State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | JULY | early and late | 80'S | stained | topwaters early, tequila sunrise or motor oil/red worms | structure (general) | 12-14 feet | Scattered Clouds | 90's | fair numbers of bass |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Most | ?? | clear | jigs and Texas rig craws | hydrilla beds | 12-16 feet | Cloudy | 80's | Sam Rayburn is about two feet high, Bass fishing has been fair to seven pounds |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | Texas rig worms, buzz baits and small spinners | pepper grass | 3-5 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass fishing has been good for numbers, slow on quality, The better fish are holding on drops in 8-12 feet of water |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | drop shot rigs | hump (deep) | deep | Overcast | 80's | Lake Fork is at normal level, Bass fishing has been good, Guides are catching up to 50 fish per day, most in the 3-4 pound range |
TEXAS | NACOGDOCHES | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | crankbaits and soft plastics | lilly pads | ?? | Cloudy | 90's | The lake is at normal level, Bass fishing has been slow |
TEXAS | PALESTINE | JULY | Most | 80'S | muddy | watermelon/cotton candy Brush Hawgs | shallow cover | 4-6 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | The lake is about one foot high, Bass fishing has been slow, |
TEXAS | RICHLAND CHAMBERS | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | Carolina rigs | main lake points | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 90's | Richland Chambers is at normal level, |
TEXAS | CEDAR CREEK | JULY | Most | 86 | clear | Carolina rigged plastics, shad pattern crankbaits and soft jerkbaits | main lake points | 16-20 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Cedar Creek is at normal level, bass fishing has been fair to five pounds |
TEXAS | ATHENS | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | Carolina rigs and medium diving crankbaits | drop off(s) | 12-16 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | schooling activity reported. |
TEXAS | Houston County | JULY | Most | 88 | clear | plastic worms in black, red and watermelon | points | 10 feet | cloudy | 70's | Largemouth bass fishing has been productive, lake recently produced a 12-pound, 1-ounce bass |
TEXAS | Conroe | JULY | Most | ?? | stained | plastic worms (watermelon, tequila sunrise, black/blue), jigs or spinnerbaits | cover(general) | 4-10 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | influx of rain runoff |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | JULY | early and late | 80'S | stained | spinnerbaits and plastic worms (watermelon/red, plum, purple, red bug, June bug) have been the best, small topwaters | submerged vegetation | 2-5 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | reservoir is more 2.5 feet above normal level and continuing a slow rise as rain runoff flows down creeks and rivers |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | JULY | First light | 80'S | stained | topwaters or small spinnerbaits | submerged grass | 5-8 feet | Sunny | 90's | Bass fair to 5 pounds |
TEXAS | TRAVIS | JUNE | Most | 82 | clear | red shad worms, smoke grubs, and topwaters | cover(general) | 6 - 22 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 4 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | MEDINA | JUNE | Early | 82 | murky | glimmer/blue YUM Houdini Shad and watermelon/pearl laminate 4in. YUM Dinger soft plastic jerkbaits | creeks | shallow | Light Rain | 70's | Black bass to 5 pounds are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try main lake flat points |