| State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
| TEXAS | BOB SANDLIN | MAY | Most | 69 | stained | watermelon/chartreuse Exude Pocket Fries, wacky worms, and shad pattern Bandit 200 crankbaits | flooded weeds | ?? | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | ATHENS | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | shad colored Norman Deep Little N crankbaits, white or bubble gum floating worms | lilly pads | 2 - 14 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try grass lines |
| TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | MAY | Most | 73 | clearing up | crankbaits and spinnerbaits | rocky area | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TENNESSEE | Center Hill | MAY | Most | 70'S | ?? | spinnerbaits, floating worm | willow bushes | shallow | Sunny | 80's | try nighttime bass fishing |
| 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 |
| MISSISSIPPI | Ross Barnett | MAY | Most | 80'S | 24 | top water | fallen trees | top | Clear | 80's | 7 bass the biggest going 4.11lb |
| TENNESSEE | NORRIS LAKE | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | crankbaits, or jointed jerk baits, Carolina-rigged small plastic lizards, "Do-nothing worms," Slider worms, 1/4-oz. (or smaller) pig'n jigs | rocky area | 3 to 10-feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | On windy days, cast plugs to wind-swept banks for smallmouth |
| TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | MAY | Most | 68 | clear | Wacky-rigged trick worms and light Texas-rigged worms, watermelon and red shad Carolina-rigged lizards and Super Flukes | hydrilla | 6 - 12 feet | Partly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | MAY | Most | 74 | clear | pumpkinseed worms | shoreline structure | 4 – 8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | Black bass to 2 pounds are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | MAY | Most | 70 | semi-clear | Carolina-rigged Super Flukes, topwaters and small, shad-colored shallow-running crankbaits and junebug and watermelon Texas-rigged worms | breakline | 10 - 15 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try boat docks and flooded bushes |
| TEXAS | TRAVIS | MAY | Most | 68 | clear | white Senkos, watermelon flukes, and red worms | structure (general) | 4 - 12 feet | Overcast | 80's | Black bass to 5 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | WALTER E. LONG | MAY | Most | 75 | clear | soft plastics, crankbaits, and minnows | cat tails | shallow | Overcast | 80's | Black bass are good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| OKLAHOMA | skiatook lake | MAY | Most | 65 | semi-clear | Chrome rouges | shoreline (general) | 7 to 10' | Haze | 80's | We hooked about 12 bass, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" 03 |
| TEXAS | Lake Ray Roberts | MAY | PM | 79 | semi-clear | flukes, weightless | shoreline (general) | 5 to 7' | Clear | 80's | caught 2 bass, both looked like post spawn, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" 03 |
| ALABAMA | Lake Berryessa | MAY | AM | 59 | semi-clear | dropshotting and splitshotting | bluff walls | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 60's | 20 small bass, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" 03 |