State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
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 |