Bass Fishing Report
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Bass Fishing Report: November 27 - December 01, 2025
Bass fishing fanatics! Dive in and explore the Bass Fishing Report heat maps and regional forecasts below.
Scroll down to check out the latest Bass Fishing Forecast & Bass Fishing Season maps to stay ahead of the game.
Good news for Thanksgiving weekend: Black Friday is the pick day to fish—nationwide.
Want to swap retail mayhem and long checkout lines for bass bites? (Uh, DUH.) Here’s how to make your case:
STEP 1: Open your Bass Forecast mobile app and pull up your target fishing location.
STEP 2: Show your better half that the Bass Forecast Rating on Black Friday is the best day in the next 10 days—we even flag it with a blue banner and white star so it’s easy to spot.
With a sharp cold push setting in fast, this might be your best window for a while. And if you sell it right—and your shopping partner likes to fish—they might just join you on the water.
Quick links to your specific regional fishing forecast below
Pacific Northwest | Southwest | Southeast | Rocky Mountains | Great Plains | Midwest | Northeast
Weekend Warrior Pro Bass Fishing Tips!
Be season-ready. Any of FALL → LATE FALL → WINTER may show up locally. Check our app’s primary seasonal pattern, then use Bass Season to preview the season before and after so you can ADAPT fast. Good news is on the horizon (Nov 4–8), hinting at a quick pattern rebound next week. To see it and plan ahead for next week and weekend, open your Bass Forecast app and view the 10-day Bass Forecast feeding mood ratings and Bass Seasonal patterns upcoming for all of your favorite fishing locations
Your Regional Bass Fishing Report
Best Baits, Tips, and Techniques
Quick links to your specific regional fishing forecast below
Pacific Northwest | Southwest | Southeast | Rocky Mountains | Great Plains | Midwest | Northeast
Pacific Northwest
(Washington, Oregon, Idaho)
Bite: GOOD → TOUGH
Pattern: WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. Fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Ned Rigs
Southwest
(California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico)
Bite: FAIR → GOOD
Pattern: LATE FALL → WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. In Southern California, when you see a LATE FALL pattern in the BassForecast app, fish points, flats and backs of creeks/coves with fast moving baits covering the water column such as walkers, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits and crank baits. If you see bass chasing shad, have an umbrella rig ready.
When you see a WINTER pattern in the BassForecast app, fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Drop-shot
Southeast
(Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky)
Bite: GOOD → TOUGH
Pattern: LATE FALL → WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day.
when you see a LATE FALL pattern in the BassForecast app, fish points, flats and backs of creeks/coves with fast moving baits covering the water column such as walkers, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits and crank baits. If you see bass chasing shad, have an umbrella rig ready.
When you see a WINTER pattern in the BassForecast app, fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Ned Rigs
Rocky Mountains
(Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah)
Bite: FAIR to TOUGH
Pattern: WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. Fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Drop-shot
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Great Plains
(Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, South Dakota, North Dakota)
Bite: TOUGH
Pattern: LATE FALL → WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. Fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Drop-shot
Midwest
(Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota)
Bite: FAIR to TOUGH
Pattern: WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. Fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Drop-shot
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Northeast
(New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New England)
Bite: FAIR → TOUGH
Pattern: LATE FALL → WINTER
Black Friday is the day to go if you must this weekend as an incoming cold front is going to cool water temps and slow bass feeding metabolism day by day. Fish drop-offs, main lake basins, creek channels and deeper points with suspending jerkbaits, deep diving crankbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. If fish are not coming up, try a Spybait, Drop Shot or Jigging Spoon.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Ned Rigs
Quick Bass Fishing Tactics & Bass Forecast App Tips
Season toggle: If your lake runs hot/bluebird, roll Bass Season → FALL to EARLY FALL to refresh Top-5 baits & locations.
Timing: Pre-storm pressure dips and the first clear morning after remain your best shots at VERY GOOD to EPIC bursts, especially Midwest/Plains
Because the weather and water conditions are rapidly changing this time of year, be sure to check your Bass Forecast mobile app Adapted Patterns® feature.
Stay ahead of the bite by leveraging your Bass Forecast app's features, including the Adapted Pattern® Top 5 Baits and Lake Locations, to maximize your success this weekend. To see exactly when bass will be turned on in your area, open your Bass Forecast mobile app and get PRO.
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Bass Forecast Tip:
Over 1.5 million+ Bass Forecast anglers have used these tips to boost catch rates during the cooler season.
1. Don't rely on “what worked yesterday.” It's not a solid strategy. The trickiest part of figuring out the bite in bass fishing is that patterns can change daily based on the weather, thus changing the feeding behavior of bass. Use the Bass Forecast app feature Adapted Patterns® to help adapt your strategy in real time. Bass Forecast Adapted Patterns® has predicted the winning pattern in 86% of top flight bass fishing tournaments 7 to 10 days before the tournament began.
2. Select best odds days up to 10 days in advance by getting Bass Forecast PRO inside the app. While there's no ‘guarantee’ of success on any single outing, double blind research has shown that season long average catch rates during GOOD/EPIC rated days are 68% to 305% higher than the average. Fisheries biologist research has also proven that bigger bass are caught during GOOD/EPIC days due to proactive vs reactive feeding behavior.
3. Whenever you go, the Bass Forecast Rating combined with the Seasonal Pattern guides the 3 key elements of a successful bass catching pattern.
Tight lines and happy fishing!
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