State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
NEW JERSEY | farrington lake | MAY | Early | 41 | 7 | shiner | beds | 6'-8' | sunny | 65 | 1lb-6lb bass |
NORTH CAROLINA | high rock | JANUARY | Mid | 48 | 12 | zoom finness worm, sweet beaver, texas rig | boat docks | 2-8 ft. | sunny | 57 | fished south of bringle ferry bridge toward the back of second creek |
ALABAMA | | JANUARY | Evening | 45 | INCHES | zoom worms and spinnerbaits | brush (submerged) | 8 to 12 feet | cloudy with front stalling | 60's | didn;t catch a thing |
SOUTH CAROLINA | greenwood | DECEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 17 | crank bait firetiger\worm | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 6feet | partly cloudy | 50's | 3;30 only |
NORTH CAROLINA | Jordan Lake | DECEMBER | All Day | 44 | 5 | Jigs, Jerkbaits, and Crankbaits | drop off(s) | 1'-20' | Partly Sunny | 46 | Water very muddy. Tough Conditions. |
CALIFORNIA | lake | JANUARY | Early | 40'S | 4 | dead fish | bluff points | 50m | sunny | 41 | |
MICHIGAN | somerset beach | JUNE | All Day | 40 | 8 | yellow fuzzy lures | beach area | 19 feet | sunny | 89 | i caught a 2 foot bass and it weighed in at about 3 pounds |
ILLINOIS | | APRIL | All Day | 40'S | ?? | | grass line | | | 60's | |
VIRGINIA | briery | APRIL | Mid | 49 | 7 | rattle trap | brush tops | 1 to 3 ft | cloudy | 50's | slow bits but nice fish |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 24 | red rattle trap | bank(parallel to) | 4' | cloudy cool | 47 | one 14 incher, first of the year |
CALIFORNIA | Jenkenson Lake/Sly Park | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | ?? | jigs, crank baits | backs of coves | 4-5ft | sunny | 70's | 1@2.5lbs 3@4 lbs |
ILLINOIS | Fox River | FEBURARY | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Live Minnow | channel breaks | 3 ft- or less | partly sunny | 40's | fish was about 2.5 pounds and very colorfull nice smallmouth early in the year |
COLORADO | | MARCH | early and late | 40'S | 4 | Rooster Tails | bare bank(s) | 15 | cool | AIR | |
ILLINOIS | lake michigan | APRIL | AM | 40'S | semi-clear | | rocky area | | | 50's | |
TENNESSEE | nickajack | JANUARY | AM | 40'S | ?? | 2'' grub | eddy | 12'' | clear and cool | 30's | 8.2 lb. smallmouth catch of a life time |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond | FEBURARY | Dawn | 48 | 20 | Fire Tiger Deep Diver | points | 10 | Clear | 30's | 7lb striper |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond Lake | FEBURARY | AM | 40'S | 12 | Wite Berkley Powerbait Jig with pork trailer | ditch (deep) | 12 feet | overcast | 40's | Fished very slow. Had a couple big bites and couldn't get the hook set. Put a 3 smaller fish in the boat. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | DECEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 10 | red diamond shad | chunk rock | 2-6' | cold windy | 35 | 5 small bass, water cloudy from runoff, |
FLORIDA | deep creek | DECEMBER | Mid | 44 | gin clear | | blow downs | | | ?? | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Red super spot rattling bait | chunk rock | 8' | cold, partly sunny | 38 | 1 small bass, water getting dirty from runoff |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | sunny, some clouds, cool | 45 | Another good day....36 bass, was getting most bites near points next to the channel |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | windy, cold, overcast | 40's | WOW. what a day......54 bass ranging from 11-14 inches. They were setting near the creek channel in grass. I was bank fishing and had to throw out near the channel to get bit. I stood in one spot and caught 9. This is a common pattern for this lake when it gets cold. Will be back tomarrow..11-20-04 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | picasso quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | chunk rock | 1-4' | sunny cool | 50's | 5 small bass, were quite agressive though |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | OCTOBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | dying weeds | 1-3' | sunny | 60's | 7 bass, all in less than 2 foot of water 12-14 inchers |
TENNESSEE | South Holston | JANUARY | PM | 43 | clear | 2" Bass Assassin grub | rocky shoreline | 14' | clear windy cold | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 8 lbs. 1 oz. Smallmouth |
TENNESSEE | Nickajack River | JANUARY | PM | 41 | clear | 5" shiner | rip rap | 15' | overcast | 50's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 6 lb. 1 oz. Smallmouth |
IOWA | Three Mile | MAY | TIME | 46 | clear | spinnerbaits | points(wind blown) | 5' or less | Clear | 50's | Caught over 40 bass biggest was 4 lbs, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
MISSOURI | Truman Lake | MARCH | Most | 43 | muddy | Rouge jerk baits | shoreline (general) | ?? | Rain | 40's | we are seeing a few good fish caught, "visit BassnEdge.com" |
VERMONT | Lake Champlain | MAY | AM | 46 | semi-clear | spinnerbaits and Carolina rig | river channel | ?? | Light Rain, Wind was strong and weather very cold | 30's | Fished in Malletts Bay and Lamoille River, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |
NEW YORK | Chazy River | MAY | Most | 49 | stained | jigs, spinnerbaits | trees | ?? | Partly Cloudy strong wind | 50's | Boated about 50-60 fish total, (FishingReportDatabase.com)02 |