State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 61 | 36 | stanley spinnerbait-double colorado, bubblegum stick-o's | docks | 1-5' | cool sunny | 60's | 13 bass, biggest was 17 inches, couple of 5lb. strikpers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 and 5 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | wacky worm, 4 and 5 inch assorted colors. Strike king double willow spinnerbait | clay bank (steep) | 1-5' | overcast cool damp | 40's | 12 bass, nothing over 13 inches |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | strike king double willow spinnerbait, white-chartruese | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | cool drizzle | 40's | 2 bass, one about 3 lbs. Lots of short strikes, should of had a trailer hook on. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | First light | 60 | 12 | 7 inch wacky stick-o albino | clay bank (steep) | 1-3' | cool sunny | 40's | 7 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake county | MAY | AM | 70'S | INCHES | jonted spinner spinner bait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20 | warm | AIR | 3 male bass 1 20.lb 2 of them are 5.lb |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | AM | 59 | clear | shad colored tube, bubblegum 4 in. stick-o | docks | 1-3' | cool overcast rainy | 50's | 5 bass limit was 7.2 lbs, 9+lbs. won the tournament |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | APRIL | All Day | 61 | 12 | Stanley double colorado spinnerbait. White/chartruese | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny windy | 70's | Caught about 30 bass, 8 keepers. Had 10.33 lbs. got 2nd in the club tournament |
ILLINOIS | fox river | AUGUST | Evening | 30'S | 10 | shad wrap spinner bait | backwater area | 3 feet | cold | 50's | 3 smallmouth 1female 4 pounds 2male 1is2pounds 3 oz other1 is 5pounds 1 oz |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal-Bureau | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 10 | wacky Lake Fork ring fry | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny warm calm | 60's | One 2.5 lb. bass. Hadn't fished this stretch of the canal since they redid it. Good to see the bass are still there. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 & 5 | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) and shad colored senko | rock pile(s) | 1-5' | sunny warm, getting windy | 60's | 5 decent bass, wanted smaller bait today. Walked the bank....ticks are out!! |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 20 | wacky black centipede | rocks | 1-4' | sunny bluebird skies | 50's | 2 bass, 2 lber. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | early and late | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged bubblegum 5" stix-o | rocks | 1-3' | cool sunny | 50's | 5 bass, one was 5.2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 5 & 3 | APRIL | Evening | 50'S | 18 | bubblegum stix-o's wacky style | shallow structure | 1-4' | overcast windy drizzle | 50's | 5 bass, 2 over 2 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #3 | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) | rocks | 1-3' | cloudy cool | 40's | 1 2lb. bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | 16 | Yum rib fry | creek mouth | 2-4 | cold breezy | 40's | 1 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 18 | chartruese Yum rib fry | chunk rock | 2-5' | sunny cool | 40's | 2 small bass, lake level starting to rise |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | stained from runoff | watermelon BPS catapillar | shallow bay | 3-5' | cold windy | 40's | 2 small bass, water clouded up from runoff, water level rising |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 12 | wacky rigged 4 inch catapillar-Watermelon | creek mouth | 3-6' | partly cloudy breezy | 40's | 5 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 20 | black 4 inch senko rigged wacky style, 1/4 oz. blade bait | creek mouth | 5' | drizzle overcast | 48 | caught 4 bass, 3 on senko, 1 on blade bait. all small |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 20 | 4 in shad senko wacky style | creek mouth | 2-4' | overcast damp | 52 | Had 5 bites, caught 3 all small |