State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |
FLORIDA | Stick Marsh | JULY | TIME | 88 | 24 | Senkos | hydrilla (scattered) | shallow | Cloudy and warm, calm winds | 90's | Total fish to the boat: 38 |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | Early | 85 | clear | white buzzbaits, carolina rigged baby lake fork creature or a zoom speed craw | coves | 2-4 feet | post cold front | 87 | boated around 10 fish but had one over 8lbs |
FLORIDA | Stick Marsh | JULY | Most | 84 | 24 | Senko | hydrilla | shallow | clear | 90's | All in all a slow morning with only 25 bass by 11:00 |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained from runoff | jigs, sport sticker jig heads with a finesse worm | piers | shallow | sunny | 70's | level is full pool; bass fishing is slow due to recent rains |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | Early | 86 | slightly stained | topwater-buzz baits, sammy's, chugbugs and Pop-R's | grass beds | 9 to 14 feet | sunny | 70's | At midday, find matted milfoil and use snag proof tournament frogs, Also find deep humps in 10 to 16 feet of water using prowler 10-inch worms and fat free shad |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hooper Lake | JULY | Evening | 80'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, rats, tubes, senko | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | warm breezy | 80's | 3 of us caught close to 150 bass...this place is incredible!! |
CALIFORNIA | New Melones Lake | JULY | Night | 81 | clear | dark (blue or black) lures such as a spinnerbait, Dart-headed salt/pepper grubs or drop-shotted four-inch shad-colored or crawdad-colored worms, Spook or Pop-R in the early morning | main lake points | 1 to 20 feet | sunny | 80's | bass bite is fair, with plenty of two-pounders being caught, During the day, most bass are in five to 25 feet of water on main lake points, near structure, such as trees or brush, as well as near steep rock walls near the dam and upriver. If there is a mud line or shade, there will be bass hiding in it |
OKLAHOMA | Tenkiller | JULY | AM | 88 | clear | Crankbait Fast retrieve, | cover(general) | 15 to 20' | Clear | 70's | 3 lber., Full pool, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | JULY | AM | 87 | ?? | Pop-R, c-rig with a floating worm on the end | cover(general) | 1 to 2' | Overcast | 70's | Slow retrieve, , "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls lake | JULY | AM | 87 | ?? | pop-r, c-rig watermelon Zoom finesse worm | points | 7 to 10' | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Water is down about 3 feet, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com", 4 pounder |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | JULY | AM | 85 | ?? | jig, bandit crankbait | structure (general) | 7 to 10' | Mist, Overcast | 60's | Caught about 5 altogether. 3 keepers in all, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
TENNESSEE | FORT LOUDOUN RESERVOIR | JULY | early and late | 80'S | clear | jigs with trailers, spinner-baits, Carolina-rigs, Texas-rigs, top-water plugs, rattle-traps, crank-baits, shad raps, and plastics | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | The fish are moving up into the shallows to feed during the warmer weather, seen a lot of bass running the baitfish during the early morning and late evening hours, points of islands, humps, coves, rock bluffs, wooded areas, main channels, and rip-rap seem to work |
TENNESSEE | MELTON HILL | JULY | Most | 80 | clear | flukes, shad resembling lures, crank baits, Carolina-rigs, spinner-baits, rattle traps, float-n-flies, and jigs with trailers | shallow coves | shallow | Overcast | 70's | Fishing has been fair, |
TENNESSEE | WATAUGA RESERVOIR | JULY | Night | 83 | clear | crankbaits, jigs, or spoons, with a few hitting tubes | secondary points | close to deep water | Haze | 60's | Bass fishing continues to be slow during the days |
WEST VIRGINIA | CHEAT LAKE | JULY | Most | 82 | ?? | worm | rip rap | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | top lakes for bass fishing tournament success for the past five years |
WEST VIRGINIA | TYGART | JULY | Most | 85 | clear | crankbaits or tube jigs | shoreline cover | 10 to 20 feet | Mist | 60's | Wakes from boats will result in muddy water along the shoreline that lets fish move closer to shore. Fishing the mud line can sometimes be very productive. The heads of coves will warm faster than the main lake so bass and sunfish will be more active in these areas, tailwater temperature is 69 degrees |
TENNESSEE | BOONE RESERVOIR | JULY | AM | 80'S | clear | pumpkin color tubes, Crankbaits, jigs, and spoons | bluff walls | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass fishing has been fair |
TENNESSEE | NORRIS LAKE | JULY | Dawn | 82 | clear | Small pig'n jigs, Bass Assassins or Flukes when shallow, plastic jerkbaits, un-weighted, Carolina-rigged small plastic lizards, "Do-nothing worms," Slider worms, 1/4-oz. (or smaller) pig'n jigs. | rocky area | 30-feet | Haze | 70's | SMALLMOUTH BASS-Moderate at night or dawn; slow during daylight hours |
TENNESSEE | NORRIS LAKE | JULY | Early | 82 | clear | Plastic worms or lizards, Carolina-rigged, Smaller-sized worms or lizards (4 to 6-inch, maximum) are best. | gravel | ?? | Haze | 70's | LARGEMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS-fair |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Early | 88 | slightly stained | topwaters or spinnerbaits | grass edge (outside) | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Daytime bite fair on worms |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | Most | 88 | clear | June bug or watermelon worms | shoreline structure | 8-12 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass steady to 9 pounds |
TENNESSEE | Dale Hollow | JULY | Most | 85 | ?? | jig | deep structure | 15-17 feet | Scattered Clouds | 90's | Bass fair |