State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | LBJ | SEPTEMBER | Night | 84 | stained | white/blue/chartreuse 7/16oz. tungsten spinnerbaits, black Photon crankbaits, and wacky rigged black/blue flake plastic stick baits | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 6 pounds are good, also try stump fields |
WEST VIRGINIA | SUMMERSVILLE | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 65 | clear | jigs | structure (general) | 10-to-15 feet | cloudy | 80's | Lake is at summer pool. Lake and tailwater are clear, Outflow temperature is 65 degrees |
WEST VIRGINIA | STONECOAL LAKE | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | clear | plastic baits and crankbaits | cover(general) | 10-to-15 feet | Partly cloudy | 80's | Lake is approximately three feet below summer pool |
WEST VIRGINIA | R.D. BAILEY | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | clear | plastic jigs in black and chartreuse colors or live shad | rocky point(s) | ?? | Partly cloudy | 80's | Lake is at summer pool |
WEST VIRGINIA | BURNSVILLE | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | murky | plastic baits and crankbaits | structure (general) | 10- to-15 feet | humid | 70's | Lake is at summer pool, Fishing is fair |
WEST VIRGINIA | BLUESTONE | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | cloudy | rapalas, tiny torpedoes and sluggoes | laydowns | shallow | humid | 70's | Lake is at summer pool, also try rocky drops or weed beds |
ALABAMA | pickwick | OCTOBER | TIME | 60'S | ?? | | grass edge | | | 70's | |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | slightly stained | Texas-rig plastic worms, spinnerbaits or crankbaits | boat docks | 3-10 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Largemouth bass fishing has been spotty, most of the better bass have been taken from deep-water structure. Road beds, points, ridges, humps and other structure in 12-18 feet of water |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | AUGUST | early and late | 87 | stained | Topwaters, wacky worms and spinnerbaits | vegetation | 3-8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | larger bass have concentrated on brush piles situated on ledges of other sharp breaks in 15-30 feet of water |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Evening | 70'S | 12 | baby 1-minus chartruese | laydowns | 1-6' | hot humid | 80's | pre-fishing, caught 5....2 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Most | 75 | 10 | 1-minus sponnerbait | flooded shoreline | 1-3' | overcast turning sunny | 60's | 3 keepers |
MISSOURI | Truman Lake | SEPTEMBER | AM | 70'S | 12 | 10'' red shad worm | flats (structure on) | 5' | partly cloudy | 80's | 3 keepers |
FLORIDA | Lake Gradin | AUGUST | Mid | 80'S | 6 | leadhead,neon plastic trail tail,spinner | bank(parallel to) | 4 ft | partly cloud | 90's | 10 lbs Bass largest know of in this lake |
NEW JERSEY | Shepards Lake | AUGUST | All Day | DEGREES F. | INCHES | | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | | | AIR | Boycott the place .now they charge fisherman just to park. |
MICHIGAN | Portage lake ship canal ( U. P. ) | AUGUST | Dusk | 60'S | 48 | Weedless jig, crawfish trailer | bluff walls | 25 - 30 feet | breezy, partly cloudy | 50's | Because of water clarity, fish are deep. Smallmouth fishing is good to excellent. Found many aggressive fish at the north entry of canal. |
CALIFORNIA | Millerton Lake | AUGUST | Early | ?? | ?? | top water, plastics, jigs | structure (general) | 20 to 40 feet | Clear | 60's | largemouth-bass bite is fair. There's a lot of ski-boat activity |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | topwater Carolina-rig soft-plastic worms | deep structure | 25-30 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | A few anglers have found decent topwater bass action |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | Carolina-rig plastic worms (watermelon seed) | brush | 10-18 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Largemouth bass fishing perked up a bit over the past few days, angler not in the tournament land a 9.18-pounder |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River | AUGUST | Early | 70'S | 8 | spinnerbait | rocky shoreline | 2' | clear | 60's | 1 small largemouth, fishing is tough |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and crankbaits | drop off(s) | 8- to 12-foot | Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were slow to fair |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | jig/craw combos and deep-running crankbaits | drop off(s) | 10- to 20-foot | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass were fair |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | Spinnerbaits and topwater plugs, Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits | main lake points | 12- to 18-foot | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass were fair |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | ?? | chugger (chrome/blue, chrome/black) | submerged vegetation | 6-7 feet | Scattered Clouds | 84 | have found a few takers on topwaters |
NEW JERSEY | waywayyonda | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 5 | sinkos | lilly pads-edge(inside) | 5 | clear | 78 | great bass lake |
TENNESSEE | Barkley | AUGUST | Most | 86 | ?? | Carolina-rigged lizards or worms, and some spinnerbaits | grass | ?? | Mostly Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass still in grassy areas |