State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | jigs, soft plastics and spinner baits | points | shallow | hot humid | 80's | Bass are still active |
TEXAS | GIBBONS CREEK | JULY | early and late | ?? | ?? | buzzbaits | lilly pads | top | Sunny | 90's | bass catches have been very light |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Hennepin | JULY | AM | 80 | 10 | spinnerbait chart/wht. | laydowns | shallow | clear sunny | 60's | Caught 2 smallies and 1 largemouth |
ALABAMA | Lake Purdy | JULY | Night | 80'S | clear | Deep diving crankbaits such as the Bill Norman Deep Little "N" ,Plastic worms and bitsy bug jigs effective | brush pile(s) | deep | sunny | 90's | full pool, Night fishing is good |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | JULY | TIME | 91-95 | gin clear | blue and grape lizards and worms | cover(general) | ?? | Mostly Sunny | 90's | bass doing good |
ALABAMA | Smith Lake | JULY | Early | 80'S | clear | zoora spooks | rocky shoreline | shallow | sunny | 90's | Largemouth are fair in early morning around docks |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | JULY | early and late | 80'S | clear | jigs and worms | piers | shallow | Mostly Sunny | 90's | level is 8 inches below full pool |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | JULY | TIME | 89 | clear | jigs, spinnerbaits | boat houses | deep | haze | 70's | bass have been in deeper water, try primarily when they are pulling water |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | Early | 83 | stained | demon buzz baits and Pop-R's, snag proof casting frog in brown, flip a 1-ounce tight line jig in black and blue with green pumpkin trailer, 10-inch yum worms or 10-inch ribbon tails in red bug and green pumpkin | grass line | various | HAZE | 70's | After the sun is high, fish a snag proof casting frog in brown |
OKLAHOMA | Texoma | JULY | Most | 82 | clear | crankbaits | structure (general) | 5-10 ft | Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Sardis Lake | JULY | Early | 74 | clear | spinnerbaits | weed beds | 3-8 ft | Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Robert S. Kerr | JULY | Most | 78 | murky | plastic baits | rip rap | 8-10 ft | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass being caught |
OKLAHOMA | Pine Creek | JULY | Most | 77 | clear | top waters and crankbaits | points | 5' | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Konawa | JULY | TIME | 91-95 | clear | topwaters | cover(general) | 5-10 ft | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Chandler | JULY | Most | 78 | clear | topwater baits, white crankbaits, rattletraps and plastic worms | bank(parallel to) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JULY | TIME | 80 | clear | crankbaits, large minnows and plastics | brush pile(s) | 8-10 ft | Haze | 80's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JULY | TIME | 78 | clear | plastic worms, white crankbaits, rattletraps | brush | ?? | Clear | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Thunderbird | JULY | Early | ?? | clear | topwater baits and plastic worms | coves | shallow | Clear | 70's | lake level normal |
TEXAS | Lake Falcon | JULY | Evening | 80'S | clear | small crawdad crankbaits in 5A and 6A Bomber series, small pearl Bandits and white 2A/3A Bombers. The ¼ Oz roundhead, Jo-Baby Spinnerbait with nickel double willows and a white lumaflex skirt | backs of coves | shallow | Clear | 90's | 20 bass over 14" with the majority weighing three-to-five pounds |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | First light | ?? | ?? | Texas-rigged soft plastics | lilly pads | 2 to 5-foot | Clear | 80's | Black bass were good, fish in the 8- to 9-pound class were caught recently |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | Senkos or plastic worms | weed lines | shallow | sunny warm | 80's | Bass are decent , also try in the weeds and lily pads with rats or frogs |
ILLINOIS | farm pond | JULY | early and late | 80'S | ?? | Minus-ones or other shallow-running crankbaits, live bait, plastic worms or Senkos | weeds (over top of) | shallow | hot | 90's | also try near weed lines |
TEXAS | Rayburn | JULY | Most | 80'S | slightly stained | Texas-rig, 6- to 8-inch "trick" worm in red bug or plum/apple | hydrilla beds | 10 to 14 feet | Sunny | 90's | hydrilla beds near channels or other steep drop-offs,The lake level has dropped about a foot in the past week, The falling water level appears to have triggered bass to move from fairly shallow areas to deeper water |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | early and late | 88 | clear | Texas-rigged soft plastics and small crankbaits | points | 8-12-foot | sunny | 80's | also try near the pump station |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | spinnerbaits and plastic worms | cover(general) | ?? | Clear | 80's | Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize) |