State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TENNESSEE | NORRIS LAKE | JULY | Early | 82 | clear | Plastic worms or lizards, Carolina-rigged, Smaller-sized worms or lizards (4 to 6-inch, maximum) are best. | gravel | ?? | Haze | 70's | LARGEMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS-fair |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Early | 88 | slightly stained | topwaters or spinnerbaits | grass edge (outside) | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Daytime bite fair on worms |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | Most | 88 | clear | June bug or watermelon worms | shoreline structure | 8-12 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass steady to 9 pounds |
TENNESSEE | Dale Hollow | JULY | Most | 85 | ?? | jig | deep structure | 15-17 feet | Scattered Clouds | 90's | Bass fair |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 79 | ?? | crankbaits or topwater or black/blue jigs | cover(general) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass still fair, cover on the river |
TENNESSEE | Cordell Hull | JULY | early and late | 75 | ?? | buzzbaits | structure (general) | shallow areas | haze | 80's | a few good bass being caught |
TENNESSEE | Center Hill | JULY | early and late | 85 | ?? | topwater, Carolina-rigged worms or spinnerbaits | cover(general) | ?? | Haze | 80's | Bass continue to show improvement |
TEXAS | TRAVIS | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | red worms, white topwaters, and chartreuse Radar 10 crankbaits | structure (general) | 8 - 25 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass to 3 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | TIME | 87 | slightly stained | deep-running crankbaits, black/blue heavy jig and craw combos | channel ledge | 12 - 20 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", try south end of the lake |
TEXAS | MEDINA | JULY | Early | 88 | clear | YUM Zellemanders and dark watermelon Wooly Hawgtails, white buzzbaits and ¼oz. Pop-R’s, | brush pile(s) | 15 - 25 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass to 4 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LBJ | JULY | Night | 84 | stained | ¼oz. blue/chartreuse titanium spinnerbaits, black Photon glow crankbaits, and black buzzbaits | breakline | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LAKE O' THE PINES | JULY | Most | 86 | clear | Pop R’s, spinnerbaits, and motor oil worms | points | 5 – 6 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try in coves |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | TIME | 88 | clear | watermelon red worms and junebug centipedes | sunken island | 10 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass to 9 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | FAIRFIELD | JULY | Mid | 80'S | clear | Carolina-rigged watermelon lizards and plum Baby Brush Hogs, Bass Assassins, flukes, and Pop R's, | grass edge | 5 - 9 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", concentrating on the midsection of the lake |
TEXAS | COLETO CREEK | JULY | TIME | 91-95 | slightly stained | soft plastic worms | structure (general) | 6 feet | Light Rain | 80's | Black bass to 3 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | JULY | Most | 89 | clear | watermelon/chartreuse or junebug Magnum 8in. Zoom lizards and smoke colored 7in. Texas-rigged YUM Zellemanders | creek channel(edges) | 15 - 30 feet | Mist | 90's | Black bass to 9 pounds are excellent, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | JULY | First light | 84 | gin clear | wacky-rigged Scoundrel worms, weighted Albino Shad Snap Back jerkbaits, and pumpkin/chartreuse 5” finesse worms | breakline | 4 - 10 foot | Scattered Clouds | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | JULY | TIME | 83 | clear | Carolina-rigged watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits, Glow Cisco crankbaits, and slow-rolling 3/8oz. Silver Shad Terminator spinnerbaits | humps (off shore) | in 8 - 15 feet | Mist | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | JULY | Most | 85 | clear | junebug worms | brush pile(s) | 10 – 15 feet | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 3 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | JULY | Early | 82 | clear | watermelonseed and watermelon/red heavy jigs and soft plastics, and on topwaters | cover(general) | various | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | Early | 87 | slightly stained | topwaters or spinnerbaits, watermelon seed Carolina-rigged worms | grass edge | 8-12 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass fair to 6 pounds |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Early | 88 | slightly stained | small popping topwaters | pondweed | shallow | Clear | 80's | Once the sun gets up, bite switches to soft plastics fished along edges of the grass |
MICHIGAN | Long Lake | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinners, crank baits, minnows, crawlers, tubes and top water jigs. | rocky area | ?? | cloudy | 70's | smallmouth bass fishing has been steady |
MICHIGAN | Lake St. Clair | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | green tube jigs | structure (general) | 6 to 8 feet | Partly cloudy | 70's | try between 8 Mile and 13 Mile roads |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | JULY | Most | 80'S | ?? | Buzz baits, Jitterbugs and dark-colored jig and pig | rip rap | ?? | sunny | 80's | The lake is still a foot over pool, also try submerged roadbeds, beaver piles and grassy areas of Sandusky bay |