State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | SEPTEMBER | TIME | 85 | clear | black/blue and black neon soft plastic worms | grass beds | 8-9 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 8 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", also try in coves near the dam |
TEXAS | LBJ | SEPTEMBER | Night | 84 | stained | white/blue/chartreuse 7/16oz. tungsten spinnerbaits, black Photon crankbaits, and wacky rigged black/blue flake plastic stick baits | rip rap | shallow | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 6 pounds are good, also try stump fields |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | AUGUST | early and late | 87 | stained | Topwaters, wacky worms and spinnerbaits | vegetation | 3-8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | larger bass have concentrated on brush piles situated on ledges of other sharp breaks in 15-30 feet of water |
FLORIDA | Lake Gradin | AUGUST | Mid | 80'S | 6 | leadhead,neon plastic trail tail,spinner | bank(parallel to) | 4 ft | partly cloud | 90's | 10 lbs Bass largest know of in this lake |
NEW JERSEY | waywayyonda | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 5 | sinkos | lilly pads-edge(inside) | 5 | clear | 78 | great bass lake |
TENNESSEE | Barkley | AUGUST | Most | 86 | ?? | Carolina-rigged lizards or worms, and some spinnerbaits | grass | ?? | Mostly Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass still in grassy areas |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | AUGUST | Early | 84 | ?? | spinner bait | shallow structure | 2 to 8 feet | CLEAR | 80's | Most fish are being caught in early morning |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | AUGUST | TIME | 80 | slightly stained | salty chunks and fin-s worms. Try bright blue and pumpkin colors | rocky point(s) | ?? | CLEAR | 80's | level is 1 foot below full pool |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | AUGUST | Early | 82 | slightly stained | buzzbaits in white or a bassmaster pop-r, snag-proof perfect frog in a sparrow color on a 3/8-ounce booyah spinnerbait or a 1-ounce bose jig | grass edge | ?? | sunny | 80's | |
MISSOURI | Stockton | AUGUST | Early | 81 | ?? | buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, middle of day on plastic baits | cover(general) | shallow | Clear | 80's | black bass fair |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | AUGUST | First light | 86 | clear | white 7/16oz. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits, pumpkin/green 4” finesse worms on jigheads, and wacky-rigged pumpkin/chartreuse plastic stick-baits | main lake points | 10 - 15 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." Smallmouth bass to 3 pounds are good on white/blue back Photon crankbaits, split shot rigged Craw Babies, and 3” root beer grubs along rock piles in 5 - 10 feet at daylight. |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | AUGUST | Early | 86 | clear | 3/16oz. white/chartreuse Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits, shad Photon crankbaits, and wacky-rigged Christmas Tree Whacky Sticks | ledge(s) | 6 - 10 foot | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | AUGUST | Most | 87 | clear | chartreuse and junebug worms, shallow-diving crankbaits | brush pile(s) | 10 - 20 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass to 4 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try along rocky banks and between docks |
TEXAS | LAKE ATHENS | AUGUST | Most | 83 | clear | topwaters, Carolina-rigged smoke/silver glitter french fries | coves | 10 - 15 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | AUGUST | Most | 86 | murky | watermelon seed or watermelon/red heavy jigs, super flukes, and soft plastics | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." , |
HAWAII | Lake Wilson (Wahiawa Res.) | AUGUST | All Day | 80'S | 36 | jerk baits, Sluggos, Senkos, spinner baits. | shoreline structure | 0 to 3 feet | cloudy/light rain | 80's | Peacock bass guarding schools of babies. Hard to trick them into biting. Some tukes still spawning. A few peacock schooling and chasing shad.... hit or miss. Red devil are very aggressive. Some small bass. |
OKLAHOMA | Crystal Lake | JULY | AM | 80'S | 3 | 6" Berkley Power Worm | piers | 3ft | Hot Humid | 80's | |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | Night | 80'S | slightly stained | large dark-colored plastic worms (black/neon, black/blue) | submerged vegetation | in 6-12 feet | Overcast | 80's | bright moon over the weekend made for excellent night fishing conditions |
OKLAHOMA | Texoma | AUGUST | Most | 82 | clear | spinners | creek channel | 5 to 10 ft | Partly Cloudy | 80's | normal pool, Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Skiatook | AUGUST | TIME | 83 | clear | crank baits | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | largemouth good |
MISSOURI | Stockton | JULY | Early | 80 | ?? | buzzbaits and plastic baits | deep point | deep | Overcast | 60's | black bass fair |
MISSOURI | Pomme de Terre | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | light colored topwater lures, brown or black plastic worms | points | 5-10 feet | Clear | 70's | black bass slow, normal pool |
FLORIDA | Lake Tohopekaliga | JULY | AM | 88 | stained | topwater popper (golden shiner) | grass | surface | clear | 80's | BassMasters Lunker Club, 11 lbs. |
MEXICO | Lake El Salto | OCTOBER | PM | 84 | clear | 5" Storm Swimbait | drop off(s) | 25' | clear | AIR | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 4 oz. |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | JULY | Early | 80'S | 12 | spinnerbaits, white tubes,chartruese 1-minus | weeds (over top of) | 4-11' | overcast | 60's | 2 of us caught 20+ bass |
OKLAHOMA | Canton Lake | JULY | Most | 82 | clear | minnows | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | lake is 2.5 feet below normal, Largemouth bass are fair |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | early and late | 88 | slightly stained | spinnerbaits and moss-type frogs | grass edge | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass were fair, Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits were effective over humps and points at midday |
TEXAS | LBJ | JULY | Early | 84 | stained | plastics like grn/pumpkin Whacky Sticks, wtrmelon/red Snap Back creature baits | grass | 4’-8’ deep | Overcast | 70's | During the day, skipping & deadsticking Whacky Sticks rigged wacky style on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook and tubes on 1/8 oz. jigheads, "SLOW" is the key word to success |
TEXAS | TRAVIS | JULY | Early | 85 | clear | red worms and chrome topwaters | structure (general) | 10 - 22 feet | Mist | 70's | Black bass to 2 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | LBJ | JULY | First light | 83 | stained | black single spin 3/8oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, black topwater chuggars, and black Photon crankbaits | structure (general) | 4 - 10 feet | Mist | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |