State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
FLORIDA | local canals | JUNE | Dusk | 80'S | 18 | Junebug senko & topwater chug bug black | aquatic vegetation | 2 to 6ft | just after thunderstorm | 90's | caught 2 to 4lb bass steadily for 2 hours.. |
VIRGINIA | Shenandoah | JUNE | Evening | 60'S | 7 | 6 inch Zoom Lizards and 4 inch Yum Frogs (colors: Pumpkinseed, watermelonseed and chartouse ) | bank(tight to) | 4.5 feet | mostly sunny | 80's | I caught 3 nice Smallmouths over 15 inches 1 about 20 and many other small ones. |
NEW YORK | redfield lake | JULY | First light | 67 | 20 | rapala | rocky point(s) | 15 | overcast | 70 | |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | AM | 70'S | 18 | single spin colorado spinnerbait, chart/red | weeds (over top of) | 4-6' | overcast, a slight breeze | 60's | 5 small bass, one about 2 lbs. |
MARYLAND | marshy hope | JUNE | AM | 70'S | 2 | 0 | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | | rain | 80's | flooded out hard rain for next 3 days houses under water bridges taken out roads gone see ya in a month for update |
MARYLAND | choptank river | JUNE | early and late | 70'S | 12 | redshad culprit craw dad color crankbaits | shallow structure | 3ft | overcast sunny | 70's | running crankbaits slow off heavy stucture to drop offs 15ft of water workin worms extra slow |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JUNE | Most | 77 | 12 | 5 inch wacky stick-o white, white Venom Tube | wood | 1-4' | Warm, some rain | 70's | 5 best bass went 12.6 lbs. |
ALABAMA | buggs island | JANUARY | TIME | DEGREES F. | INCHES | spinnerbait | brush (shallow) | 50' | clear | AIR | slow day |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | AM | ?? | 24 | single spin colorado spinnerbait, chart/red | weeds (over top of) | 3-6' | sunny cool | 60's | 5 small bass, hitting it as soon as it hits the water |
ILLINOIS | Diamond Lake | JUNE | PM | ?? | 12 | Crawlers | main lake | | Good | 70's | Few small Stripped bass and blue gills are biting like pirhanas |
PENNSYLVANIA | Cross Creek | MAY | First light | 60'S | 4 | Senko Worms, ( dark green, pumpkin seed) | beds | 3-5 | sunny, cloudy | 70's | there banging them |
OTHER | rmc lake 1 | JUNE | Mid | ?? | 30 | tiger nut | bottom transition | 30 inches | hot | 90 | very hot |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | PM | ?? | 12 | single spin colorado spinnerbait | rocky shoreline | 5' | windy and warm | 80's | 3 small bass slow rolling spinnerbait |
MINNESOTA | Norway Lake | JUNE | early and late | 70'S | 48 | wacky rigged bubblegum, baby bass & white pearl 5" stix-o | weedy areas | 1-10' | cool sunny | 70's | caught 50 bass a day up to 4 lbs. for 5 days straight, awesome lake in Ottertail county.....check it out if in the area |
NEW YORK | browns pond | JUNE | Evening | 60 | 28 | powerbait gulp 7" worm | brush | top water | sunny | 80's | 3lb 2 oz |
KENTUCKY | yatesville | JUNE | Early | 60'S | stained from runoff | bluegill baby brush hog | backs of coves | 1-2 ft | Rain | 60's | 4 lb 7 oz Big bass |
NEBRASKA | Two Rivers | JUNE | Early | 86 | 5 | Heddon Spook Jr. | trees | 15ft | Clear Skys and Sunny | 83 | Great fishing |
WEST VIRGINIA | Plum Orchard | JUNE | PM | 76 | ?? | topwater frogs, horny toads, salad spoons | lilly pads-pockets | 2-10 feet | cloudy | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JUNE | Early | 70'S | 24 | single spin colorado white/chart | weeds (over top of) | 1-6' | overcast cool | 60's | 20 small bass burning the spinnerbait |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | Early | ?? | 12 | black silngle colorado spinnerbait | bank(parallel to) | 1-3' | calm warm | 70's | 4 small bass |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | JUNE | Mid | ?? | 12 | chartruese/white silngle colorado spinnerbait | bank(parallel to) | 1-4' | warm windy | 80's | 9 bass, largest was 14 inches. |
MICHIGAN | Crooked Lake | JUNE | Mid | ?? | ?? | Gary Yamamoto | docks | 4-10 Ft | Clear, hot and sunny | 80's | 16 inch 1 pound 9 ounce, 15v1/2 in. 2 lbs. I just let the lure sink and hooked him good. |
NEW JERSEY | sheperd lake | MAY | Mid | 57 | 10 | 4 inch smoke colered senkos, shiners ( live bait | beach area | 4 ft apox. | cloudy | 70 | every time im there i cath at least one nice largmouth usaully 3 or four fish per trip never tried a boat |
NEW YORK | JONES BEACK | MAY | Early | DEGREES F. | 37 | CLAM | brackish water | 30 FT | 80 | 80's | I WAS STRUGLING |
MICHIGAN | arnold lake | MAY | AM | DEGREES F. | 21 | wacky worm baby bass 5" | beds | 4 feet | rainy | 60's | cold, windy and rainy but fish provaled |
ILLINOIS | I & M Canal at Lasalle | MAY | PM | ?? | 10 | double willow strikeking spinnerbait | rocky area | 1-3' | hot calm | 80's | 3 small bass, have caught bass up to 4 lbs. at this canal and have heard reports of bass over 6 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Mississippi River, dallas city | MAY | Most | 70'S | 12 | chrt/whtspinnerbait, wacky worm | rocky area | 1-3' | hot sunny | 90's | 4 keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | PM | 60'S | 14 | strikeking double willow spinnerbait, 4 inch wacky senko | structure (general) | 1-3' | rainy overcast | 50's | 10 small bass, water a little cloudy from runoff |
TENNESSEE | cinter hill | JUNE | Mid | 70'S | 24 | spinner bate | coves | 15' | sunny | 80's | what do you use. |
FLORIDA | canals & golf course lakes | APRIL | First light | 80'S | 12 | trick worm blk, chug-bug,horny toad | aquatic vegetation | 1 to 5ft | sunny | 80's | 16 total...1@7lb....1@ 5lb...rest 1 to 3 lbs |
IOWA | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 62 | 12 | 4in bubblegum senko, chatterbait, spinnerbait | shallow structure | 1-3' | cloudy, light wind, cool | 50's | 20 bass between the 2 of us. largest was 15 in. |
IOWA | Clear Lake | MAY | Dusk | 60'S | 16 | nightcrawler | backs of coves | 8 | partly cloudy, light wind | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | MAY | First light | 61 | 36 | stanley spinnerbait-double colorado, bubblegum stick-o's | docks | 1-5' | cool sunny | 60's | 13 bass, biggest was 17 inches, couple of 5lb. strikpers |
PENNSYLVANIA | Monongahela River | MAY | PM | 62 | 18 | Right Bite Tubes, (Pumpkin, Road Kill or Moss Green) | shoreline (steep-sloping) | 2' - 5' | Partly Cloudy | 60's | Small Mouth are hitting the tube as soon as it enters the water... |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 and 5 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | wacky worm, 4 and 5 inch assorted colors. Strike king double willow spinnerbait | clay bank (steep) | 1-5' | overcast cool damp | 40's | 12 bass, nothing over 13 inches |
ALABAMA | warriorriver | MAY | Dawn | 76 | 28 | buzzfrog | emergent vegetation | surface | sunny | 84 | |
NEW JERSEY | wilshire park | APRIL | PM | 64 | 24 | rubber worm w/weedless rig | backs of coves | 2-4 feet | partly cloudy | 65 | slow retrieve-yo-yo style |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | MAY | Early | 50'S | 18 | strike king double willow spinnerbait, white-chartruese | weeds (over top of) | 1-5' | cool drizzle | 40's | 2 bass, one about 3 lbs. Lots of short strikes, should of had a trailer hook on. |
KENTUCKY | williamstown lake | APRIL | Early | 58 | INCHES | manns crank bait minus 1- blue fleck 7 inch worm | bank(parallel to) | 1-5 feet | 70 degrees and nice | 70's | very light hits nothing hard |
TENNESSEE | | MAY | TIME | 65 | dingy | lizzards jigs crankbait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20-40 feet | cloudy windy | 70 | best time of day |
WEST VIRGINIA | ohio river | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 5 | jigs | rocky area | 5 | sunny | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MAY | First light | 60 | 12 | 7 inch wacky stick-o albino | clay bank (steep) | 1-3' | cool sunny | 40's | 7 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake county | MAY | AM | 70'S | INCHES | jonted spinner spinner bait | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 20 | warm | AIR | 3 male bass 1 20.lb 2 of them are 5.lb |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | MAY | All Day | 80'S | 21 | minnows,black powerworms | brush (isolated piles) | 10 ft. | sunny,in the 80's | 90's | 4 lb. bass one after another,big crappies,huge bluegills |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | JULY | All Day | 80'S | 21 | minnows,black powerworms | brush (isolated piles) | 17 ft. | sunny,in the 80's | 90's | 5 lb. bass one after another,big crappies,huge bluegills |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | AM | 59 | clear | shad colored tube, bubblegum 4 in. stick-o | docks | 1-3' | cool overcast rainy | 50's | 5 bass limit was 7.2 lbs, 9+lbs. won the tournament |
PENNSYLVANIA | Hanover--lake marburg/codorous state park | APRIL | Mid | 60'S | ?? | rapala deep diving crank bait and orange spoon | rocky area | 6-10 ft | clear | 55 | first bridge on the blackrock side |
ALABAMA | joe wheller wildlife refuge | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | spinnerbait, crank bait, buzz bait, popper | backwater area | 4 to 6ft. | sunny | 70's | live minnows carry them even if you dont plan to use them |
ALABAMA | joe wheller wildlife refuge | MAY | TIME | ?? | ?? | spinnerbait, crank bait, buzz bait, popper | backwater area | 4 to 6ft. | sunny | 70's | what bait will work the best |
MASSACHUSETTS | lake Reco | APRIL | early and late | 39 | 24 | | dam area | 12feet | light rain | 45 | Bass from 2-5lbs mid size pan fish |
VIRGINIA | Occoquan Resevoir | APRIL | Dusk | 55 | 20 | roster tail | coves(mouths) | 2-3 feet | clear | 77 | caught 2 1lb and 1 2lb large mouth bass casting toward a fallen tree in the middle of the cove |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | APRIL | All Day | 61 | 12 | Stanley double colorado spinnerbait. White/chartruese | laydowns | 1-3' | sunny windy | 70's | Caught about 30 bass, 8 keepers. Had 10.33 lbs. got 2nd in the club tournament |
SOUTH CAROLINA | lake wateree | APRIL | Mid | DEGREES F. | 8 | buzz bait, dancing jigs, and worms | brush (deep) | 10-12ft | warm and breezy | ?? | keep on fishing |
UTAH | Mantu | APRIL | Mid | 40'S | 4 | Eager Beaver From www.cachecustomlures.com | willow bushes | 1' | Partly Cloudy | 50's | Caught 1st fish of the year on my first trip out. Not much but better than nothing! |
GEORGIA | lake hartwell | MAY | All Day | 60'S | INCHES | soft pastic | boat houses | 1to2 feet | clear | 76 | fish are good to eat |
MAINE | Saco River | APRIL | AM | 40'S | 7 | Spinning Bait | blow downs | 10 feet | Clear | 53 | |
ILLINOIS | fox river | AUGUST | Evening | 30'S | 10 | shad wrap spinner bait | backwater area | 3 feet | cold | 50's | 3 smallmouth 1female 4 pounds 2male 1is2pounds 3 oz other1 is 5pounds 1 oz |
GEORGIA | lake hartwell | APRIL | All Day | 66 | 24 | soft pastic | beds | 1 to 2 feet | clear | 76 | fish are spawning right now look for them on beds |
MISSOURI | | APRIL | AM | 60'S | 10 | brown purple jig with watermellon red chunk | backs of coves | 8 to 10 | | AIR | |
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. |
GEORGIA | Lake Lanier and Chattahoochee River | APRIL | Early | DEGREES F. | 36 | Swirleybird Spinner | bare bank(s) | 5-15 feet | Clear and Sunny | 50 | Caught 47 spotted bass |
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 | LAKE PERRIS | MARCH | Mid | 60'S | 3 | ROBO WORM | rocks | 8 | CLEAR | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Rawson #3 | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 12 | wacky rigged Lake Fork ring fry (dark) | rocks | 1-3' | cloudy cool | 40's | 1 2lb. bass |
WISCONSIN | pike lake | MARCH | AM | 32 | 29 | spinner bait | bridge abutments | 20meters | hot | 60's | big bass |
WEST VIRGINIA | Dan Hale Res. | MARCH | PM | 46 | 12 | Jig | deep structure | 15 -25 feet | sunny but brezzy and cold. | 20's | Fished slow very sloww. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | 16 | Yum rib fry | creek mouth | 2-4 | cold breezy | 40's | 1 small bass |
CALIFORNIA | berryessa | APRIL | Early | 50'S | ?? | crank | bank(parallel to) | 10 ft | cloudy | 50's | |
GEORGIA | clarks hill | MARCH | Mid | 70'S | 24 | crank bait | deep tree-tops | 18 ft | sunny | 60's | |