State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |
ILLINOIS | Pool 13 | JULY | Most | 70'S | 6 | Stanley spinnerbait w/ double colorado blades | roots | 1-3" | Sunny | 70's | Won club tournament with 5 bass 10+ lbs. in Savanna Slough |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | TIME | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weed beds | deep | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are still reporting good success |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits and plastic worms | cover(general) | 6-10 feet | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are reporting good success |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin-Hopper | JUNE | early and late | ?? | clear | spinnerbaits | weeds | shallow | warm, calm | 80's | 100 bass a day, best bassin in northern illinois. Memberships remain available. Sunday through Thursday is members-only. Free public fishing (donations welcomed) on Friday and Saturday, limited to 50 boats. Boat fishing only. Outboards are prohibited; they must be off the boat. Electric trolling motors are OK. Hours are sunrise to half hour after sunset. To join, call (815) 481-0778 (www.suntimes.com) |
ILLINOIS | Miss. River Spring lake | JUNE | Most | 65 | stained | Purple jig | cover(general) | 1 to 2' | Calm Mostly Cloudy | 60's | Mostly post spawn, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | JUNE | Dusk | 70'S | 12 | single willow spinnerbaits, chartruese1-minus | weeds | 1-6' | windy, overcast | 70's | 2 of us caught 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JUNE | Mid | 70'S | 18 | spinnerbaits, 1-minus | shoreline cover | 2-4' | Sunny, windy | 70's | 2 of us caught 6 bass |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | rubber worms or Senkos, scum frogs or rats | weed edges | shallow | sunny | 80's | been a good bite for smallmouth near the dam |
ILLINOIS | Kinkaid Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | Carolina rigging | submerged vegetation | shallow | clear | 70's | Bass are rated fair to good |
ILLINOIS | Horseshoe Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | Topwater baits, Spinner baits | shoreline cover | shallow | chance of storms | 80's | anglers are also reporting good success in shallow areas |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater | shoreline cover | 4-12 ft | rain | 80's | During the middle of the day, bass are moving to deeper water |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits, shallow-running crank baits and a dark colored jig and pig | rip rap | shallow | SUNNY | 70's | Bass anglers are reporting good catches, also try submerged foundations and beaver dams |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JUNE | AM | 71 | 12 | senko, spinnerbait | docks | 1-4' | overcast, calm | 60's | caught 6 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | AM | ?? | ?? | buzz baits, Texas and Carolina-rigged plastic worms | grass beds | 5-10 feet | Clear | 70's | also try fishing the stumps and trees |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Wetlands | JUNE | PM | ?? | stained from runoff | Spinnerbaits | ditch (deep) | 0-5' | sunny, clear | 70's | 3 of us caught over 100 bass, 2 lb. average...awesome |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | AM | 69 | 24 | black senko. double colorado spinnerbait (white), manns 1-minus | shoreline structure | 1-4' | overcast then turning clear | 50's | 17 bass, largest 2.5 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Chain O' Lakes | MAY | Mid | 55 | semi-clear | Shallow cranks | stumps | Shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 50's | Horseshoe Channel. , (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
ILLINOIS | Fish N' Fun | MAY | Dusk | 70'S | 24 | weightless 4' white tube | grass (over top of) | 0-2' | clear cool | 68 | 5 short bass |
ILLINOIS | Cedar Lake | MAY | Most | ?? | ?? | Crank baits, spinner baits and jerk baits | shallow cover | 6-8 feet | overcast | 70's | Bass have been spotty, although a couple of five-pounders have been caught |