shoreline cover | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |