State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
CONNECTICUT | Mianus River | JULY | First light | 70'S | 6 | 6in. seinko worm/ Texas rigged | lilly pads-pockets | 8ft. | warm / humid / overcast | 80's | caught 2 bass over 8lbs that morning / same pattern |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks (Osage) | JULY | TIME | 79 | clear | 10" black or pumpkin seed plastic worms | main lake points | ?? | Clear | 70's | normal pool, black bass good |
TEXAS | Quantum Lakes | SEPTEMBER | AM | 71 | clear | Zoom Salty Super Fluke Pearl | hydrilla | 8' | clear | 70's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 12 lbs. 7 oz. |
FLORIDA | St. Johns River | JANUARY | AM | 75 | stained | 6 inch shiner | laydowns | 2' | overcast | 70's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lb. 13 oz. |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Camanche | JULY | Evening | 76 | clear | Plastic lizards or worms in green or brown, Rattle-traps in silver and blue | shoreline grass | shallow | sunny | 80's | try shorelines near dike No. 1 and the long point adjacent to Bamert (big Hat) island |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 79 | ?? | crankbaits or topwater or black/blue jigs | cover(general) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass still fair, cover on the river |
TENNESSEE | Cordell Hull | JULY | early and late | 75 | ?? | buzzbaits | structure (general) | shallow areas | haze | 80's | a few good bass being caught |
OKLAHOMA | Sardis Lake | JULY | Early | 74 | clear | spinnerbaits | weed beds | 3-8 ft | Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Robert S. Kerr | JULY | Most | 78 | murky | plastic baits | rip rap | 8-10 ft | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass being caught |
OKLAHOMA | Pine Creek | JULY | Most | 77 | clear | top waters and crankbaits | points | 5' | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Chandler | JULY | Most | 78 | clear | topwater baits, white crankbaits, rattletraps and plastic worms | bank(parallel to) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JULY | TIME | 78 | clear | plastic worms, white crankbaits, rattletraps | brush | ?? | Clear | 80's | Bass are hitting |
TEXAS | ALAN HENRY | JULY | Most | 79 | slightly stained | shad-colored soft plastics and white spinnerbaits | timber | ?? | Mostly Sunny | 90's | Black bass are good |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 72 | 24 | ripplin redfin (perch colored), red-eye spinnerbait | deep weeds | 1-10' | overcast | 60's | 7 bass, 4 keepers |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | AM | 72 | stained | 1-minus, spinnerbaits | submerged vegetation | 2-8' | overcast | 60's | 2 keepers, 4 lber., tough day |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | PM | 70'S | stained | firetiger and white spinnerbaits | submerged vegetation | 1-5' | sunny | 70's | 10 keepers |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 70'S | 24 | spinnerbaits | lilly pads | 1-10' | post cold front | 60's | 7 keeper bass |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 70'S | 24 | chartruese spinnerbaits | reeds | 1-10' | rainy | 60's | 10+ bass, a few pike |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | PM | 73 | algae bloom | spinnerbait, jerkbait (ripplin redfin) | submerged vegetation | 1-4' | overcast | 70's | 12 bass |
ILLINOIS | Pool 13 | JULY | Most | 70'S | 6 | Stanley spinnerbait w/ double colorado blades | roots | 1-3" | Sunny | 70's | Won club tournament with 5 bass 10+ lbs. in Savanna Slough |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | All Day | 70'S | 10 | StrikeKing 3X Centipede (Watermelon) Texas rigged | grass edge | 7-10' | Warm very little wind | 80's | Pulled the centipedes through the grass. fish would take it as it banged off the stems |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 78 | ?? | deep-diving crankbaits | ledge(s) | deep | Mostly Sunny | 80's | also try around grass |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 78 | ?? | buzzbaits | grass | shallow | Sunny | 70's | keepers are hard to come by |
NEW JERSEY | Private Lake in Ringwood | JUNE | Early | 70'S | ?? | rubber worms , tubes and all kinds of lures | bank(parallel to) | 5-6' | clear | 80's | caught 15 bass between two guys |
CALIFORNIA | New Melones Lake | JULY | Night | 77 | clear | 4-inch Keeper 1059R worm, Dart-headed salt-and-pepper grubs or drop-shotted 4-inch shad-colored worms, Dart-headed salt-and-pepper grubs or drop-shotted 4-inch shad-colored worms, White Speed Traps and white or white-and-chartreuse spinnerbaits | main lake points | 1 to 20 feet, 5 to 25 feet | clear | 90's | lake's elevation dropped 3 feet this week, Bass fishing is fair, with plenty of 2-pounders being caught, also try near structure such as trees or brush, as well as near steep rock walls near the dam and upriver |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Camanche | JULY | Most | 75 | clear | Plastic lizards or worms, in green or brown, Crank baiters, using Rattle-Traps in silver and blue | shoreline grass | shallow | clear | 97 | catch easy limits of 1- to 3-pound fish |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Jocassee | JULY | AM | 70 | clear | Carolina-rigged worms and topwater plugs with slow retrieve | points | shallow | SUNNY | 80's | Smallmouth Bass: Slow. Try drifting large minnows and brown hair jigs around rocky points and rocky banks |
TEXAS | COLEMAN | JUNE | Most | 77 | clear | crankbaits and black/blue soft plastic worms and lizards | creek mouth | 2 - 5 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are very good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | JULY | First light | 78 | slightly stained | jigs and pigs | shallow cover | shallow | RAIN | 70's | bass fishing is good, full pool |
KANSAS | WILSON | JULY | Most | 76 | clear | minnows | rocky area | shallow | cloudy | 80's | normal pool, smallmouth bass fair |