State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
MISSOURI | LAKE OF THE OZARKS | JUNE | Most | 77 | clear | plastic worms, jig and pig | brush (deep) | 15 to 18 feet | Clear | 60's | black bass good |
MISSOURI | STOCKTON | JUNE | early and late | 82 | clear | topwater lures. spinnerbaits during the day | shallow structure | shallow | Clear | 60's | 3 feet high, black bass good to very good |
MISSOURI | TRUMAN | JUNE | Most | 75 | murky | crankbaits, spinnerbaits | steep banks | 4 to 12 feet | T-storms | 87 | black bass good, 2 feet high |
TENNESSEE | DALE HOLLOW LAKE | JUNE | Night | ?? | ?? | short-arm spinnerbaits | grass flats | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 83 | Smallmouth best at night |
KENTUCKY | BARREN RIVER LAKE | JUNE | Mid | ?? | ?? | 10-inch Texas-rigged plastic worms and lizards. Carolina-rigged Brush Hogs and pig-n-jig combos slow-rolled spinner baits | drop off(s) | 12-15 feet | Cloudy | 80's | largemouth bass very good |
TENNESSEE | Nashville, TN | JUNE | early and late | 83 | ?? | Crankbaits | ledge(s) | ledge depth | Partly Cloudy | 85 | spinnerbaits at night for smallies |
KENTUCKY | Barkley | JULY | TIME | 81 | ?? | crank-baits, jig/pig | deep structure | 15-25 feet | partly sunny | 80's | bass have been good |
ILLINOIS | Fish n' Fun | JUNE | Dusk | 70'S | 12 | single willow spinnerbaits, chartruese1-minus | weeds | 1-6' | windy, overcast | 70's | 2 of us caught 2 small bass |
ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | JUNE | Mid | 70'S | 18 | spinnerbaits, 1-minus | shoreline cover | 2-4' | Sunny, windy | 70's | 2 of us caught 6 bass |
ILLINOIS | Shabbona Lake | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | rubber worms or Senkos, scum frogs or rats | weed edges | shallow | sunny | 80's | been a good bite for smallmouth near the dam |
TEXAS | Gibbons Creek Reservoir | JUNE | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and spinnerbaits | drop off(s) | 3-10ft | Light Rain | 70's | Black bass fair |
OKLAHOMA | Bell Cow | JUNE | Most | 76 | clear | plastic worms, crankbaits, rattletraps and June bugs | brush | ?? | Clear | 70's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Chandler | JUNE | Most | 76 | clear | crankbaits and rattletraps, plastic worms | brush | shallow | Clear | 80's | Bass are hitting |
OKLAHOMA | Eucha | JUNE | Most | 77 | clear | crankbaits | rocky point(s) | deep | cloudy | 80's | Largemouth good, slightly above normal |
OKLAHOMA | Hudson | JUNE | Most | 75 | murky | topwater lures, crankbaits and spinnerbaits | cover(general) | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Largemouth bass fair, 1 ft. above normal |
OKLAHOMA | Waurika | JUNE | Most | 70'S | murky | plastic baits | points(wind blown) | ?? | Cloudy | 80's | 4 ft. below normal, bass are fair |
OKLAHOMA | Texoma | JUNE | Most | 76 | clear | crankbaits | shoreline structure | 5 to 10 ft | Partly Cloudy | 80's | 2 1/2 ft. below normal, Largemouth bass are good |
ARKANSAS | Lake Ouachita | JUNE | Night | ?? | ?? | black spinner baits and bloodline worms, top water baits, spooks and Boy Howdies | main lake points | shallow | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Mountain Harbor Resort |
ARKANSAS | Lake Dardanelle | JUNE | Dusk | ?? | ?? | white jigs, white horny toads, white Brush Hogs or plastic worms | weed beds | shallow | Light Rain | 80's | bass are still schooling late in the evening |
ARKANSAS | Millwood Lake | JUNE | Most | 80'S | ?? | chartreuse pepper shad, watermelon red and black glitter colored five-inch Bass Assassin Shads, black buzz baits, Zara Puppies and War Eagle spinner baits, Hogg Assassins in black neon, June bug or camouflage, Gitzits in black/blue or black neon and 10-inch power worms in blue fleck, tequilla sunrise or red shad and white/gold head War Eagle spinner baits with silver willow blades | grass | 4-9' | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | lake is a little over seven inches above normal and falling |
KENTUCKY | ohio river | JUNE | Dawn | 83 | 5 | | dam area | | | 83 | |
TEXAS | HUBBARD CREEK | JUNE | Most | 80 | slightly stained | shad-colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits | humps | shallow | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." grassy humps |
TEXAS | HOUSTON COUNTY | JUNE | Most | 85 | clear | chartreuse, pumpkinseed, and purple worms, black frogs with chartreuse legs | coves | 1 - 2 feet 10–14 feet | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass to 6 pounds are very good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | GRAPEVINE | JUNE | Most | 80'S | clear | Carolina-rigged watermelon/chartreuse lizards, 4” Mister Twister natural shad pattern Slimy Slugs, and 1/4oz. white spinnerbaits, | points | 3 - 12 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | Lake FORK | JUNE | AM | 85 | slightly stained | white Lockhart 1/4 or 1/2oz. buzzbaits, Pop R’s, Scum Frogs, and FX Hooks with flukes, splatterback Bandit crankbaits fished over and on the edges of hydrilla and grasshopper or watermelon candy wacky-rigged trick worms, Carolina-rigs and Texas-rigs | main lake points | 10 - 24 feet | Clear | 60's | Black bass are good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try humps and roadbeds |