State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | jigs, soft plastics and spinner baits | points | shallow | hot humid | 80's | Bass are still active |
TEXAS | GIBBONS CREEK | JULY | early and late | ?? | ?? | buzzbaits | lilly pads | top | Sunny | 90's | bass catches have been very light |
ILLINOIS | Illinois River-Hennepin | JULY | AM | 80 | 10 | spinnerbait chart/wht. | laydowns | shallow | clear sunny | 60's | Caught 2 smallies and 1 largemouth |
ALABAMA | Lake Purdy | JULY | Night | 80'S | clear | Deep diving crankbaits such as the Bill Norman Deep Little "N" ,Plastic worms and bitsy bug jigs effective | brush pile(s) | deep | sunny | 90's | full pool, Night fishing is good |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | JULY | TIME | 91-95 | gin clear | blue and grape lizards and worms | cover(general) | ?? | Mostly Sunny | 90's | bass doing good |
ALABAMA | Smith Lake | JULY | Early | 80'S | clear | zoora spooks | rocky shoreline | shallow | sunny | 90's | Largemouth are fair in early morning around docks |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | JULY | early and late | 80'S | clear | jigs and worms | piers | shallow | Mostly Sunny | 90's | level is 8 inches below full pool |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | JULY | TIME | 89 | clear | jigs, spinnerbaits | boat houses | deep | haze | 70's | bass have been in deeper water, try primarily when they are pulling water |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | Early | 83 | stained | demon buzz baits and Pop-R's, snag proof casting frog in brown, flip a 1-ounce tight line jig in black and blue with green pumpkin trailer, 10-inch yum worms or 10-inch ribbon tails in red bug and green pumpkin | grass line | various | HAZE | 70's | After the sun is high, fish a snag proof casting frog in brown |
OKLAHOMA | Texoma | JULY | Most | 82 | clear | crankbaits | structure (general) | 5-10 ft | Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Sardis Lake | JULY | Early | 74 | clear | spinnerbaits | weed beds | 3-8 ft | Clear | 80's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Robert S. Kerr | JULY | Most | 78 | murky | plastic baits | rip rap | 8-10 ft | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass being caught |
OKLAHOMA | Pine Creek | JULY | Most | 77 | clear | top waters and crankbaits | points | 5' | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Konawa | JULY | TIME | 91-95 | clear | topwaters | cover(general) | 5-10 ft | Clear | 90's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Chandler | JULY | Most | 78 | clear | topwater baits, white crankbaits, rattletraps and plastic worms | bank(parallel to) | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JULY | TIME | 80 | clear | crankbaits, large minnows and plastics | brush pile(s) | 8-10 ft | Haze | 80's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JULY | TIME | 78 | clear | plastic worms, white crankbaits, rattletraps | brush | ?? | Clear | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Thunderbird | JULY | Early | ?? | clear | topwater baits and plastic worms | coves | shallow | Clear | 70's | lake level normal |
TEXAS | Lake Falcon | JULY | Evening | 80'S | clear | small crawdad crankbaits in 5A and 6A Bomber series, small pearl Bandits and white 2A/3A Bombers. The ¼ Oz roundhead, Jo-Baby Spinnerbait with nickel double willows and a white lumaflex skirt | backs of coves | shallow | Clear | 90's | 20 bass over 14" with the majority weighing three-to-five pounds |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | First light | ?? | ?? | Texas-rigged soft plastics | lilly pads | 2 to 5-foot | Clear | 80's | Black bass were good, fish in the 8- to 9-pound class were caught recently |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | Senkos or plastic worms | weed lines | shallow | sunny warm | 80's | Bass are decent , also try in the weeds and lily pads with rats or frogs |
ILLINOIS | farm pond | JULY | early and late | 80'S | ?? | Minus-ones or other shallow-running crankbaits, live bait, plastic worms or Senkos | weeds (over top of) | shallow | hot | 90's | also try near weed lines |
TEXAS | Rayburn | JULY | Most | 80'S | slightly stained | Texas-rig, 6- to 8-inch "trick" worm in red bug or plum/apple | hydrilla beds | 10 to 14 feet | Sunny | 90's | hydrilla beds near channels or other steep drop-offs,The lake level has dropped about a foot in the past week, The falling water level appears to have triggered bass to move from fairly shallow areas to deeper water |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JULY | early and late | 88 | clear | Texas-rigged soft plastics and small crankbaits | points | 8-12-foot | sunny | 80's | also try near the pump station |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks | JULY | Most | 83 | clear | spinnerbaits and plastic worms | cover(general) | ?? | Clear | 80's | Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize) |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | early and late | 81 | stained | worms | grass edge | 6-10 feet | hot, muggy conditions | 90's | Bass action spotty, few fish to 2 pounds |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | JULY | Most | 89 | stained | watermelon/chartreuse tail or junebug 8" Zoom lizards and 7" YUM Zellemanders | bushes | 15-25 feet | clear | 80's | Black bass to 9 pounds are very good |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | JULY | Early | 81 | clear | watermelon seed and watermelon/red heavy jigs and soft plastics, and on topwaters | cover(general) | shallow | Clear | 80's | Black bass are fair |
TEXAS | HUBBARD CREEK | JULY | Most | 85 | slightly stained | shad-colored crankbaits and poppers, red soft plastics | reeds | shallow | Sunny | 90's | Black bass are good |
TEXAS | ALAN HENRY | JULY | Most | 79 | slightly stained | shad-colored soft plastics and white spinnerbaits | timber | ?? | Mostly Sunny | 90's | Black bass are good |
KENTUCKY | Yatesville Lake | JULY | Mid | 80 | INCHES | brown berkley worm | timber | 15 | partly cloudy | 79 | |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 72 | 24 | ripplin redfin (perch colored), red-eye spinnerbait | deep weeds | 1-10' | overcast | 60's | 7 bass, 4 keepers |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | AM | 72 | stained | 1-minus, spinnerbaits | submerged vegetation | 2-8' | overcast | 60's | 2 keepers, 4 lber., tough day |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | PM | 70'S | stained | firetiger and white spinnerbaits | submerged vegetation | 1-5' | sunny | 70's | 10 keepers |
MINNESOTA | Johnson Lake | JULY | AM | 69 | 24 | tubes, 1-minus, spinnerbait | cat tails | 2-5' | sunny | 60's | 4 keepers |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 70'S | 24 | spinnerbaits | lilly pads | 1-10' | post cold front | 60's | 7 keeper bass |
MINNESOTA | Anna | JULY | AM | 70'S | 24 | chartruese spinnerbaits | reeds | 1-10' | rainy | 60's | 10+ bass, a few pike |
MINNESOTA | Norway | JULY | PM | 73 | algae bloom | spinnerbait, jerkbait (ripplin redfin) | submerged vegetation | 1-4' | overcast | 70's | 12 bass |
ILLINOIS | Pool 13 | JULY | Most | 70'S | 6 | Stanley spinnerbait w/ double colorado blades | roots | 1-3" | Sunny | 70's | Won club tournament with 5 bass 10+ lbs. in Savanna Slough |
WEST VIRGINIA | | JULY | Mid | 80'S | 17 | rebel crawdad | grass beds | 4 | good | 80's | |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | All Day | 70'S | 10 | StrikeKing 3X Centipede (Watermelon) Texas rigged | grass edge | 7-10' | Warm very little wind | 80's | Pulled the centipedes through the grass. fish would take it as it banged off the stems |
ARKANSAS | diamond valley resort | JULY | Evening | 56 | clear | all | boat houses | | | AIR | |
NORTH DAKOTA | Cass Lake | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinnerbaits | cover(general) | ?? | HAZE | 50's | largemouth bass report |
TEXAS | CONROE | JULY | Most | ?? | stained | Carolina-rig plastic worms or deep-diving crankbaits | brush | 8-15 feet | Scattered Clouds, calm | 70's | bass fishing has been slow |
KENTUCKY | CEDAR CREEK LAKE | JULY | early and late | ?? | ?? | topwater | rocky shoreline | 30 feet, various depths | Cloudy | 80's | largemouth good, with some quality fish reported |
KENTUCKY | LAKE BARKLEY | JULY | early and late | 80'S | ?? | topwater | drop off(s) | 10-20 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Smallmouth fair/good. Largemouth good, also try creek mouths and along main points |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | JULY | early and late | 80'S | stained | topwaters early, tequila sunrise or motor oil/red worms | structure (general) | 12-14 feet | Scattered Clouds | 90's | fair numbers of bass |
ALABAMA | Lake Purdy | JULY | Night | 80'S | clear | finesse worms with jigheads, Carolina rigs | hump (deep) | deep | Clouds | 70's | full pool, also try points |
ALABAMA | Smith Lake | JULY | Most | 80 | muddy | jigs and drop blades | deep structure | 20 to 35 feet | clear | 80's | Spots are running deep |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | JULY | Early | 84 | clear | buzz bait, flipping jigs | rocks | ?? | Clear | 80's | also try docks |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | JULY | early and late | 82 | slightly stained | pig and jigs | boat houses | ?? | Scattered Clouds | 80's | full pool |
ALABAMA | Lay Lake | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | buzzbaits spinnerbaits | grass edge | shallow | Scattered Clouds | 70's | also try ledges |
COLORADO | Horseshoe Reservoir | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | purple rubber worms and broken-back Rapalas | weeds | ?? | Cloudy | 80's | bass are biting |
COLORADO | Quincy Reservoir | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastic crayfish or lizard imitations. Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits | structure (general) | various | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Bass fishing is fair to good |
COLORADO | Chatfield Ponds | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | Nightcrawlers or surface poppers | structure (general) | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Some nice bass are being caught |
TENNESSEE | Center Hill | JULY | Night | 83 | ?? | spinnerbait Jerkbaits | brush | ?? | sunny | 80's | Dark of the moon should help the smallmouth fishing |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 78 | ?? | deep-diving crankbaits | ledge(s) | deep | Mostly Sunny | 80's | also try around grass |
TENNESSEE | Old Hickory | JULY | Most | 78 | ?? | buzzbaits | grass | shallow | Sunny | 70's | keepers are hard to come by |
TENNESSEE | Kentucky | JULY | Most | 82 | ?? | jigs or crankbaits | main lake structure | 15-22 feet | Mostly Sunny | 70's | Smallmouth fair to good, Deep-diving crankbaits or Carolina rigs with the bigger worms or lizards |
NEW JERSEY | Private Lake in Ringwood | JUNE | Early | 70'S | ?? | rubber worms , tubes and all kinds of lures | bank(parallel to) | 5-6' | clear | 80's | caught 15 bass between two guys |
TEXAS | SAM RAYBURN | JULY | Most | ?? | clear | jigs and Texas rig craws | hydrilla beds | 12-16 feet | Cloudy | 80's | Sam Rayburn is about two feet high, Bass fishing has been fair to seven pounds |
TEXAS | TOLEDO BEND | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | Texas rig worms, buzz baits and small spinners | pepper grass | 3-5 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Bass fishing has been good for numbers, slow on quality, The better fish are holding on drops in 8-12 feet of water |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | drop shot rigs | hump (deep) | deep | Overcast | 80's | Lake Fork is at normal level, Bass fishing has been good, Guides are catching up to 50 fish per day, most in the 3-4 pound range |
TEXAS | NACOGDOCHES | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | crankbaits and soft plastics | lilly pads | ?? | Cloudy | 90's | The lake is at normal level, Bass fishing has been slow |
TEXAS | PALESTINE | JULY | Most | 80'S | muddy | watermelon/cotton candy Brush Hawgs | shallow cover | 4-6 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | The lake is about one foot high, Bass fishing has been slow, |
TEXAS | RICHLAND CHAMBERS | JULY | Most | 80'S | stained | Carolina rigs | main lake points | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 90's | Richland Chambers is at normal level, |
TEXAS | CEDAR CREEK | JULY | Most | 86 | clear | Carolina rigged plastics, shad pattern crankbaits and soft jerkbaits | main lake points | 16-20 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Cedar Creek is at normal level, bass fishing has been fair to five pounds |
TEXAS | ATHENS | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | Carolina rigs and medium diving crankbaits | drop off(s) | 12-16 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | schooling activity reported. |
TEXAS | Houston County | JULY | Most | 88 | clear | plastic worms in black, red and watermelon | points | 10 feet | cloudy | 70's | Largemouth bass fishing has been productive, lake recently produced a 12-pound, 1-ounce bass |
TEXAS | Conroe | JULY | Most | ?? | stained | plastic worms (watermelon, tequila sunrise, black/blue), jigs or spinnerbaits | cover(general) | 4-10 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | influx of rain runoff |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | JULY | early and late | 80'S | stained | spinnerbaits and plastic worms (watermelon/red, plum, purple, red bug, June bug) have been the best, small topwaters | submerged vegetation | 2-5 feet | Scattered Clouds | 70's | reservoir is more 2.5 feet above normal level and continuing a slow rise as rain runoff flows down creeks and rivers |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | Early | DEGREES F. | 12 | Bleeding Buzz | channel bank | 22 | blue jay | 90's | Fished buzz 2 feet below surface caught 2 fish 3 to 4 lbs each |
CALIFORNIA | New Melones Lake | JULY | Night | 77 | clear | 4-inch Keeper 1059R worm, Dart-headed salt-and-pepper grubs or drop-shotted 4-inch shad-colored worms, Dart-headed salt-and-pepper grubs or drop-shotted 4-inch shad-colored worms, White Speed Traps and white or white-and-chartreuse spinnerbaits | main lake points | 1 to 20 feet, 5 to 25 feet | clear | 90's | lake's elevation dropped 3 feet this week, Bass fishing is fair, with plenty of 2-pounders being caught, also try near structure such as trees or brush, as well as near steep rock walls near the dam and upriver |
CALIFORNIA | Lake Camanche | JULY | Most | 75 | clear | Plastic lizards or worms, in green or brown, Crank baiters, using Rattle-Traps in silver and blue | shoreline grass | shallow | clear | 97 | catch easy limits of 1- to 3-pound fish |
TENNESSEE | Kentucky | JULY | Early | 82 | ?? | topwater, deep-diving crankbaits | creek mouth | top, deep | Overcast | 70's | Smallmouth fair-to-good, Largemouth fair, also try main river points |
TENNESSEE | Center Hill | JULY | early and late | 80'S | ?? | spinnerbaits, jerkbaits | bushes | shallow | Overcast | 70's | also try around trees |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | JULY | First light | 80'S | stained | topwaters or small spinnerbaits | submerged grass | 5-8 feet | Sunny | 90's | Bass fair to 5 pounds |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | JULY | Dusk | 90'S | clearing up | | bank(tight to) | | | 90's | |
TEXAS | TRAVIS | JUNE | Most | 82 | clear | red shad worms, smoke grubs, and topwaters | cover(general) | 6 - 22 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass to 4 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | MEDINA | JUNE | Early | 82 | murky | glimmer/blue YUM Houdini Shad and watermelon/pearl laminate 4in. YUM Dinger soft plastic jerkbaits | creeks | shallow | Light Rain | 70's | Black bass to 5 pounds are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try main lake flat points |
TEXAS | LBJ | JUNE | Night | 83 | stained | chartreuse/blue Terminator spinnerbaits, silver buzzbaits, Pop R's, and watermelon/red Wacky Sticks | structure (general) | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | COCHITI LAKE | JULY | Early | ?? | ?? | senkos, tubes and jerk baits, Bomber crank bait | rip rap on dam | various | Mostly Sunny | 90's | 4.5 pound fish, also try brush and to rocky points |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JULY | Early | 80'S | slightly stained | topwater plugs, buzzbaits, and unweighted soft-plastic jerk baits, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastics | hydrilla | 10-20 feet | Scattered Clouds | 90's | Black bass remained fair to good, also try Points and humps |
TEXAS | LAVON | JUNE | TIME | 80'S | stained | white/chartreuse spinnerbaits and Texas-rigged Gene Larew watermelon candy hoodaddy’s | stumps | 1 - 8 feet | Light Rain | 70's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try riprap |
TEXAS | Lake FORK | JUNE | AM | 80'S | slightly stained | white 1/4 or 1/2oz. buzzbaits, Pop R’s, Scum Frogs, and flukes, Bandit crankbaits, watermelon candy wacky-rigged trick worms, and Carolina- or Texas-rigged Gene Larew salt fries or blue fleck worms | hydrilla (edges) | 10 - 24 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." Bass are beginning to make their summer move out to the main lake points, humps, and roadbeds |
TEXAS | FALCON | JUNE | Most | 85 | clear | Heddon topwaters and scum frogs, deep-running crankbaits, Carolina-rigged brush hogs and baby brush hogs | drop off(s) | various | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 9 pounds are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | COLETO CREEK | JULY | Most | 86 | murky | soft plastics and spinnerbaits | structure (general) | 6 - 8 feet | Light Rain | 70's | Black bass to 4 pounds are slow, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | Sam Rayburn | JULY | Dawn | 80 | stained | topwater, spinnerbaits | grass beds | shallow | cloudy conditions | 80's | 2.5 feet above normal pool |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Moultrie | JULY | Most | 84 | clear | spinnerbaits, plastic worms and lizards | docks | shallow | Overcast | 80's | Lake is full |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Marion | JULY | AM | ?? | ?? | artificial worms, and topwater Rebels | points | ?? | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Fair |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Murray | JULY | TIME | 84 | clear | Texas-rigged and Carolina rigged worms or lizards in pumpkin and redbug colors, topwater baits, buzzbaits Sammy 100's and floating worms | shoreline (general) | 8' | Overcast | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Fair |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Wateree | JULY | PM | 80'S | clear | deep-running crankbaits and plastic, buzzbaits | structure (general) | deep | overcast | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Good |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Greenwood | JULY | First light | ?? | ?? | plastic worms and lizards, Floating worms and topwater | brush pile(s) | 8 to 12 feet | Overcast | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Good |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Hartwell | JULY | early and late | 84 | ?? | 5- to 6-inch lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures and pearl white floating worms | points | ?? | Partly Sunny | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Good, Also try fishing in coves |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Keowee | JULY | Night | 87 | clear | Carolina-rigged worms, crankbaits and jerk baits | brush | ?? | sunny | 80's | Largemouth Bass: Excellent, |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Lake Jocassee | JULY | AM | 70 | clear | Carolina-rigged worms and topwater plugs with slow retrieve | points | shallow | SUNNY | 80's | Smallmouth Bass: Slow. Try drifting large minnows and brown hair jigs around rocky points and rocky banks |
TEXAS | COLEMAN | JUNE | Most | 77 | clear | crankbaits and black/blue soft plastic worms and lizards | creek mouth | 2 - 5 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are very good , "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CHOKE CANYON | JUNE | Most | 85 | stained | 8in. watermelon worms with chartreuse tails, junebug soft plastic lizards, and 6in. YUM Dingers | hydrilla (submerged) | 11 - 26 feet | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 7.5 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CEDAR CREEK | JUNE | Most | 83 | clear | Carolina-rigs | points | deep | Light Rain | 70's | "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | CEDAR CREEK | JUNE | Most | 83 | clear | flukes | grass (over top of) | shallow | Rain | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.", |
ILLINOIS | Lake of Egypt | JUNE | TIME | ?? | ?? | topwater baits | weed beds | deep | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are still reporting good success |
ILLINOIS | Devils Kitchen | JULY | Most | ?? | ?? | spinner baits and plastic worms | cover(general) | 6-10 feet | sunny | 80's | Bass anglers are reporting good success |
CALIFORNIA | Millerton Lake | JULY | early and late | ?? | ?? | plastic worms, top-water | main lake | 20 to 40 feet | Sunny | 90's | water level is dropping, bass bite has been so-so |
ARKANSAS | Lake Ashbaugh | JULY | Most | ?? | clear | minnows, top water baits and various small baits | shallow structure | 1-3' | T-storms | 80's | Bass fishing is excellent, water level is high |
NEW JERSEY | D&R Canal | JUNE | Mid | ?? | 12 | Rapala Skitter Pop - Frog Color | weed pockets | Surface | Sunny | 80's | 15" Largemouth, 1 or 2 pounds. D&R yields Largemouth's on surface poppers regularly. I fish for maybe an hour at a time at lunch or on the way home. I've had success every day at various locations in the canal from Manville to Griggstown/ |
ALABAMA | Smith Lake | JULY | Most | 80'S | dingy | big black and blue jigs and 10-inch worms | grass edge (outside) | ?? | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | grass a few feet deep |
ALABAMA | Weiss Lake | JULY | First light | 78 | slightly stained | jigs and pigs | shallow cover | shallow | RAIN | 70's | bass fishing is good, full pool |
ALABAMA | Logan Martin | JUNE | First light | 81 | slightly stained | topwater, lime pie finesse worms for spots | boat houses | ?? | Mostly Cloudy with Thunderstorms | 80's | full pool |
ALABAMA | Guntersville | JULY | First light | 82 | slightly stained | demon buzzbaits and pop'n image | grass line | top | Mostly Cloudy with Thunderstorms | 80's | excellent bass fishing, Midday hours are flipping a 1-ounce Bo's jig in a waterfront special color or a black sumo frog |
KANSAS | WILSON | JULY | Most | 76 | clear | minnows | rocky area | shallow | cloudy | 80's | normal pool, smallmouth bass fair |
KANSAS | WYANDOTTE | JULY | Most | 80 | stained | plastic baits | brush | ?? | sunny | 80's | 28 inches low, largemouth bass fair |
KANSAS | GLEN ELDER | JULY | Most | 78 | muddy | plastic worms | structure (general) | bottom | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | 5 1/2 feet low, smallmouth bass good |
MISSOURI | JAMES A. REED | JULY | Most | 76 | murky | spinnerbaits, crankbaits | weed beds | shallow | sunny | 80's | slightly high pool level, black bass fair, also try rock banks |
MISSOURI | BULL SHOALS | JULY | Most | 80'S | clear | plastic baits, spinnerbaits | main lake points | ?? | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | 11 feet high, black bass fair |
MISSOURI | BLUE SPRINGS | JULY | Most | 80 | murky | plastic worms, jig and pig | timber | ?? | cloudy | 80's | bass fair, near normal pool |
MISSOURI | LONGVIEW | JULY | Most | 78 | 32 | crankbaits | main lake | ?? | Cloudy | 80's | normal pool, bass good |
MISSOURI | TABLE ROCK | JULY | Most | 86 | clear | plastic lizards, French Fry plastic worms, live night crawlers | main river channel | 25 to 35 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | black bass good on points |
MISSOURI | LAKE OF THE OZARKS | JULY | TIME | 80 | murky | tube baits, Brush Hogs | structure (general) | 10 to 15 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | black bass good, normal pool |
MISSOURI | STOCKTON | JULY | early and late | 82 | clear | spinnerbaits, topwater lures, crankbaits | coves | shallow | sunny | 70's | black bass good, 2 1/2 feet high, |
MISSOURI | TRUMAN | JULY | Most | 76 | murky | plastic worms, crankbaits, spinnerbaits | main lake points | ?? | SUNNY | 70's | 1 foot high, black bass good, main-lake points with timber |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | JUNE | First light | 83 | clear | chrome blue Chug Bugs, silver Terminator buzzbaits, and shallow running crankbaits | buck brush | 4 - 10 feet | Heavy Rain | 60's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | JUNE | Most | 80'S | murky | chartreuse Snap Back tubes, white/chartreuse tungsten spinnerbaits, and Texas-rigged watermelon/red Whacky Sticks | flooded brush | 8 - 14 feet | Partly Cloudy | 90's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ATHENS | JUNE | Most | 80'S | slightly stained | Carolina-rigs, topwaters, and spinnerbaits | shoreline (general) | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TENNESSEE | Dale Hollow Lake | JUNE | Night | 76 | clear | Purple Spinnerbait Slow retrieve | deep water (general) | 20 to 25' | Clear | 70's | Largest caught for the night was 20" smallmouth, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
OKLAHOMA | SAHOMA lake | JUNE | PM | 70 | muddy | Texas rig June Bug brushhog | bridge area | 2 to 3' | Sunny Clear | 80's | couple nice bass up in the main creek |
HAWAII | Lake Wilson | JUNE | All Day | 80'S | 36 | Small White streamer flys and nymphs | shoreline (general) | 1 to 3 feet | sunny | 88 | Caught well over 100 Red Devils. A few small peacock and largemouth bass to 2 pounds. |
WISCONSIN | Geneva Lake | JUNE | Most | 70 | ?? | Texas-rigged plastic worms, spinnerbaits, drift or drag leeches or crawlers | weeds | shallow | calm warm | 70's | the lake is about one month behind schedule |
ILLINOIS | Hennepin-Hopper | JUNE | early and late | ?? | clear | spinnerbaits | weeds | shallow | warm, calm | 80's | 100 bass a day, best bassin in northern illinois. Memberships remain available. Sunday through Thursday is members-only. Free public fishing (donations welcomed) on Friday and Saturday, limited to 50 boats. Boat fishing only. Outboards are prohibited; they must be off the boat. Electric trolling motors are OK. Hours are sunrise to half hour after sunset. To join, call (815) 481-0778 (www.suntimes.com) |
ALABAMA | Lake Oconee | JUNE | Most | 85 | slightly stained | Carolina-rigged Zoom finesse or u-tail worm | points(long) | 5 to 10 foot, 10 to 20 foot | Mostly Cloudy | 70's | Black Bass fishing is Fair |
ALABAMA | Lake Eufaula | JUNE | Most | 80'S | clear | Crankbaits and carolina rigged soft plastics, Norman DD 22, Zoom 8" lizards, trick worms, and Ol' Monster worms in green pumpkin or plum | ledge(s) | 8' to 15' | Scattered Clouds | 70's | lake is rising, |
ALABAMA | Lake Eufaula | JUNE | Mid | 80'S | clear | Zoom Ol' Monster flipped, Zoom Z-NAIL deadsticked | wood & grass | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | The presence of shad is a key ingredient in determining if an area will be productive |
ALABAMA | Lake Eufaula | JUNE | AM | 80'S | clear | buzzbaits featuring chartreuse/white skirts and chug bugs in shad pattern | shallow weeds | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Largemouth fishing is great |
OKLAHOMA | Texoma | JUNE | Most | 78 | clear | plastic baits | creek channel | 10' | Partly Cloudy | 60's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Robert S. Kerr | JUNE | Most | 72 | murky | crankbaits, plastic baits | structure(close/deep water) | 6-10 ft. | Overcast | 60's | Largemouth bass fair, rip-rapped dikes, rocky and woody structure next to deep water |
OKLAHOMA | Keystone | JUNE | Most | ?? | murky | crankbaits, crawdad crankbaits | points | 4-6 ft | Clear | 60's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Hudson | JUNE | First light | 70'S | murky | topwater lures, crankbaits and spinnerbaits during the day | shallow structure | shallow | Clear | 70's | Largemouth bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Ft. Gibson | JUNE | Most | 79 | murky | spinners and stinkbaits | buck brush(flooded) | shallow | Clear | 70's | Largemouth bass good |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JUNE | Most | 78 | murky | plastic worms, crankbaits, rattletraps and June bugs | brush | ?? | Light Rain | 60's | Bass are hitting |
NEW MEXICO | ELEPHANT BUTTE | JUNE | AM | ?? | ?? | jigs, tubes and grubs top water | cover(general) | ?? | Clear | 60's | Fishing for black bass tapered off a bit |
NEW MEXICO | COCHITI LAKE | JUNE | AM | ?? | ?? | tubes, top water lures and jerk baits | shoreline (general) | shallow | Clear | 70's | anglers are reporting good catches of black bass |
MISSOURI | Binder | JUNE | Most | 79 | clear | spinnerbaits | shoreline (general) | ?? | Clear | 80's | largemouth bass fair |
MISSOURI | Lake of the Ozarks | JUNE | Most | 80'S | dingy | Chompers | deep point | deep | c lear | 70's | black bass fair |
MISSOURI | Table Rock | JUNE | Most | 80'S | dingy | drifting nightcrawlers | rocky bluffs | 20-25 feet | clear | 70's | black bass excellent |
MISSOURI | Pomme de Terre | JUNE | Most | 78 | dingy | dark topwater lures, brown or black plastic baits | cover(general) | 5-10 feet | Clear | 70's | black bass fair |
TEXAS | Houston County | JUNE | AM | 85 | clear | soft plastics | deep water drop-off | deep | rain | 80's | Black bass were fair to slow, Scattered fish were caught early on topwater lures |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | JUNE | First light | 85 | slightly stained | Buzzbaits, topwater plugs and unweighted soft-plastic jerk baits, Carolina- and Texas-rigged soft plastics and deep-diving crankbaits | hydrilla (edges) | top 15- to 25-foot | Rain | 80's | Black bass were fair to good |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | JUNE | AM | 78 | ?? | Crankbait Shad | shoreline (general) | 5 to 7' | Overcast | 60's | Slow retrieve, Partner and I only caught 6 bass, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | JUNE | AM | 78 | ?? | Crankbait | shoreline (general) | 3 to 5' | Overcast | 60's | Caught 2, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
NORTH CAROLINA | Falls Lake | JUNE | AM | 78 | ?? | c-rig watermelon trick worm, bandit crankbait, texas rig worm, t-rig tube and 1 on a pop-r | shoreline cover | 5 to 7' | Overcast | 60's | 12 fish to the boat, 2 were over 16", "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |
ILLINOIS | Miss. River Spring lake | JUNE | Most | 65 | stained | Purple jig | cover(general) | 1 to 2' | Calm Mostly Cloudy | 60's | Mostly post spawn, "visit www.fishingreportdatabase.com" |