State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
IOWA | brush creek | AUGUST | Evening | 85 | 20 | jig | brush (deep) | 20 | clear | 90 | slow |
IOWA | Sugema | OCTOBER | Most | 64 | 48 | double wcolorado spinnerbait white/chart, baby 1 minus, white swim jig | wood (isolated) | 2-5' | windy cool dry | 50's | caught small limits each of 3 days, had small tournament took about 10 lbs. a day, wind was blowing 20 mph |
IOWA | Storm Lake | JUNE | Evening | 60'S | 9 | jig head and worm | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 3ft | sunny | 80's | caught 6 bass and one walleye |
IOWA | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 62 | 12 | 4in bubblegum senko, chatterbait, spinnerbait | shallow structure | 1-3' | cloudy, light wind, cool | 50's | 20 bass between the 2 of us. largest was 15 in. |
IOWA | Clear Lake | MAY | Dusk | 60'S | 16 | nightcrawler | backs of coves | 8 | partly cloudy, light wind | 70's | |
IOWA | Pleasant creek | DECEMBER | All Day | ?? | 3 | swedish pimple #4 silver glow tape | open water | 25 feet | cloudy windy | 30's | ice fishing used a wax worm for extra appeal |
IOWA | 7y | MARCH | First light | 80 | INCHES | plug | backwater bay | 786 | sunny | 51 | gd |
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 |
IOWA | Brushy Creek Lake | JUNE | TIME | ?? | ?? | Jig and Pig and Zoom Brush Hogs, Spinnerbaits | main lake points | 6-8 feet | Sunny, no wind, bluebird skies | 74 | We fished a primary post spawn pattern, Big Bass for the event was 4.87. Second Big Bass was 4.59 |
IOWA | Lake Okoboji | MAY | Most | ?? | ?? | Senko's dead sticking | isolated structure | 15-20 Feet | Clear to Partly Cloudy | 60's | Alternate pattern was isolated wood close to shore and sight fishing for early spawning largemouth |
IOWA | Three Mile | MAY | TIME | 46 | clear | spinnerbaits | points(wind blown) | 5' or less | Clear | 50's | Caught over 40 bass biggest was 4 lbs, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
IOWA | Three Mile | MAY | Most | 53 | clear | 1/2oz spinner bait | wind blown bank | 5' or less | Mist | 60's | Caught over 30 bass with biggest being 3.8 lbs. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
IOWA | Three Mile | MAY | All | 60 | clear | spinnerbait | wind blown coves | shallow | Overcast | 60's | over 30 bass , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
IOWA | Lake Panorama | MAY | All | 68 | muddy | pig and jig | backs of coves | 1 to 2' | Partly Cloudy | 60's | largest going 6.5 lbs, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
IOWA | Viking Lake | JUNE | AM | 75 | 12 | gitzits, assassin's and grubs | dam | mid depths | Wind blew 25-35, Mostly Cloudy | 80's | big bass being 18". Morning bite was best |
IOWA | Viking Lake | JUNE | AM | 75 | 12 | gitzits, assassin's and grubs | dam | mid depths | Wind blew 25-35, Mostly Cloudy | 80's | big bass being 18". Morning bite was best |
IOWA | Mississippi River | AUGUST | PM | 60'S | 6 | nightcrawler | log jam | 10 ft. | Cloudy calm | 75 | 21+ bass |
IOWA | Mississippi River | AUGUST | PM | 60'S | 6 | nightcrawler | log jam | 10 ft. | Cloudy calm | 75 | 21+ bass |
Iowa | Wapello | September | | 70-75 | 18 | Tubes, 1-minus, spinnerbait | lilly pads | 2-6 ft | Sunny, windy, upper 60's | | 5 fish 8.5 lbs |
Iowa | Wapello | September | | 70-75 | 18 | Tubes, 1-minus, spinnerbait | lilly pads | 2-6 ft | Sunny, windy, upper 60's | | 5 fish 8.5 lbs |
Iowa | Segema | September | | 70-75 | 18 | white Tubes, topwater, SB | Weeds, wood | 2-5 ft. | 70's overcast | | 5 fish 9+ lbs |
Iowa | Segema | September | | 70-75 | 18 | white Tubes, topwater, SB | Weeds, wood | 2-5 ft. | 70's overcast | | 5 fish 9+ lbs |