State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | MARCH | AM | 65 | stained | Yum tube (smoke red fleck) | timber | 3' | clear | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club 10 lbs. 2 oz. |
TEXAS | Quantum Lakes | SEPTEMBER | AM | 71 | clear | Zoom Salty Super Fluke Pearl | hydrilla | 8' | clear | 70's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. 7 oz. |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | JULY | TIME | ?? | ?? | jig/craw combos and deep-running crankbaits | deep grass | deep | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were fair |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | early and late | 88 | slightly stained | spinnerbaits and moss-type frogs | grass edge | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were fair, Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits were effective over humps and points at midday |
TEXAS | LBJ | JULY | Early | 84 | stained | plastics like grn/pumpkin Whacky Sticks, wtrmelon/red Snap Back creature baits | grass | 4’-8’ deep | Overcast | 70's | During the day, skipping & deadsticking Whacky Sticks rigged wacky style on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook and tubes on 1/8 oz. jigheads, "SLOW" is the key word to success |
TEXAS | TRAVIS | JULY | Early | 85 | clear | red worms and chrome topwaters | structure (general) | 10 - 22 feet | Mist | 70's | Black bass to 2 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LBJ | JULY | First light | 83 | stained | black single spin 3/8oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, black topwater chuggars, and black Photon crankbaits | structure (general) | 4 - 10 feet | Mist | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LAKE O' THE PINES | JULY | Most | 86 | clear | Tennessee shad deep diving crankbaits and smoke french fries, chrome Rat-L-Traps | coves | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", Schooling bass are good on chrome Rat-L-Traps |
TEXAS | Lake FORK | JULY | early and late | 88 | slightly stained | white Lockhart 3/8oz. buzzbaits and Scum Frogs, wacky-rigs just after the topwater bite and then to the Carolina-rigs in watermelon seed, watermelon candy, and red bug throughout the day – dead sticking these baits has been most productive. Chrome/black Rat-L-Traps and deep diving crankbaits are also working well throughout the day | main lake points | ?? | Haze | 70's | Black bass are slow to fair, , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | FAIRFIELD | JULY | Early | 80'S | clear | Pop R’s, Texas-rigged red shad power worms | grass | 5 - 9 feet | Overcast | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try are working well over the deeper hydrilla beds later in the day |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | JULY | Early | 84 | gin clear | pumpkin Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, green pumpkin Cut Tail worms on jig heads, and watermelon/chartreuse Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs | deep structure | 12 - 20 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass to 6 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | weighted watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits, 4” junebug Whacky Sticks, and on Photon Glow crankbaits | ledge(s) | 8 - 14 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 7 pounds are fair, also try shady side of boat docks, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | JULY | Most | 84 | clear | Junebug and red worms, spinnerbaits, chrome/blue back crankbaits | shallow weeds | 10 – 15 feet & 5 - 10 feet | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | Sam RAYBURN | JULY | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | Texas-rig soft-plastic worms in red bug, red shad or sour grape | hydrilla | 10-15 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | guide report |
TEXAS | Sam RAYBURN | JULY | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | chuggers and stickbaits | submerged vegetation | 3-6 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | fair topwater action |