State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | JULY | Most | 85 | clear | junebug worms | brush pile(s) | 10 – 15 feet | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 3 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | JULY | Early | 82 | clear | watermelonseed and watermelon/red heavy jigs and soft plastics, and on topwaters | cover(general) | various | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | Early | 87 | slightly stained | topwaters or spinnerbaits, watermelon seed Carolina-rigged worms | grass edge | 8-12 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass fair to 6 pounds |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Early | 88 | slightly stained | small popping topwaters | pondweed | shallow | Clear | 80's | Once the sun gets up, bite switches to soft plastics fished along edges of the grass |
TEXAS | GIBBONS CREEK | JULY | early and late | ?? | ?? | buzzbaits | lilly pads | top | Sunny | 90's | bass catches have been very light |
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 |
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 |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | early and late | 81 | stained | worms | grass edge | 6-10 feet | hot, muggy conditions | 90's | Bass action spotty, few fish to 2 pounds |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | JULY | Most | 89 | stained | watermelon/chartreuse tail or junebug 8" Zoom lizards and 7" YUM Zellemanders | bushes | 15-25 feet | clear | 80's | Black bass to 9 pounds are very good |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | JULY | Early | 81 | clear | watermelon seed and watermelon/red heavy jigs and soft plastics, and on topwaters | cover(general) | shallow | Clear | 80's | Black bass are fair |
TEXAS | HUBBARD CREEK | JULY | Most | 85 | slightly stained | shad-colored crankbaits and poppers, red soft plastics | reeds | shallow | Sunny | 90's | Black bass are good |
TEXAS | ALAN HENRY | JULY | Most | 79 | slightly stained | shad-colored soft plastics and white spinnerbaits | timber | ?? | Mostly Sunny | 90's | Black bass are good |
TEXAS | CONROE | JULY | Most | ?? | stained | Carolina-rig plastic worms or deep-diving crankbaits | brush | 8-15 feet | Scattered Clouds, calm | 70's | bass fishing has been slow |