State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
NEW YORK | lake george | AUGUST | Mid | 70'S | cloudy | cray fish | sand flats | 14ft. | sunny | 84 | |
GEORGIA | Clark Hill - Grays Creek | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 24 | Small Countdown & Broken Back Rebel | bank(parallel to) | 2-3 FT | Overcast and Stormy | 90's | Caught 4 small lgmouth - NONE ON HUMPS |
GEORGIA | Clark Hill Lake | AUGUST | Evening | 80'S | 24 | Med Rebel Broken Back | bare bank(s) | 5 Ft | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Caught 2 - (1 - 1 3/4) - NONE ON HUMPS IN GRAYS CREEK |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | AUGUST | First light | 80'S | 18 | wacky senko black | brush (isolated piles) | 1-5' | sunny cool | 62 | 3 short bass, lots of shad busting |
FLORIDA | long lake | APRIL | Dawn | 80'S | 17 | most cranks and worms will work | docks (wooden) | 4ft. to 15ft. | clear | 90's | you can get some big fish in this lake and bass are every where |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JULY | Mid | 80'S | 20 | black senko | brush | 2-4' | hot humid | 80's | 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds 1,2,3 | JULY | Evening | 83 | 12 | wacky senkos | structure (general) | 1-6' | partl cloudy warm | 80's | 6 small bass |
MISSISSIPPI | Bovina Pond | JULY | Evening | 90'S | 9 | Venom Lures Sweet Dream | brush (deep) | 5-10ft | Hot | 100's | Very many bass slow jiggin the worm |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | AM | 79 | 24 | wacky senko, white weightless tube | bank(parallel to) | 1-3' | hot humid | 90's | 20 bass, 17" & 16" were biggest |
ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JULY | Most | 84 | 24 | senko, white tube, spinnerbait | points(main lake) | 1-5' | hot humid clear | 96 | 2 17 inchers, best 5=12.01 lbs. |
ILLINOIS | lake | JULY | Dusk | 70'S | 16 | white jig w/ jig head | drop off(s) | 25' | 75 degrees w/ overcast | 70's | caught 3 laremouth bass over 4 pounds |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JULY | PM | 70'S | 20 | live frog, wacky senko | bank(parallel to) | 1-5' | hot overcast | 80's | took less than a minute to get bit with the live frog...live bait rules |
MARYLAND | Salisbury pond | JULY | Mid | 70'S | 24 | berkley bungee power hawg | creek channel(drops) | 4' | Sunny | 90 | 34 spotted and largemouth all around 2-3lbs |
NORTH CAROLINA | private | JULY | Mid | 60'S | 7 | silver/black rattle-trap | channel drops | 6-8' | clear/humid | 80's | 8 fish, all 2 lbs. and up |
TENNESSEE | watts bar | JULY | All Day | 80'S | 5 | big worms,dd22 | wood | 6-10 | sunny | 90's | good |
IDAHO | Lake Owyhee | JULY | First light | 70'S | 12 | Blue 4" Senko Wacky Rig, 1oz Jig Head Rootbear Spider Grub | rocky point(s) | 1" to 4' | Mild | 80's | 6.27 lb Large mouth. 21.35 lbs for 5 five fish |
CONNECTICUT | CHARLIE BROWN POND | JULY | Mid | 80'S | 6 | BROWN YAMAMOTO | deep water drop-off | 12 FT | SUNNY | 90's | state record 13 lb largemouth at only 11 yrs old |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | JULY | Early | ?? | stained from runoff | wacky tiki stick, sweet potato | aquatic vegetation | 2-5' | sunny warm | 70's | 2 small bass, water alittle cloudy, slow for everyone I talked to |
MARYLAND | Little seneca lake | JULY | AM | 70'S | 60 | worm | boat docks | 15 ft | cloudy | 60's | |
TEXAS | Lake fork | JUNE | First light | 84 | clear | topwaters, Night fishing is good on black spinnerbaits and 10'' black worms | shallow grass | shallow | warm | ?? | Lake is 1.04' low, |
MICHIGAN | Detroit River | JULY | Early | ?? | ?? | in line spinners | bridge area | | warm | ?? | |
LOUISIANA | BEDICO CREEK | JUNE | First light | 80'S | 20 | | aquatic vegetation | 2 TO 3 FT | HOT | 90's | |
FLORIDA | McGREOGOR BAPTIST CHURCH LAKE | JUNE | PM | DEGREES F. | 24 | PLASTIC CRAW 4" | bank(parallel to) | 10'-12' | CLOUDY | AIR | |
ALABAMA | Lake Weiss | JUNE | AM | 70 | 2 | Live minnow | boat docks | 13' | partly cloudy | 80's | Fish topwater @ night |
WISCONSIN | Hay River | JUNE | PM | 62 | 11 | Nightcrawlers | rocks | 4 ft. | clear | 73 | lots of smallmouth ,few keepers |
ARIZONA | | MAY | PM | ?? | 15 | | beds | | | 41 | |
MISSOURI | James A. Reed Memorial Park | JUNE | Evening | 70'S | ?? | 6" black finesse worm | shoreline cover | 3 to 4 feet | clear | 80's | nice largemouth bass |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JUNE | early and late | 68 | gin clear | wacky worms, spinnerbaits, white tube | grass (over top of) | 1-10' | rainy cool | 60's | 30-40 bass, biggest 19.75" |
NEW JERSEY | davis' mill dam | JUNE | First light | 80'S | 4 | senko 4&5" watermelon, baby bass | bank(tight to) | 3-6' | warm and sunny | 80's | 16- 12 to 14" in a six hour tourney |
NORTH CAROLINA | lake james | JUNE | Evening | 86 | clear | | docks (wooden) | | | 84 | |
CALIFORNIA | lake isabella | JUNE | TIME | ?? | dark tint | marinated chicken | deep water (general) | 900 | | AIR | |
KENTUCKY | Barren River Lake | JUNE | Evening | 80'S | 29 | Buzz bait, Brush Hog (smoke and purple) | wood | 3-4' | overcast | 80's | Took some nice fish right before dark on the buzz bait and one on a crank bait. After dark we fished any wood we could find uasing the brush hogs and fished them real slow which produced keeper bass. Any cut backs with wood were good. |
TEXAS | Pat Mayse Lake | JUNE | PM | 80'S | clear | cotton candy, 6 inch, Zoom lizard. Pop-R (bass pattern,'color') | lilly pads | 2-4 ft. | semi-cloudy | 90's | i shot (while bowfishing) a 7 pound drum and a 8 and a half pound carp |
NEW YORK | artis lake | JUNE | Evening | 50 | clear | popper,rubber worm | brushed points | 6 feet | cool summer night | 70's | i want to know how to join up for tourtaments on long island? |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | JUNE | PM | 70'S | 24 | wacky tiki stick green/silver | brush pile(s) | 3' | hot sunny | 90's | 3 small bass |
MICHIGAN | somerset beach | JUNE | All Day | 40 | 8 | yellow fuzzy lures | beach area | 19 feet | sunny | 89 | i caught a 2 foot bass and it weighed in at about 3 pounds |
MICHIGAN | pung lake | JUNE | All Day | 90'S | 10 | yellow fuzzy lures | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 6 feet | 90 degrees | 90's | what would i catch |
MICHIGAN | Charlevoix | JUNE | First light | 50'S | clear | soft plasics | breakline | 4-10 feet | mostly cloudy | 70's | |
TEXAS | pat mayse | MARCH | Most | 70'S | dingy | deep running cranks in blue/silver and pumpkin worms | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | 12-21 ft. | mostly cloudy | 70's | i caught 14 bass about 2 pounds each in brush, points and bottom transition |
TEXAS | my pool | JUNE | All Day | ?? | ?? | white tube texas and whacky rig | weeds | 2-8 ft. | clear, very windy | 84 | i caught about 12 bass in 30 minutes, my best ever day of fishing |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | JUNE | All Day | 72 | 10 | wacky tiki-stick orange amd black | weed lines(outside) | 2' | sunny then rain then sunny | 80's | 25+ bass, 5 over 14" |
SOUTH CAROLINA | greenwood | APRIL | Mid | 60'S | slightly stained | worms | rocks | 6-10 | slightly overcast | 70's | caught several largemouth ,one 5-14/one6-12 |
TEXAS | | JUNE | Evening | 67 | 29 | | points | 12 | | 80's | |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | MAY | First light | 60'S | 8 | plastic | various types of cover | shallow | overcast | 50's | plenty of small bass |
OHIO | | MAY | All Day | 60'S | 29 | | backs of coves | | | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 48 | big 1-minus and wacky tiki stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool breezy clear | 60's | 8 bass, weeds starting to increase |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | MAY | AM | 70 | 48 | Craw tube | boat docks | 4-8' | Sunny | 80 | 13 fish in 2 hours. Only 1 under 14". |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | semi-clear | wacky rigged tiki stick-copper watermelon, shallow running crankbait (wake) | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | warm sunny windy | 70's | 20 bass....all small |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | MAY | First light | 57 | 36 | spinnerbaits, shallow running crankbaits | vegetation(scattered) | 1-3' | warm partly cloudy | 60's | Two of us got 25+ bass, couple close to 3 lbs., one nice pike |
VIRGINIA | Occaquan resavoir | MAY | PM | 60'S | 26 | Live frogs | rocks | 5 feet | overcast | 70's | a beautyful female full of eggs |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | clearing up | Tiki Stick, baby bass color | stumps(isolated) | 3-10' | clear calm | 48 | 5 bass, largest 4+ lbs. |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 24 | bruised orange Tiki Stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool cloudy | 60's | 5 small bass, tough lake when the water is calm, saw a few bass on beds, bluegill fishermen catching some good fish |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal | MAY | First light | 62 | 8 | quad spinnerbait, white swimmimg jig | aquatic vegetation | 1-3' | warm cloudy | 60's | 13 bass, largest was 16 inches, only 2 keepers |
CALIFORNIA | delta | MAY | All Day | 67 | slightly stained | spinnerbait white/ sweet beavers watermelon | bank(tight to) | 5 | windy | 70's | 30+ fish in boat mostly 2-3# best 5 14.2# |
ALABAMA | Big Creek Lake | MAY | AM | 60'S | 12 | Rubber worm | bottom (general) | 10 to 12 feet | sun | 70's | 9 good Bass all over 2 lb |
PENNSYLVANIA | ponds | MAY | Mid | 60'S | INCHES | spinners frogs | artificial habitat | 3 feet | sunny | 70's | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Dusk | ?? | 24 | Stanley double colorado spinnerbait, bruised orange Tiki Stix | vegetation(scattered) | 5-10' | cool overcast | 50's | 13 bass most were deep, none over 13 inches |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | ?? | 24 | wacky rigged wave tiki stix shad colored | vegetation(scattered) | 3-8' | cold windy mostly cloudy | 40's | 5 small bass, slow bite, did see some decent bass up shallow |
ARKANSAS | kingsriver | MAY | All Day | 66 | 38 | pumkin salt craw with orange claws | big boulders | 2 to 3 ft | sunny and windy | 80's | this lure on a stand-up jighead they would in-hale it caught around 25 fish from 8 in . to 16 all day long |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | 24 | wacky rigged tiki stick-copper watermelon | vegetation | 1-8' | cool overcast | 50's | 15 small bass. Largest 3.5 lbs. Blue gills are stealing my baits!!! |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | PM | 60'S | 24 | wacky rigged pumpkin senko | creek channel | 2-8' | cool overcast | 50's | 5 small bass, fish were way off the bank |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | PM | ?? | 20 | wacky rigged Wave Tiki Stick, baby bass color | vegetation(scattered) | 1-8' | windy cool overcast, temps dropped 20 degrees 3 hours prior to fishing | 58 | 15 small bass in 2 hours, the baby bass swirl color is hot, had trouble getting hits on other colors |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | Evening | ?? | 20 | Wave worm rigged wacky style | vegetation | 1-5' | sunny clear warm | 70's | 13 small bass, experimenting with wacky rig, |
ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | MAY | Mid | 65 | clear | Fluke | beds | 1-4' | ClEAR | 70's | 6 FISH INCLUDING A 3.5#, 4.7# AND 5.2# |
ALABAMA | Smith lake | JUNE | Mid | DEGREES F. | INCHES | Spinnerbaits, Plastic Worms | CHOOSE BEST DESCRIPTION | shallow | Sunny | AIR | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | MAY | First light | 60'S | 24 | wacky senko | bank(parallel to) | 1-2' | cloudy warm | 60's | 4 small bass, blue gills are on beds |
TEXAS | Lake Palestine | MAY | All Day | 63 | 12 | Texas rigged plastics in watermelons | breakline | 3-8 feet | Partly Cloudy | 76 | |
MISSISSIPPI | Smithville | APRIL | First light | 60'S | 14 | T'rigged Plastics/Spinnerbaits | aquatic vegetation | 2-10 | Bad cold frount. Wind 10-20mph | 60's | Most fish caught on Chartruse/white spinnerbaits and t'rigged plastic "Winning weight 12lbs" |
ILLINOIS | Bannermarsh | MAY | Most | 58 | 12 | spinnerbaits | wood & grass | shallow | windy cool | AIR | partner and I caugt 5 bass over 12 inches, biggest was 17.5 |
ILLINOIS | Bass Club Lakes | APRIL | AM | 56 | 18 | Chartruce beedle spinner | aquatic vegetation | 24" | Windy and Snowing | 30's | The weather was horrable but caught 8 bass over 2 lbs. |
SOUTH AFRICA | cradoc/dams | APRIL | Mid | 30'S | 15 | flies/yelow | bluff walls | 1.5-3m | sunny | 10's | tried red and black flies/yellow 1 through |
WISCONSIN | Mississippi River | MAY | AM | 62 | semi-clear | Rooster Tail | bridge area | 8feet 2inches | Clear | 75 | |
MARYLAND | pond in western md | APRIL | Dusk | 59 | 30 | berkley power hawg | brush pile(s) | 5 feet | sunny with wind in the 5-10 mph | 70 | 12 bass the largest was about 4 lbs |
NEW YORK | Nanicoke Lake | SEPTEMBER | Evening | ?? | 6 | J-9 Repala | beaver hut | 4-5 feet | Warm high 60s no wind | 60's | caught 4 fish large fish 6lbs 24.5 inches along with 20 inch and two 18 inchers |
OTHER | Nanicoke Lake | APRIL | Evening | ?? | 6 | j-9 repala | bank(parallel to) | 5 feet | sunny warm | 66 | caught 24.5 inch 6 pound bass |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Brandt | APRIL | Evening | 60'S | 6 | Yum Craw Bug Carolina rigged | points | 10' | overcast | 70's | 1@4.5lbs; 2@2-2.5lbs |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory Lake | APRIL | PM | 60'S | 4 | Watermelllon Red | bank(tight to) | 4feet on bank droped to 25 ft | cloudy | 70's | Caught A few small bass The Bits were like small brim Good luck |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | APRIL | First light | 58 | gin clear | spinnerbait, swimming jig, tube | docks | 1-3' | overcast turning sunny | 60's | two of us caught 5 small bass...no keepers |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | APRIL | PM | 50'S | 12 | 1/2 oz. double willow white/chart. retrived just below the surface | brush pile(s) | 3' | cool | 60's | 2 small bass |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | APRIL | All Day | 65 | 9 | white & chartreuse spinnerbait silver tandem | coves | 15ft | sunny | 80's | 1@ 2lbs 1@ 1lbs 1@ 1/2 lbs |
GEORGIA | Clark Hill | APRIL | PM | 65 | 18 | Fat Fire Tiger w/Sparkle | bank(parallel to) | 5-10 Feet | Coudy to Clear | 75 | Caught 4 - 2lbs to 5lbs |
ILLINOIS | Lake Longbow | APRIL | Mid | 53 | 15 | Culprit 4" Plastic (Brown and Gold) | bank(parallel to) | 24" | Clear, Breezy | 64 | 6lb largemouth 22 and a half inches that was caught. The only one that day. |
INDIANA | kontz | APRIL | Mid | 50'S | 24 | rattle trap KD tube | shoreline cover | 5 feet | | AIR | |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | APRIL | Most | 70'S | 16 | spinnerbait, black grub, poes crankbait | rip rap | 1-10' | sunny warm | 60's | partner and I caught around 10 small smallmouth |
OTHER | Minnamurra .river | APRIL | Early | DEGREES F. | 20 | squidgee fish | backwater area | 12 feet | fine warm | 20's | fishing slow but all fish of good size |
MISSOURI | Smithville Lake | APRIL | Early | 50'S | ?? | chartrouse buss bate | chunk rock | top | windy | 70's | 2 bass between 8 and 10 am. Left at Noon. |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | APRIL | Mid | 62 | INCHES | minnow | bridge pilings | 21 feet | beautiful | 75 | 10.2 pound black bass, caught on ultra light pole with 4 pound line |
ILLINOIS | | APRIL | All Day | 40'S | ?? | | grass line | | | 60's | |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Wylie | APRIL | Most | 60'S | 6 | tex/rig worms/ red shad- crankbaits/chart-blue back | various types of cover | 4-8ft | partly cloudy with showers and windy | 50's | caught 6 bass total 12.5 lbs with biggest 3.2. Most were caught off banks because of real muddy water in mostly 4/8 ft |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | MARCH | Mid | 65 | 4 | Rattle trap | backs of coves | 1 ft. | blue bird skies | 75 | Back of creeks with rocky banks. Fish very shallow and hit as soon as rattle trap hit the water |
VIRGINIA | briery | APRIL | Mid | 49 | 7 | rattle trap | brush tops | 1 to 3 ft | cloudy | 50's | slow bits but nice fish |
LOUISIANA | caddo lake | APRIL | First light | 50'S | 24 | spinner baits | aquatic vegetation | 7 feets | 65 f | AIR | |
ILLINOIS | Powerton | MARCH | AM | 60'S | 12 | spinnerbait, Manns 1-minus, grub | rip rap | 1-5' | cool windy | 60's | 10 smallies, 16 incher was biggest |
MASSACHUSETTS | Dug pond | JUNE | PM | 60'S | 6 | topwater pop bait and slugo warm | flooded bushes | 3'-15' | sunny | 80's | 5 bass =5Ibs,3Ibs2,2Ibs2 |
MARYLAND | Harford Glen | JUNE | Early | 60'S | 36 | Gary Yamamoto Pumpkin Seed Worm | bar(s) | 2-3 feet | sunny | 70's | Whole Lotta Bass |
OKLAHOMA | skytoke | JANUARY | Early | 60'S | 17 | spinerbaits | big boulders | 120 | right after it rains | 70's | |
ALABAMA | alaska lake | JANUARY | Most | 51 | 17 | lizards | bull rushes | 213 | hot | 70's | go bass |
UTAH | utah river | AUGUST | All Day | 70'S | 7 | slugs | funnel area | 60 | | AIR | |
HAWAII | Hawall | JANUARY | AM | 100'S | 3 | snale | bonnets | 1000 | hot | 109 | fun for fishing |
MISSOURI | winsor crossing | MARCH | PM | 52 | ?? | lizards | arrowheads | 10 | nice | 52 | fun for swimming |
CALIFORNIA | | MARCH | First light | 53 | INCHES | topwater | bluff points | 1-35ft. | rain | 52 | 2day drive home if you work for calaveras cement or redding police dept you will win tournament you dont even need a fishing rod check stats on last 10yrs. all divisions beg to bassmasters have i thing in common calaveras cement & redding poli8ce dept.employees. calaveras has a large private portion of lake for employees only so before you fish a circuit for a whole year find out where TOC is if shasta fill out employment apllication to calaveras cement |
ARKANSAS | Storm Creek Lake | MARCH | Evening | 50'S | 6 | White/chartruse tandem spinnerbaits w/gold willow and yellow/black rattle trap | wood (submerged) | 3-6' | partly cloudy to sunny | 60's | Most fish are on points on wood or on the secondary points going into coves |
ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds | MARCH | PM | 40'S | 24 | red rattle trap | bank(parallel to) | 4' | cloudy cool | 47 | one 14 incher, first of the year |
ALABAMA | wheeler | MARCH | Mid | 60'S | 12 | jigs | backwater area | 6 ft | clear | 60's | |
MAINE | brier lake | OCTOBER | All Day | 55 | 25 | grubs spinnerbaits senkos | points(main lake) | 12 feet 24 | sunny cool | 60's | good day fifty plus fish |
TEXAS | Devils's river | MARCH | PM | 64 | 84 | rubber "tube bait" | river ledge | 3' | clear, breezy out of north | 70's | 1 @ 5 pounds |
CALIFORNIA | Jenkenson Lake/Sly Park | MARCH | Mid | 40'S | ?? | jigs, crank baits | backs of coves | 4-5ft | sunny | 70's | 1@2.5lbs 3@4 lbs |
MISSOURI | Bismark Lake, southeastern missouri | JUNE | Evening | 70'S | 24 | small black bussbait / black or junebug color rubber worm | shallow weeds | 1to 4 feet | partly cloudy hot | 80's | There has been days when I have caught 20to30 bass this way half of which were over 18 inches. I have caught bass upward of 7lbs on a good day, the lake was shocked by the missouri department of conservation in 2003and there were two bass larger than the current missouri state record of 13lb14oz, thats why I fish this lake so much. |
MISSOURI | Big River | APRIL | Evening | 50'S | 30 | Shad Rap / yum wooly hawgtail pumkin seed | current seam | 1- 4 feet | High water, warm days after a large rain | 70's | Fish low water bridges, on the exit side the bass will move as far up to the bridge as possible,or you can fish the main river,if so fish on the down stream side of bolders or wood structure. Ive caught a lot of 3to4 lb smallmouths this way and a few 5 lb largemouths. |
MINNESOTA | Andrew Lake | JULY | Mid | 90'S | 3 | jaw breaker | cat tails | 3 | hot | 100's | lots of big carp, great carp structure. |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Wylie | MARCH | Most | 50'S | 12 | crankbait/jerkbait/spinnerbait | points(main lake) | 3-6 | partly cloudy/showers and windy | 50's | caught 6 - total weight 13.58/biggest 4.14 |
ILLINOIS | Fox River | FEBURARY | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Live Minnow | channel breaks | 3 ft- or less | partly sunny | 40's | fish was about 2.5 pounds and very colorfull nice smallmouth early in the year |
COLORADO | | MARCH | early and late | 40'S | 4 | Rooster Tails | bare bank(s) | 15 | cool | AIR | |
ILLINOIS | lake michigan | APRIL | AM | 40'S | semi-clear | | rocky area | | | 50's | |
TENNESSEE | normandy | FEBURARY | Mid | 50'S | 9 | #5 shad rap | bank(parallel to) | 2'to6' | sunny wind out of the west | 60's | fishing wind swept bank |
NORTH CAROLINA | Belews Lake | FEBURARY | All Day | 60'S | 8 | watermelon pig&jig, pnut btr jelly brush hog | blow downs | 5-8 ft. | sunny | 40's | 1@5pds.,1@3.6pds., 3@2-2.5pds., 4@1-1.75pds. |
NORTH CAROLINA | pond | MARCH | First light | ?? | INCHES | all | bare bank(s) | | | 60 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | belews lake | FEBURARY | early and late | 67 | 7 | 1 pig&jig- water, 1 split-shot brsh hog, 1 c-rig brsh hog | blow downs | 4-5 ft | clear and cold | 40's | 2@2-2.5lbs., 1@4-4.25 |
WISCONSIN | Elcart Lake | JULY | Mid | 70'S | INCHES | banjo minnow worms minnows | boat docks | 7 feet | sunny warm | 70's | nice bass |
FLORIDA | backyard pond | OCTOBER | TIME | DEGREES F. | INCHES | banjo minnow creature sluggo | bottom (general) | 2 1/2 to 4 feet | sunny warm | 80's | i caught a lot of big bass in these normal ponds |
NORTH CAROLINA | lake wylie | JANUARY | Mid | 51 | 12 | 7 inch flip tail carolina rig grape | boat docks | 6 | overcast, windy | 60's | one 4 lb, one 2 lb |
NORTH CAROLINA | lake wylie | FEBURARY | PM | 51 | 12 | rapala shad rap | points(main lake) | 10 | clear | 60's | 6.5 lb |
TENNESSEE | nickajack | JANUARY | AM | 40'S | ?? | 2'' grub | eddy | 12'' | clear and cool | 30's | 8.2 lb. smallmouth catch of a life time |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond | FEBURARY | PM | 50 | 36 | Med Countdown - shad color | backs of coves | 2ft | Clear | 60 | Several hits - only one 2lb in boat |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond | FEBURARY | Dawn | 48 | 20 | Fire Tiger Deep Diver | points | 10 | Clear | 30's | 7lb striper |
WISCONSIN | lake superior | DECEMBER | First light | 32 | 96 | Spiner | canal mouth | 5 feet | snow | 10's | |
NORTH CAROLINA | Hyco | JANUARY | Early | 60'S | 10 | pig/jig..TXlizards | docks | 1 to 6 feet | cold,32 mostly cloudy | 30's | under docks and laydowns around docks...chartruse the tails for a green pumpkin or watermellon red 5 inch lizard |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond Lake | FEBURARY | AM | 40'S | 12 | Wite Berkley Powerbait Jig with pork trailer | ditch (deep) | 12 feet | overcast | 40's | Fished very slow. Had a couple big bites and couldn't get the hook set. Put a 3 smaller fish in the boat. |
GEORGIA | Strom Thurmond | FEBURARY | Dawn | 50'S | 6 | Huskey Jerk - White Jig w/ trailer | ditch (deep) | 12 | Cloudy | 40's | |
KANSAS | Coffee County | JANUARY | Most | 60'S | 24 | Rattle Trap- chrome/blue | open water | 10' | Cloudy, NE 5-10mph, wind chill -3 | 10's | 31 Wipers, 9 Walleye, 1 Crappie - EXCELLENT day!! |
HAWAII | lake wilson | JANUARY | Mid | ?? | ?? | poppers | blow downs | | | 80's | i have been catching some nice bass and tucs for a while now average tuc about 4 pounds average bass about 2 pounds |
ALABAMA | wedowee | MAY | AM | 70'S | 5 | texs rigged worms | backs of coves | shallow | clear | 80's | needed timber to hold the fish |
ALABAMA | Lake Eufaula | MARCH | Mid | 61 | 18 | Crankbaits- Carolina Rig | hydrilla (submerged) | 8-10 Ft. | Sunny | 65 | Good fishing- You have to fish Slow!!!!!!!! |
FLORIDA | talquin | JANUARY | PM | 60'S | INCHES | rattletrap | points(main lake) | 3 to 6 | sunny | 70's | water warm,feeding on bait,big fish 11.4lbs |
NORTH CAROLINA | belews lake | JANUARY | Mid | 60'S | 4 | green pumpkin worm | bank(tight to) | 1-2 | semi cloudy | 67 | 5 lb off bank small keeper off laydown |
SOUTH AFRICA | rusdewinter | MAY | Early | ?? | 8 | Zara spook | aquatic vegetation | 6' | sunny | AIR | good fishing throught morning but slowed as day went on |
ALABAMA | lake jordan | JANUARY | PM | 50 | INCHES | inline spinner silver blade | points | 6 | partly cloudy | 70's | spotted bass all afternoon |
KANSAS | Coffee Count | DECEMBER | Most | 60'S | 20 | Senko | rip rap | 0'-7' | Sunny, SW10-15 | 30's | slow fishing |
FLORIDA | chokoloskee | DECEMBER | Dawn | 70'S | 10 | jig | mud flats | 34 | snow | 76 | sucks sucks |
TEXAS | Lake Rayburn | DECEMBER | Most | 63 | stained | Unweighted soft plastics and floating/diving thin minnows | grass | shallow | Sunny | 70's | Black bass were fair to good, The lake continued to rise and fish were moving into new water |
TEXAS | Houston County Reservoir | DECEMBER | Most | 61 | stained | Texas-rigged soft plastics | drop off(s) | 12- to 15-foot | Pt. Sunny | 70's | Black bass were fair |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | DECEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 10 | red diamond shad | chunk rock | 2-6' | cold windy | 35 | 5 small bass, water cloudy from runoff, |
TEXAS | ATHENS | DECEMBER | Most | 56 | stained | jigs | brush (submerged) | 10-15 feet | calm | 50's | normal pool. Black bass are slow - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | DECEMBER | Most | 57 | murky | crankbaits and spinnerbaits | rocky area | shallow | Mist | 50's | Black bass are slow-http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us |
FLORIDA | deep creek | DECEMBER | Mid | 44 | gin clear | | blow downs | | | ?? | |
TEXAS | walter e long | DECEMBER | All Day | 60'S | ?? | | aquatic vegetation | | | 50 | |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | 8 | Red super spot rattling bait | chunk rock | 8' | cold, partly sunny | 38 | 1 small bass, water getting dirty from runoff |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | sunny, some clouds, cool | 45 | Another good day....36 bass, was getting most bites near points next to the channel |
GEORGIA | lake dow | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | 5 | spinnerbaits,livebait,spoons,and pumkin seed lizards | beds | 3 1/2 to 7 ft deep is good | normal | 70's | try in the beds and in crevices it should be the best damn fishin ever |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Mid | 40'S | stained | Red super spot rattling bait | creek channel | 5-10 feet | windy, cold, overcast | 40's | WOW. what a day......54 bass ranging from 11-14 inches. They were setting near the creek channel in grass. I was bank fishing and had to throw out near the channel to get bit. I stood in one spot and caught 9. This is a common pattern for this lake when it gets cold. Will be back tomarrow..11-20-04 |
NORTH CAROLINA | HIGH ROCK | NOVEMBER | First light | 63 | clearing up | SPINNERVAITS | backs of coves | 10 | CLEAR | 60 | ANY |
KENTUCKY | Kentucky Lake | NOVEMBER | AM | DEGREES F. | 36 | Rattle Trap | backs of coves | 2 feet | cloudy, overcast | 60's | |
KENTUCKY | farm pond | NOVEMBER | Mid | 52 | 4 | spinnerbait | aquatic vegetation | 12 inches | sunny | 55 | water was real muddy |
ILLINOIS | Fish n Fun-McNabb | NOVEMBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | picasso quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | chunk rock | 1-4' | sunny cool | 50's | 5 small bass, were quite agressive though |
TEXAS | LBJ | NOVEMBER | Most | 70 | stained | watermelon/red Snap Back jerkbaits, green bug Photon crankbaits, and green/pumpkin plastic stick baits | rip rap | 4 - 8 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | Lake FORK | NOVEMBER | early and late | 67 | clear | split shot finesse june bug worms, Carolina rigged june bug lizards off main lake points. | grass line | 4-7 feet The deeper bite, in 8-16 feet | Clear | 50's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | DUNLAP/MCQUEENEY | NOVEMBER | early and late | 73 | murky | white buzzbaits, black and blue fleck7.5" soft plastic worms | lilly pads | 3 - 10 feet | Mist | 50's | Black bass to 5 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | NOVEMBER | Most | 71 | stained | Zoom Magnum watermelon chartreuse lizards, YUM watermelon Zellamander lizards with chartreuse tails, and YUM dark watermelon Wooly Hawgtails with chartreuse tails | creeks(back of) | 1 - 5 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass to 5 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | NOVEMBER | Most | 70 | clear | Ľoz. Rat-L-Traps, white Terminator buzzbaits, and pumpkin/chartreuse stick baits | feeder creek(s) | 3 - 8 foot | Fog | 50's | Black bass are good, flats and in feeder creeks,"Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CADDO | SEPTEMBER | Most | 60'S | stained | buzzbaits and flukes | points | 8-10 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 60's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | SEPTEMBER | Most | 70'S | clear | white/chartreuse tungsten spinnerbaits, Ľoz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, and watermelon/red Senkos | points | 3 - 8 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BOB SANDLIN | NOVEMBER | Early | 60'S | stained | shad pattern crankbaits and Texas rigged worms | standing timber | ?? | Clear | 50's | Black bass are good, Black/blue jigs pitched around standing timber on creek ledges are producing larger bass., "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ATHENS | NOVEMBER | Early | 60'S | stained | spinnerbaits and soft plastics | brush | 4-6 feet | Scattered Clouds | 50's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | NOVEMBER | Most | 65 | muddy | shallow running crankbaits and big jigs | rocky area | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | NOVEMBER | Early | 73 | clear | topwater, heavy jigs and Carolina and Texas rigged soft plastics | structure (general) | 25 - 30 feet | Clear | 60's | Black bass to 8.5 pounds are good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
CALIFORNIA | Laguna Niguel Lake | NOVEMBER | Early | DEGREES F. | 29 | rattle traps and rubber worms | cleaner water | 3 to 5 feet | cloudy | 65 | |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Wateree | NOVEMBER | AM | 60'S | 6 | | bridge/tresel | | foggy then mostly sunny | 70's | caught 7 largemouth and 1striper |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | OCTOBER | Evening | 40'S | 12 | quad spinnerbait, white/chartruese | dying weeds | 1-3' | sunny | 60's | 7 bass, all in less than 2 foot of water 12-14 inchers |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Wylie | OCTOBER | PM | 60'S | slightly stained | crank bait | rip rap | 2 - 8 ft | cloudy with mist | 60's | 4 bass with biggest 2.5lbs |
NORTH CAROLINA | chatuge | NOVEMBER | TIME | 60 | 13 | | bottom (general) | | | 65 | |
ILLINOIS | Lake | OCTOBER | Evening | 50 | 6 | Beetle Spin | bank(tight to) | 15ft | Rainy | 45 | |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River Marseilles | OCTOBER | All Day | 50'S | 10 | quad spinnerbait | creek mouth | 5' | bitter cold | 30's | 1 fish, took 4lb+ to win tournament |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun McNabb | OCTOBER | Mid | 50'S | 24 | Picasso Quad spinnerbait, chart/wht | grass (over top of) | 1-6' | cold, windy overcast | 48 | 9 bass between 10 and 14 inches, they were shallow |
CANADA | cochiching | JULY | All Day | 75 | semi-clear | jigs | deep water drop-off | 12 | clear | 78 | |
NEW YORK | Chadwick Lack | OCTOBER | Evening | 50'S | 21 | Crank bait | weed beds | 3-6 feet | Partly cloudy | 69 | Boated 30 largemouth |
ALABAMA | Eufaula | SEPTEMBER | AM | 70'S | 4 | Crank Bait | ledge(s) | 6 to 8 ft | clear | 70's | |
IOWA | Sugema | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 70 | 12 | white senko, stanley spinnerbait, 1-minus-big | wood & grass | shallow | sunny | 70's | 2 day paper tournament, 10 bass weighed 17+ lbs., winner had 20 lbs. |
IOWA | Sugema | SEPTEMBER | All Day | 70 | 12 | senko, spinnerbait, 10 inch worm | wood | 1-10' | sunny | 70's | prefished for tournament, caught about 15 bass |
NEW YORK | chaumontbay | SEPTEMBER | Dusk | 70'S | 20 | jig | clay bank (steep) | 20/35 | party cloudy | 77 | |
MICHIGAN | tubbs lake | SEPTEMBER | Night | 66 | clear | buzz bait | backwater area | 3ft to 6ft | clear | 50's | cauth 8 bass one over5 pounds |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | SEPTEMBER | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | topwater plugs and spinnerbaits | drop off(s) | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 73 | Black bass were fair to good, Deeper fish off points were taking Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 76 | stained | root beer/orange double tail Hula grubs and junebug worms | docks | 10 - 15 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 5.5 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try spinnerbaits among shallow weeds |
TEXAS | ATHENS | SEPTEMBER | Mid | 80'S | clear | topwater Chug Bugs and Tiny Torpedoes, white tandem spinnerbaits, medium diving crankbaits | brush pile(s) | 4 - 8 feet, 6 - 8 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | also try around hydrilla, Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | stained | shallow running crankbaits and big jigs | rocky area | 5’ to 10’ | Partly Cloudy | 90's | Black bass are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80 | clear | heavy jigs, worms | grass | 25 – 30 feet 5 – 7 feet | Overcast | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
ILLINOIS | big bend | JULY | Dawn | 70'S | 8 | zara spook | points(main lake) | 10 | | 70's | |
WISCONSIN | Moose Lake | SEPTEMBER | Early | 70'S | 24 | Johnsons silver minnow | cabbage | 5 ft | Partly Cloudy | 70's | Bass and Northern love the Johnson's Silver Minnow with the addition of a pork tail (frog colored) |
NORTH CAROLINA | wylie | MAY | PM | 70'S | 10 | jig 4"worm crank bait | deep water drop-off | 2'-15 | clear | 70's | 20 bass 2lb to 4lbs |
NORTH CAROLINA | Lake Norman | SEPTEMBER | AM | 80'S | ?? | | main lake structure | 50' | cloudy | 80's | |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | SEPTEMBER | Evening | 70'S | ?? | Blue/Black Jig / Black Spinner bait | bank(parallel to) | 3-5 ' | clear | 70's | 4 fish, 2 16". nice night out |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | First light | ?? | slightly stained | watermelon/red or tequila sunrise worms | brush pile(s) | 8-12 feet | Cloudy | 82 | Scattered black bass at first light , brushed points |
TEXAS | Fayette County | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | small spinnerbaits or jerkbaits | grass edge | 4-6 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Bass fair to 3 pounds |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | SEPTEMBER | Early | 82 | stained | spinnerbaits or topwaters | grassy points | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | good numbers of bass to 2 pounds, Also still some bites through the day on worms fished just outside the grass |
TEXAS | Lake Livingston | SEPTEMBER | Most | 84 | clear | spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics | drop off(s) | 4- to 8-foot | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass were fair, brushy drop-offs in creeks and coves |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | SEPTEMBER | early and late | 80'S | slightly stained | buzzbaits and topwater plugs | grass edge | shallow | Cloudy | 90's | Black bass remained fair |
TEXAS | Lake Conroe | SEPTEMBER | Most | 80'S | ?? | shallow-running crankbaits. Carolina-rigged plastics | brush pile(s) | 3 to 8 foot, 8 to 15 foot | Cloudy | 90's | improved black bass fishing in shallows |
MICHIGAN | Commerce Lake | AUGUST | Night | 68 | 36 | Live Bait | docks (wooden) | 5.3 ft. | Cloudy | 68 | I Caught a 4 pounder and a 3 ft. long pike |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | SEPTEMBER | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weeds | shallow | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has also been good, Soft plastics and jigs are the preferred baits at midday |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | SEPTEMBER | Most | ?? | ?? | plastic worms and lizards | weed beds | 10 feet | Partly cloudy | 70's | Bass action has picked up, An 8.2-pound bass was checked in during the past week |
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 |