State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | First light | ?? | slightly stained | watermelon/red or tequila sunrise worms | brush pile(s) | 8-12 feet | Cloudy | 82 | Scattered black bass at first light , brushed points |
TEXAS | Fayette County | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | small spinnerbaits or jerkbaits | grass edge | 4-6 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Bass fair to 3 pounds |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | SEPTEMBER | Early | 82 | stained | spinnerbaits or topwaters | grassy points | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | good numbers of bass to 2 pounds, Also still some bites through the day on worms fished just outside the grass |
TEXAS | Lake Livingston | SEPTEMBER | Most | 84 | clear | spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics | drop off(s) | 4- to 8-foot | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass were fair, brushy drop-offs in creeks and coves |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | SEPTEMBER | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | buzzbaits and topwater plugs | grass edge | shallow | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass remained fair |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | ?? | shallow-running crankbaits. Carolina-rigged plastics | brush pile(s) | 3 to 8 foot, 8 to 15 foot | Cloudy | 90's | improved black bass fishing in shallows |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | SEPTEMBER | TIME | 85 | clear | black/blue and black neon soft plastic worms | grass beds | 8-9 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 8 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try in coves near the dam |
TEXAS | LBJ | SEPTEMBER | Night | 84 | stained | white/blue/chartreuse 7/16oz. tungsten spinnerbaits, black Photon crankbaits, and wacky rigged black/blue flake plastic stick baits | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 6 pounds are good, also try stump fields |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | slightly stained | Texas-rig plastic worms, spinnerbaits or crankbaits | boat docks | 3-10 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Largemouth bass fishing has been spotty, most of the better bass have been taken from deep-water structure. Road beds, points, ridges, humps and other structure in 12-18 feet of water |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | AUGUST | early and late | 87 | stained | Topwaters, wacky worms and spinnerbaits | vegetation | 3-8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | larger bass have concentrated on brush piles situated on ledges of other sharp breaks in 15-30 feet of water |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | topwater Carolina-rig soft-plastic worms | deep structure | 25-30 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | A few anglers have found decent topwater bass action |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | Carolina-rig plastic worms (watermelon seed) | brush | 10-18 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Largemouth bass fishing perked up a bit over the past few days, angler not in the tournament land a 9.18-pounder |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and crankbaits | drop off(s) | 8- to 12-foot | Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were slow to fair |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | jig/craw combos and deep-running crankbaits | drop off(s) | 10- to 20-foot | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass were fair |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | Spinnerbaits and topwater plugs, Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits | main lake points | 12- to 18-foot | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass were fair |