State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal-Bureau | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 10 | wacky Lake Fork ring fry | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny warm calm | 60's | One 2.5 lb. bass. Hadn't fished this stretch of the canal since they redid it. Good to see the bass are still there. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 & 5 | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) and shad colored senko | rock pile(s) | 1-5' | sunny warm, getting windy | 60's | 5 decent bass, wanted smaller bait today. Walked the bank....ticks are out!! |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 20 | wacky black centipede | rocks | 1-4' | sunny bluebird skies | 50's | 2 bass, 2 lber. |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 3 | APRIL | early and late | 50'S | 12 | wacky rigged bubblegum 5" stix-o | rocks | 1-3' | cool sunny | 50's | 5 bass, one was 5.2 lbs. |
SOUTH CAROLINA | PRIVATE POND | APRIL | Mid | 50'S | 13 | WHITE BUZZ | stumps | 2-3 FT | OVERCAST / RAINY | 63 | 5 LARGEMOUTH - 2 FEMALE - 2 LBS - MALES STRUCK MORE AGGRESSIVE |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 5 & 3 | APRIL | Evening | 50'S | 18 | bubblegum stix-o's wacky style | shallow structure | 1-4' | overcast windy drizzle | 50's | 5 bass, 2 over 2 lbs. |
NEW JERSEY | woodbury lake | MARCH | Dusk | 50'S | INCHES | glass minnow husky jerk, powerbait- maroon worm | weed covered flats | 4-5 ft | partly cloudy | 60's | tons of action when a cloud covered the sun..couple 4-5lb bass |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Charlesboro - Private Pond | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 4 | Chartruese Spinnerbait - 1/4 ox | fallen trees | 3' - 4' | Sunny | 60's | caught 22 fish: 15 bass, 5 bream, 2 crappie on same lure. Bass: 1 -3lb, 5 - 2lbs |
CALIFORNIA | berryessa | APRIL | Early | 50'S | ?? | crank | bank(parallel to) | 10 ft | cloudy | 50's | |
VIRGINIA | private lake | MARCH | PM | 51 | 8 | n/a live bait | bare bank(s) | 10feet | windy | 61 | nothing expetional |
VIRGINIA | | JANUARY | PM | 54 | 8 | N/a live bait | brackish water | 10feet | | 61 | i never felt it hit |
VIRGINIA | lake gaston | MARCH | TIME | 50'S | ?? | jigs | docks (wooden) | 5 ft | clear | AIR | n/a |
OKLAHOMA | Tenkiller | MARCH | All Day | 56 | 2 | Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, lizard | spawning area | 3-7 ft | mostly cloudy w/ 20 mph winds | 75 | |
TEXAS | CADDO LAKE | FEBURARY | All Day | 50'S | 2 | rattle traps / jigs | hydrilla (edges) | 4 ft. | sunny | 70's | http://caddolakefishing.com |
GEORGIA | SAVANNAH RIVER LOCK&DAM | FEBURARY | Mid | 53 | 6 | MEDIUM AND LARGE MINNOWS | canal mouth | BOTTOM | SUNNY/ WINDY | 55 | 7 LARGE CRAPPIE |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | FEBURARY | Mid | 57 | 24 | Live Minnow | rip rap points | 14 ft. | Overcast | 53 | 1 Crappie all day long |
CALIFORNIA | Delta | FEBURARY | Mid | 53 | 24 | J-n-P; cranbait, T-rig Yammie cuttail worm 7" | ledge(s) | 4-8'ft | partly cloudy | 68 | best fish came on cuttail worm 5.5 lbs, Best 5 fish 17.5lbs 9 fish total |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | FEBURARY | All Day | 55 | clear | baby brsh hog-pmpknsd; 4" finesse worm; texas rig craw in pmpkn/org | laydowns | 2-4ft | overcast, then clear | 40's | Fri, 2/10/06 = 1 @ 1.25lbs on baby brsh hog; bites around stumps, docks & overhanging brush as well. |
FLORIDA | Potsburg creek | JANUARY | PM | 53 | 5 | wacky worm | creek side flats | 3ft to 8ft | sunny | 61 | Cought 17 bass between 1lb to 5lb |
OKLAHOMA | Lake Thunderbird | JANUARY | Mid | 50'S | 10 | Crank Bait | brushed points | 6' | North Wind Front | 40's | 7lb. Largemouth |
NORTH CAROLINA | Badin Lake | DECEMBER | All Day | 50 | gin clear | Zoom U Tail, Jig, Lucky Craft Jerkbait | wood (submerged) | 5'-20' | Sunny and clear | 47 | They were hitting the U-tail good swimin' by submerged wood |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 12 | christmas tree senko, chartruse blade bait | creek mouth | 1-10' | partly cloudy, cool, very windy 30mph+ | 49 | 12 bass, first time using the christmas tree senko, must order more |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | chartruese blade bait, ripplin red fin jerkbait, most came on christmas tree colored senko | creek mouth | 3' | overcast cool some sprinkles | 50's | 7 small bass, miseed severa+l more |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 24 | chartruse vibrating blade bait | submerged timber | 3-5' | cold clear | 30's | 2 14 inchers, should of stayed in bed!! |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 18 | ripplin red fin, chartruese blade bait, wacky gulp worm, black spinnerbait | structure (general) | 1-8' | overcast, windy | 50's | 5 best went 11+ lbs., big bass was 3 lbs., water level down 2 feet |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | clear | chartruse jerkbait | grass (over top of) | 2-4' | windy overcast | 50's | one small bass, missed 2 bass on senko, saw 6 bass in less than one foot but they would not bite. water level dropped 1 foot in last week |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | OCTOBER | AM | 50'S | slightly stained | white tube, black double colorado spinnerbait, redshad senko, blade bait | bank(parallel to) | 2-6' | overcast cold slight breeze | 40's | 5 bass on 4 different lures, best was 14 inches |
NEW YORK | artis lake | JUNE | Evening | 50 | clear | popper,rubber worm | brushed points | 6 feet | cool summer night | 70's | i want to know how to join up for tourtaments on long island? |
MICHIGAN | Charlevoix | JUNE | First light | 50'S | clear | soft plasics | breakline | 4-10 feet | mostly cloudy | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | MAY | First light | 57 | 36 | spinnerbaits, shallow running crankbaits | vegetation(scattered) | 1-3' | warm partly cloudy | 60's | Two of us got 25+ bass, couple close to 3 lbs., one nice pike |