| State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
| TEXAS | ATHENS | APRIL | Most | 60'S | clear | chartreuse spinnerbaits, red tandem spinnerbaits with gold blades, 8in. white floating worms | weed beds | 1 - 4 feet | Clear | 60's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| LOUISIANA | Black River Lake Complex | MAY | AM | 78 | 30 | Topwater | bank(parallel to) | 6-12 feet | cloudy, calm 80 | 80's | winner had 13 lbs early |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | AM | 50 | semi-clear | Senko, Shallow Shad Rap | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Scattered Clouds | 60's | Caught 2 LM, both under 2lbs, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | PM | 54 | stained | Senkos first and then switched to spinnerbaits | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Overcast | 50's | we each caught one LM, with the biggest one just under 3lbs, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | PM | ?? | stained | blue Senko | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Sunny | 70's | caught one LM (<2lbs), "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | Mid | 65 | stained | Watermelon Senkos, T-rigged, no weight | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Partly Cloudy | 70's | Caught 23 LM and 2 SM, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | PM | 66 | stained | Watermelon | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Light Rain | 64 | I caught 12 LM with one at 4lb 8oz (my personal best LM) and also caught a 3lb 5oz smallie, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | PM | 65 | stained | Watermelon worm | shallow structure | 2 to 3' | Sunny | 60's | I caught 4 LM and my son caught 1 LM, all under 3 lbs., "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
| TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | MAY | Most | 74 | slightly stained | small, shad-colored topwaters, jerkbaits, Senkos, Super Flukes, and Pointer minnows | flooded grass | 3-8 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | LBJ | MAY | AM | 71 | stained | Yellow Magic topwaters, chartreuse/blue Terminator spinnerbaits, and dead-sticking green pumpkin Whacky Sticks | breakline | shallow | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | LAVON | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Lockhart white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, Texas-rigged Gene Larew black/blue tube jigs, and 5” black/blue or green pumpkin lizards | secondary points | 1 - 8 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 78 | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | GREENBELT | MAY | Most | 66 | slightly stained | watermelon soft plastics, white spinnerbaits and poppers | reeds | shallow | Clear | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | Lake FORK | MAY | Most | 70'S | slightly stained | white Lockhart 1/4 or 3/8oz. spinnerbaits and chartreuse/brown Rat-L-Traps | hydrilla | shallow | warm | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
| TEXAS | FAIRFIELD | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | white Bass Assassins or flukes and Pop-R's, Carolina-rigged watermelon lizards and Baby Brush Hogs | grass (over top of) | 5 - 9 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are excellent, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." above the grass on secondary points and over main lake flats |
| TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | MAY | Most | 73 | clear | topwaters, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits | buck brush(flooded) | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |