State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
VIRGINIA | private lake | MARCH | PM | 51 | 8 | n/a live bait | bare bank(s) | 10feet | windy | 61 | nothing expetional |
VIRGINIA | | JANUARY | PM | 54 | 8 | N/a live bait | brackish water | 10feet | | 61 | i never felt it hit |
INDIANA | Geist Res | MARCH | PM | 48 | 4 | jig,jig spoon,shallow crank.lizard | hump (shallow) | 9-12 | partly cloudy,sunny | 39 | No bites at all tried alot of different things but to no avail |
LOUISIANA | LONGVILLE LAKE | MARCH | All Day | 60'S | gin clear | CUT TAILS, TINY FLUKES, BRUSH HOGS | aquatic vegetation | 2-3 | HEAVY OVERCAST WITH 20 KNOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | 18 | chartruese Yum rib fry | chunk rock | 2-5' | sunny cool | 40's | 2 small bass, lake level starting to rise |
VIRGINIA | lake gaston | MARCH | TIME | 50'S | ?? | jigs | docks (wooden) | 5 ft | clear | AIR | n/a |
ALABAMA | dennis lake | MARCH | Early | 67 | 13 | red shad trick worm | brush (submerged) | 4ft | overcast | 70 | caught 5 keeper's that weighed 8 pounds |
MASSACHUSETTS | canton res | AUGUST | Dusk | 70'S | INCHES | Power Bait, Black worm | backs of coves | 3 Ft | | AIR | 6.7 lbs bass, 2 1-1.5lbs bass |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Mid | ?? | stained from runoff | watermelon BPS catapillar | shallow bay | 3-5' | cold windy | 40's | 2 small bass, water clouded up from runoff, water level rising |
OKLAHOMA | Tenkiller | MARCH | All Day | 56 | 2 | Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, lizard | spawning area | 3-7 ft | mostly cloudy w/ 20 mph winds | 75 | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 12 | wacky rigged 4 inch catapillar-Watermelon | creek mouth | 3-6' | partly cloudy breezy | 40's | 5 small bass |
DELAWARE | Naticoke River | MARCH | Early | 40'S | 4 | Glass Shad Rap | river channel(inside break) | 6 ft | Clear | 50's | Small Largemouth 2-3 lbs |
FLORIDA | Everglade canals | MARCH | Early | 71 | INCHES | trick worm | aquatic vegetation | 2 to 4 ft | clear & windy | 80's | caught 50 or so bass & Oscars & chiclids ...most |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 20 | black 4 inch senko rigged wacky style, 1/4 oz. blade bait | creek mouth | 5' | drizzle overcast | 48 | caught 4 bass, 3 on senko, 1 on blade bait. all small |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MARCH | Early | ?? | 20 | 4 in shad senko wacky style | creek mouth | 2-4' | overcast damp | 52 | Had 5 bites, caught 3 all small |
TEXAS | belton lake | MARCH | AM | 60'S | 14 | live bait | bottom (general) | 2 to 10 ft | clear | ?? | none |
FLORIDA | Limerock Pits | MARCH | Mid | 60'S | 3 | small 6" Junebug worm | rock ledge | 4-6' | Sunny | 70's | 5 bass Smallmouth 2-3 lbs. |
TEXAS | CADDO LAKE | FEBURARY | All Day | 50'S | 2 | rattle traps / jigs | hydrilla (edges) | 4 ft. | sunny | 70's | http://caddolakefishing.com |
PENNSYLVANIA | boles dam | FEBURARY | AM | DEGREES F. | 29 | plugs | boat docks | 59 | | AIR | |
CALIFORNIA | santa fe dam | AUGUST | AM | 40'S | 8 | forgot | backwater area | 20 | 89 | AIR | i catch a big mount bass here |
GEORGIA | SAVANNAH RIVER LOCK&DAM | FEBURARY | Mid | 53 | 6 | MEDIUM AND LARGE MINNOWS | canal mouth | BOTTOM | SUNNY/ WINDY | 55 | 7 LARGE CRAPPIE |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | FEBURARY | Mid | 57 | 24 | Live Minnow | rip rap points | 14 ft. | Overcast | 53 | 1 Crappie all day long |
ARKANSAS | degray lake | FEBURARY | All Day | 37 | 10 | storm swimin shad | brush pile(s) | 12ft | windy from east and west | 47 | |
CALIFORNIA | Delta | FEBURARY | Mid | 53 | 24 | J-n-P; cranbait, T-rig Yammie cuttail worm 7" | ledge(s) | 4-8'ft | partly cloudy | 68 | best fish came on cuttail worm 5.5 lbs, Best 5 fish 17.5lbs 9 fish total |
NEW YORK | honeoye | JUNE | Mid | 72 | INCHES | white spinner bait | weed lines(outside) | 10 ft | | 77 | caught many bass average size 2pds |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | FEBURARY | All Day | 55 | clear | baby brsh hog-pmpknsd; 4" finesse worm; texas rig craw in pmpkn/org | laydowns | 2-4ft | overcast, then clear | 40's | Fri, 2/10/06 = 1 @ 1.25lbs on baby brsh hog; bites around stumps, docks & overhanging brush as well. |
TENNESSEE | lake | FEBURARY | Evening | 40'S | slightly stained | spinner | boat docks | 6' | wenter | 30's | |
NEW JERSEY | farrington lake | MAY | Early | 41 | 7 | shiner | beds | 6'-8' | sunny | 65 | 1lb-6lb bass |
NORTH CAROLINA | Rocky river | JANUARY | Mid | DEGREES F. | 12 | Slug go 6" shad | creeks | 2" | clearing&windy | 58 | Slow retrive from rocks across creek mouth |
CALIFORNIA | lake mirramar | JANUARY | PM | 60'S | 5 | Brown,blk vein, blue flake | bottom (general) | 5-10ft | partly cloudy | 62 | just 8 large mouth bass frm 5- 10 pounds |
ILLINOIS | Fish & Fun | JANUARY | Mid | 30'S | 10 | 4 inch bubblegum stix-o | creek mouth | 1-3' | cold rainy | 41 | 1 small bass, some ice still on the lake |
NORTH CAROLINA | high rock | JANUARY | Mid | 48 | 12 | zoom finness worm, sweet beaver, texas rig | boat docks | 2-8 ft. | sunny | 57 | fished south of bringle ferry bridge toward the back of second creek |
ALABAMA | | JANUARY | Evening | 45 | INCHES | zoom worms and spinnerbaits | brush (submerged) | 8 to 12 feet | cloudy with front stalling | 60's | didn;t catch a thing |
LOUISIANA | Lake Martin | JANUARY | First light | 60'S | 36 | zoom baby brushhogs watermelon w/ red & blk flake | brush (isolated piles) | 2-3' | foogy w/ light rain | 50's | |
FLORIDA | Potsburg creek | JANUARY | PM | 53 | 5 | wacky worm | creek side flats | 3ft to 8ft | sunny | 61 | Cought 17 bass between 1lb to 5lb |
VIRGINIA | Rural Retreat Lake | JANUARY | First light | 80'S | 9 | Super Fluke | bottom (general) | 2feet | | AIR | |
OKLAHOMA | Lake Thunderbird | JANUARY | Mid | 50'S | 10 | Crank Bait | brushed points | 6' | North Wind Front | 40's | 7lb. Largemouth |
KENTUCKY | hopkins county swamps | JANUARY | Mid | 36 | clear | power bait motor oil worm | bayou | 5-10 | windy, warm | 56 | one crappie, two bass |
SOUTH CAROLINA | greenwood | DECEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 17 | crank bait firetiger\worm | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 6feet | partly cloudy | 50's | 3;30 only |
IOWA | Pleasant creek | DECEMBER | All Day | ?? | 3 | swedish pimple #4 silver glow tape | open water | 25 feet | cloudy windy | 30's | ice fishing used a wax worm for extra appeal |
IOWA | 7y | MARCH | First light | 80 | INCHES | plug | backwater bay | 786 | sunny | 51 | gd |
NORTH CAROLINA | Jordan Lake | DECEMBER | All Day | 44 | 5 | Jigs, Jerkbaits, and Crankbaits | drop off(s) | 1'-20' | Partly Sunny | 46 | Water very muddy. Tough Conditions. |
NORTH CAROLINA | Badin Lake | DECEMBER | All Day | 50 | gin clear | Zoom U Tail, Jig, Lucky Craft Jerkbait | wood (submerged) | 5'-20' | Sunny and clear | 47 | They were hitting the U-tail good swimin' by submerged wood |
CALIFORNIA | lake | JANUARY | Early | 40'S | 4 | dead fish | bluff points | 50m | sunny | 41 | |
TEXAS | Lake | NOVEMBER | Evening | 60'S | 12 | Soft Worms | aquatic vegetation | 5ft | Windy | 10's | Having fun |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | NOVEMBER | PM | ?? | 24 | ripplin redfin jerkbait, blade bait | grass (over top of) | 2-5' | sprinkling cool | 40's | 5 bass, ripping the jerkbait |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 12 | christmas tree senko, chartruse blade bait | creek mouth | 1-10' | partly cloudy, cool, very windy 30mph+ | 49 | 12 bass, first time using the christmas tree senko, must order more |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | NOVEMBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | chartruese blade bait, ripplin red fin jerkbait, most came on christmas tree colored senko | creek mouth | 3' | overcast cool some sprinkles | 50's | 7 small bass, miseed severa+l more |
PENNSYLVANIA | Lake Louis | JULY | All Day | 82 | 26 | zoom shad | brush (isolated piles) | 8 ft. | sunny/slight breeze | 90's | The bass here are always huge,3-6 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 24 | chartruse vibrating blade bait | submerged timber | 3-5' | cold clear | 30's | 2 14 inchers, should of stayed in bed!! |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | First light | 53 | 18 | ripplin red fin, chartruese blade bait, wacky gulp worm, black spinnerbait | structure (general) | 1-8' | overcast, windy | 50's | 5 best went 11+ lbs., big bass was 3 lbs., water level down 2 feet |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | clear | chartruse jerkbait | grass (over top of) | 2-4' | windy overcast | 50's | one small bass, missed 2 bass on senko, saw 6 bass in less than one foot but they would not bite. water level dropped 1 foot in last week |
ARKANSAS | bull shoals | NOVEMBER | First light | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait | points(wind blown) | 5-10 | overcast | 50 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | kerr scott dam | OCTOBER | Evening | 70'S | 3 | rapala pearl top water poper with rattals | river bends | 5-8ft | cold breezy | 60's | 3.5-4lbs |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | OCTOBER | AM | 50'S | slightly stained | white tube, black double colorado spinnerbait, redshad senko, blade bait | bank(parallel to) | 2-6' | overcast cold slight breeze | 40's | 5 bass on 4 different lures, best was 14 inches |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | double willow chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-5' | overcast rainy cool | 40's | 3 bass, best was 2 lbs. |
GEORGIA | C;LARK HILL - D&S ISLE & GRAYS CREEK | OCTOBER | AM | 75 | clear | GRN WRM, BKN BK REBEL, MED CD, MED FT, MED DEEP CHRTRSE | hump (shallow) | 5-20 FT | CLR | 80's | MED CD (X5) MED FT (X3) - ALL SML <1.5 |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | First light | ?? | 10 | chartruese spinnerbait | chunk rock | 1-2' | cool overcast | 40's | 6 bass before work |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - GRAYS CREEK 1ST POINT & HUMP | OCTOBER | Evening | 70'S | clear | BROKENBACK, GREEN WORM, CD SHAD, MED FIRETIGER, MED CHARTRUESE | hump (shallow) | 5-20 | OVC | 70's | 2&1LB OFF 1ST HUMP, 2 SMALL OFF 1ST PT |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - D&S ISLAND | OCTOBER | Evening | 80'S | clear | MED BROKEN-BACK | open water | 10-30 | OVC | 80's | SMALL STRIPER HITTING TOP - CAUGHT 3 |
MICHIGAN | hoursehead lake | SEPTEMBER | Mid | 70'S | 29 | night crawler | aquatic vegetation | 3ft | suny | 90's | 5lb rockbass |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | AM | 63 | 12 | spinnerbait, chomper, wacky worm | structure (general) | 1-8' | cool sunny clear | 50's | two of us caught 10+ bass...most were small |
GEORGIA | lake sidney lanier | OCTOBER | PM | 70'S | 12 | minie me | brush pile(s) | 15ft over 40 ft | windy | 70's | caught a few spots |
ALABAMA | neely henry | OCTOBER | Mid | 80'S | 2 | carolina rig, buzz bait, worm | river (general) | 20 feet | clear | 70's | work deep banks up the river |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | 10 | spinnerbait, white tube, white swimmin jig | shallow cover | 1-3' | cool overcast | 50's | 15 bass between the two of us, biggest 3lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | OCTOBER | AM | 60'S | murky | black spinnerbait, pink/orange senko type bait, white blade bait | chunk rock | 1-3' | overcast brezzy | 50's | 11 bass, biggest was 3 lbs.+ |
INDIANA | sugar creek | OCTOBER | First light | 60'S | clear | crank baits | river (general) | | | 40's | |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | Early | 66 | 12 | black spinnerbait, white tube, quad spinnerbait | structure (general) | shallow | overcast | 60's | 5 best over 10 lbs, |
GEORGIA | CLARK HILL - GRAYS CREEK | SEPTEMBER | Early | 80'S | clear | MED BROKEN-BACK REBEL | main river banks | 3-8 FEET | BKN TO OVC | 70's | 7 FISH - 4 KEEPERS - ONE 4LB (BTWN 1ST HUMP AND 1ST POINT) |
TENNESSEE | loudon | SEPTEMBER | Early | 80'S | INCHES | brush (shallow) | brush (isolated piles) | 2-6ft | clear | AIR | large mouth bass |
ILLINOIS | LaSalle Lake | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | 20 | blade bait | rip rap | 1-8' | rainy cool | 60's | 30+ bass one over 12 inches Took 5lbs. to win tournament |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | SEPTEMBER | First light | 70'S | 10 | blade bait (similiar to Heddon Sonar" | shallow structure | 0-1' | light rain, thunder | 60's | 10 small bass, one catfish, bass were in less than 1 ft. of water |
NEW JERSEY | Nunya | AUGUST | Early | 80'S | INCHES | Spinnerbait | hump (shallow) | 7' | Slightly overcast | AIR | |
OHIO | pond | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 70'S | 6 | buzz, lizard, spinner | aquatic vegetation | 2-4ft | overcast | 80's | waters down so much 3ft or more in the Ohio Valley |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | SEPTEMBER | Most | 74 | 12 | black spinnerbait, wacky worm | shallow structure | 1-3' | sunny warm | 70's | 5 best were 8.44 lbs. |