State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ALABAMA | Eufaula | SEPTEMBER | AM | 70'S | 4 | Crank Bait | ledge(s) | 6 to 8 ft | clear | 70's | |
IOWA | Sugema | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 70 | 12 | white senko, stanley spinnerbait, 1-minus-big | wood & grass | shallow | sunny | 70's | 2 day paper tournament, 10 bass weighed 17+ lbs., winner had 20 lbs. |
IOWA | Sugema | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 70 | 12 | senko, spinnerbait, 10 inch worm | wood | 1-10' | sunny | 70's | prefished for tournament, caught about 15 bass |
NEW YORK | chaumontbay | SEPTEMBER | Dusk | 70'S | 20 | jig | clay bank (steep) | 20/35 | party cloudy | 77 | |
MICHIGAN | tubbs lake | SEPTEMBER | Night | 66 | clear | buzz bait | backwater area | 3ft to 6ft | clear | 50's | cauth 8 bass one over5 pounds |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | SEPTEMBER | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | topwater plugs and spinnerbaits | drop off(s) | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 73 | Black bass were fair to good, Deeper fish off points were taking Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 76 | stained | root beer/orange double tail Hula grubs and junebug worms | docks | 10 - 15 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 5.5 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try spinnerbaits among shallow weeds |
TEXAS | ATHENS | SEPTEMBER | Mid | 80'S | clear | topwater Chug Bugs and Tiny Torpedoes, white tandem spinnerbaits, medium diving crankbaits | brush pile(s) | 4 - 8 feet, 6 - 8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | also try around hydrilla, Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | stained | shallow running crankbaits and big jigs | rocky area | 5’ to 10’ | Partly Cloudy | 90's | Black bass are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80 | clear | heavy jigs, worms | grass | 25 – 30 feet 5 – 7 feet | Overcast | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
ILLINOIS | big bend | JULY | Dawn | 70'S | 8 | zara spook | points(main lake) | 10 | | 70's | |
WISCONSIN | Moose Lake | SEPTEMBER | Early | 70'S | 24 | Johnsons silver minnow | cabbage | 5 ft | Partly Cloudy | 70's | Bass and Northern love the Johnson's Silver Minnow with the addition of a pork tail (frog colored) |
NORTH CAROLINA | wylie | MAY | PM | 70'S | 10 | jig 4"worm crank bait | deep water drop-off | 2'-15 | clear | 70's | 20 bass 2lb to 4lbs |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Norman | SEPTEMBER | AM | 80'S | ?? | | main lake structure | 50' | cloudy | 80's | |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 70'S | ?? | Blue/Black Jig / Black Spinner bait | bank(parallel to) | 3-5 ' | clear | 70's | 4 fish, 2 16". nice night out |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | First light | ?? | slightly stained | watermelon/red or tequila sunrise worms | brush pile(s) | 8-12 feet | Cloudy | 82 | Scattered black bass at first light , brushed points |
TEXAS | Fayette County | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | small spinnerbaits or jerkbaits | grass edge | 4-6 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Bass fair to 3 pounds |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | SEPTEMBER | Early | 82 | stained | spinnerbaits or topwaters | grassy points | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | good numbers of bass to 2 pounds, Also still some bites through the day on worms fished just outside the grass |
TEXAS | Lake Livingston | SEPTEMBER | Most | 84 | clear | spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics | drop off(s) | 4- to 8-foot | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass were fair, brushy drop-offs in creeks and coves |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | SEPTEMBER | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | buzzbaits and topwater plugs | grass edge | shallow | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass remained fair |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | ?? | shallow-running crankbaits. Carolina-rigged plastics | brush pile(s) | 3 to 8 foot, 8 to 15 foot | Cloudy | 90's | improved black bass fishing in shallows |
MICHIGAN | Commerce Lake | AUGUST | Night | 68 | 36 | Live Bait | docks (wooden) | 5.3 ft. | Cloudy | 68 | I Caught a 4 pounder and a 3 ft. long pike |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weeds | shallow | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has also been good, Soft plastics and jigs are the preferred baits at midday |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | ?? | plastic worms and lizards | weed beds | 10 feet | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has picked up, An 8.2-pound bass was checked in during the past week |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | SEPTEMBER | TIME | 85 | clear | black/blue and black neon soft plastic worms | grass beds | 8-9 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 8 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try in coves near the dam |