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State Lake/River/Res. Month Time Water Temp H2O Clarity (inches) Lure(s) Structure Depth Weather Air Temp. Comments ILLINOIS Fish n Fun-McNabb NOVEMBER Mid 40'S 8 Red super spot rattling bait chunk rock 8' cold, partly sunny 38 1 small bass, water getting dirty from runoff ILLINOIS Fish n Fun-McNabb NOVEMBER Mid 40'S stained Red super spot rattling bait creek channel 5-10 feet sunny, some clouds, cool 45 Another good day....36 bass, was getting most bites near points next to the channel ILLINOIS Fish n Fun-McNabb NOVEMBER Mid 40'S stained Red super spot rattling bait creek channel 5-10 feet windy, cold, overcast 40's WOW. what a day......54 bass ranging from 11-14 inches. They were setting near the creek channel in grass. I was bank fishing and had to throw out near the channel to get bit. I stood in one spot and caught 9. This is a common pattern for this lake when it gets cold. Will be back tomarrow..11-20-04 ILLINOIS Fish n Fun-McNabb NOVEMBER Evening 40'S 12 picasso quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese chunk rock 1-4' sunny cool 50's 5 small bass, were quite agressive though ILLINOIS Fish n' Fun McNabb OCTOBER Evening 40'S 12 quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese dying weeds 1-3' sunny 60's 7 bass, all in less than 2 foot of water 12-14 inchers ILLINOIS Lake OCTOBER Evening 50 6 Beetle Spin bank(tight to) 15ft Rainy 45   ILLINOIS Illinois River Marseilles OCTOBER All Day 50'S 10 quad spinnerbait creek mouth 5' bitter cold 30's 1 fish, took 4lb+ to win tournament ILLINOIS Fish n' Fun McNabb OCTOBER Mid 50'S 24 Picasso Quad spinnerbait, chart/wht grass (over top of) 1-6' cold, windy overcast 48 9 bass between 10 and 14 inches, they were shallow ILLINOIS big bend JULY Dawn 70'S 8 zara spook points(main lake) 10   70's   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 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 ILLINOIS Illinois River AUGUST Early 70'S 8 spinnerbait rocky shoreline 2' clear 60's 1 small largemouth, fishing is tough ILLINOIS Hennepin Hopper JULY Early 80'S 12 spinnerbaits, white tubes,chartruese 1-minus weeds (over top of) 4-11' overcast 60's 2 of us caught 20+ bass ILLINOIS Hennepin Hooper Lake JULY Evening 80'S 12 spinnerbaits, rats, tubes, senko weeds (over top of) 1-5' warm breezy 80's 3 of us caught close to 150 bass...this place is incredible!! 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 ILLINOIS Lake of Egypt JULY Most ?? ?? jigs, soft plastics and spinner baits points shallow hot humid 80's Bass are still active ILLINOIS Illinois River-Hennepin JULY AM 80 10 spinnerbait chart/wht. laydowns shallow clear sunny 60's Caught 2 smallies and 1 largemouth 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

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