Bass Fishing Report - July 17, 2025
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July 17, 2025 Bass Fishing Update 🎣
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Bass fishing report for this week:
🎣 U.S. Bass Trend Overview: July 17 – July 20, 2025
As we roll deeper into summer, Summer and Dog Days conditions are setting in hard across much of the U.S.—with HOT, HUMID weather and scattered storm cells driving rapid changes in bass behavior. Feeding windows are tightening, and water temps are pushing bass deeper.
The GOOD to EPIC feeding mood ratings are still there—but to take advantage, you’ve got to fish smart: dawn, dusk, deeper, and with precision.
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Regional Bass Fishing Forecast Breakdown:
July 18 – 21, 2025
Below is a brief summary by region.
Because the weather and water conditions are rapidly changing this time of year, be sure to check your local bass fishing top 5 baits and lake location recommendations using your Bass Forecast mobile app Adapted Patterns® feature.
Northwest
Temps remain mild compared to the rest of the country—upper 70s to mid-80s—with rising humidity and scattered weekend thunderstorms in the northern Rockies. Bass are mostly in post-spawn to early summer patterns in high elevations and summer holding zones elsewhere. Mornings offer solid topwater potential near grass and rock. Shift to deep cranks, drop-shots, and jigs once the sun climbs.
Southwest
The Dog Days grip is unrelenting—triple-digit air temps and 85°F+ water temps across most lowland lakes. Bass are deep and reluctant midday, but feeding windows open briefly at dawn, dusk, or during cloudy breaks. Fish shaded structure, bluff walls, and brush piles with Carolina rigs, Texas-rigged worms, or slow-rolled swimbaits. High-elevation lakes still offer more active post-spawn bites.
Midwest
Blistering heat holds steady, with highs in the mid-90s and storm cells tracking through the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Bass are fully in summer mode, pushing deeper to the thermocline and brush. Focus on deep ledges, timber, and river current seams using creature baits, jigs, and deep-diving crankbaits. Use the weather graph in the PRO app to avoid lakes affected by muddy runoff.
Southeast
It’s textbook summer: steamy mornings, afternoon boomers, and unpredictable pressure drops. Bass are buried in hydrilla, brush piles, or suspended just off structure. Early: run buzzbaits, frogs, or walking baits through open pockets near grass. Midday: slow it down with flipping baits, punch rigs, or heavy Carolina rigs off deeper ledges. Watch storm movement closely for surprise action spikes.
Northeast
Hot and stormy conditions continue with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, plus scattered PM thunderstorms. Bass remain in classic summer structure patterns—holding off points, humps, and grass edges. Fish topwaters early, especially on overcast mornings, then transition to drop-shots, tubes, or slow crankbaits in 10–18 ft. Be ready to adjust with barometric swings.
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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. DO NOT 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. NO MATTER WHEN YOU GO, the BFR combined with the Seasonal Pattern (see map below) guides the 3 key elements of a successful bass catching pattern: 1. Baits to use. 2. Best bet fish feeding locations. 3. Best bet presentation speed.
Tight lines and happy fishing!
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