State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
VIRGINIA | LAKE ANNA | MAY | AM | 74 | ?? | topwater lures, plastics in pumpkin and watermelon colors | spawning area | shallow | overcast | 60's | Fish are smacking buzzbaits |
KANSAS | LA CYGNE | MAY | Most | 72 | clear | crankbaits, spinnerbaits | warm water discharge | ?? | Clear | 70's | black bass good |
MISSOURI | TABLE ROCK | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Carolina rigs with olive-colored plastic worms | main lake points | 15 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | black bass poor to fair |
MISSOURI | JAMES A. REED | MAY | Most | 70 | clear | jig and pig, crankbaits | brush | ?? | Clear | 85 | largemouth bass good |
ILLINOIS | Rend Lake | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | spinner baits, shallow-diving crank baits and a dark-colored jig and pig | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | also try submerged roadbeds, creek dropoffs and beaver piles |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | MAY | AM | 70'S | stained | orange/black Rogues | submerged grass | shallow | Pt. Sunny | 80's | also try on jigging spoons worked over deep breaks |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | Most | 71 | stained | white/chartruese spinnerbait, shad colored tube, | docks | 1-6' | hard rain, overcast | 70's | 5 14 inchers, lots of shorts, rain-thunder-lightning |
CALIFORNIA | New Melones Lake | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Carolina-rigged tiny green pumpkin or watermelon Zoom Tiny Brush Hogs, Drop-shottted Keeper 4-inch shad-colored worms, spook or Pop-R, White Speed Traps, and white or white-and-chartreuse spinnerbaits | main lake points | 5 to 25 feet | clear | 60's | Thirty-fish days are not uncommon |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | MAY | AM | 76 | 12 | swimming a jig | creeks | shallow+ | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Best five 16lbs |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | MAY | Most | 70'S | stained | Carolina-rigged Super Flukes topwaters and shad pattern shallow-running crankbaits junebug or watermelon Texas-rigged worms | flooded brush | 10 - 15 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | MAY | Most | 74 | slightly stained | small shad-colored topwaters | bushes | 3 – 6 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try jerkbaits, Senkos, and Super Flukes around flooded hay grass in 5 – 8 feet |
TEXAS | MARTIN CREEK | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | on Pop R’s, baby Torpedoes, chrome Rat-L-Traps, and Carolina-rigged blue fleck worms | structure (general) | top to bottom | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LEWISVILLE | MAY | AM | 70'S | clear | chrome Rat-L-Traps. Chartreuse buzzbaits | points | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LBJ | MAY | AM | 73 | cloudy | white/chartreuse Terminator buzzbaits, watermelon/red Scoundrel worms on wacky rigs, and watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits | shoreline cover | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LAVON | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | chartreuse spinnerbaits and white/chartreuse buzzbaits fished early, later switch to Texas-rigged Gene Larew green pumpkin tube jigs and Bandit crawfish crankbaits | secondary points | 1 - 8 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | GRAPEVINE | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | Carolina-rigged green pumpkin Exude 4” fries, fire tiger medium crankbaits, and 3/8oz. chartreuse/white/blue spinnerbaits, | creek channel(edges) | 8 - 20 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | Lake FORK | MAY | Most | 70'S | slightly stained | white Wave Worms and bubble gum floating worms, Wacky-rigs in watermelon candy, watermelon purple glitter, and watermelon seed, Texas-rigged Gene Larew red shad worms and Bandit baby bass or splatterback crankbaits | hydrilla | 1 - 8 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TENNESSEE | Kentucky Lake | MAY | Most | 70'S | ?? | Senkos, lizards, Brush Hogs, tubes | spawning area | shallow | partly sunny | 85 | bass are spawning |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | MAY | AM | 70'S | semi-clear | pop-r. c-rig french fry | cover(general) | top | Sunny | 70's | ended up catching 16 fish biggest was 5-11 , (FishingReportDatabase.com)03 |
TEXAS | FAIRFIELD | MAY | Dusk | 70'S | clear | Texas-rigged Crème Super Tubes in pearl/black glitter and Mister Twister Exude SalaTubes in watermelon ,Mister Twister Exude RT Slugs in watermelon and Pop-R's and Buzzbaits | grass edge | 2 - 9 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | COOPER | MAY | Most | 70'S | stained | white or chartreuse spinnerbaits, black/blue jigs, brush hogs, and white or bubble gum flukes | grass | 1 – 4 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try tree lines and roadbeds |
TEXAS | COLETO CREEK | MAY | Most | 77 | murky | soft plastics and flukes | structure (general) | 8' | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 5 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | MAY | Most | 75 | clear | jigs and creature baits, crankbaits and spinnerbaits | hydrilla (submerged) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass to 9 pounds are excellent , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | MAY | Most | 73 | clear | Texas-rigged watermelon/red Snap Back creature baits, 5” pumpkin ring worms, and green pumpkin Senkos | breakline | 6 - 15 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass to 6 pounds are good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | MAY | AM | 71 | clear | watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits, white Terminator buzzbaits, and ¼oz. Rat-L-Traps | points | 4 -10 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas points of secondary feeder creeks Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ATHENS | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | shad colored Norman Deep Little N crankbaits, white or bubble gum floating worms | lilly pads | 2 - 14 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try grass lines |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | MAY | Most | 73 | clearing up | crankbaits and spinnerbaits | rocky area | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TENNESSEE | Center Hill | MAY | Most | 70'S | ?? | spinnerbaits, floating worm | willow bushes | shallow | Sunny | 80's | try nighttime bass fishing |
TENNESSEE | NORRIS LAKE | MAY | Most | 70'S | clear | crankbaits, or jointed jerk baits, Carolina-rigged small plastic lizards, "Do-nothing worms," Slider worms, 1/4-oz. (or smaller) pig'n jigs | rocky area | 3 to 10-feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | On windy days, cast plugs to wind-swept banks for smallmouth |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | MAY | Most | 74 | clear | pumpkinseed worms | shoreline structure | 4 – 8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | Black bass to 2 pounds are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |