Bass Fishing Report - October 30, 2025
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Bass Fishing Report: October 30 – November 03, 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.
With most of the nation cooler than normal this week, bass feeding metabolism will slow somewhat this coming weekend which is exactly what you’ll see on the Bass Forecast Ratings Heat-Map below. The bass seasons are changing rapidly.
Many beginning anglers assume there’s only one Fall pattern. Experienced anglers know there are three distinct FALL patterns, and they will directly affect your success in choosing locations, baits, and presentations. You can watch how these three Fall patterns shift over the next four days in the Bass Season Heat-Map below. While this weekend’s feeding activity ratings may look bleak for our old friend (and foe) the bass, they can still be fooled with smart adaptive Angling.
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!
1. Scout rain by lake. Use the Bass Forecast weather graph in-app to review 10-day past and future rainfall for each saved fishing location, this helps you pick where / when to fish and whether to pack high-contrast / noisy baits for runoff-stained water.
2. Be season-ready. Any of EARLY FALL → FALL → LATE FALL 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: TOUGH → GOOD
Pattern: LATE FALL
Two waves keep it cool, wet, windy. Fish drop-offs and points with suspending jerkbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. Watch for muddy inflows.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Jerkbait
Southwest
(California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico)
Bite: GOOD (stable)
Pattern: EARLY FALL → FALL
Most desert/interior waters trend dry and seasonable (Phoenix sunny mid-80s), fish points, flats and mouths of creeks/coves with fast moving baits covering the water column such as walkers, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits and crank baits. In SoCal, fish should be shallower; backs of creeks and coves, flats and docs. Top Water, Frogs, Squarebills, Jigs and Soft Plastics should produce. If you see bass chasing shad, have an umbrella rig ready.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Buzzbait
Southeast
(Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky)
Bite: TOUGH → FAIR → GOOD
Pattern: EARLY FALL → FALL
Cooler/drier air noses in behind the midweek front; some late-period rain brushes the Lower MS/TN Valley as Plains moisture edges east. Fish Grass/docks at dawn with frogs/buzzbaits/flukes; sun-up = Umbrella Rigs for off-shore fish and Carolina rigs, soft plastics and Jigs for structure-oriented fish. ledges/shelfs. Clouds extend the moving-bait window.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Umbrella Rig
Rocky Mountains
(Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah)
Bite: FAIR (by elevation)
Pattern: LATE FALL (Winter at high lakes)
A weekend warming trend will find bass more active on Sunday sans fishing pressure. First light on points/humps 8–20 ft (walking baits/poppers), then wacky/compact football jigs under bluebird. Any pre-wave pressure dip = quick moving-bait pop.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Wacky Rig
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Great Plains
(Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, South Dakota, North Dakota)
Bite: TOUGH → GOOD
Pattern: LATE FALL
Post-front stability early, then increasing rain chances late Sat–Sun across parts of the Southern Plains. Work windblown points/banks at first light; when clouds return, expect a shallow push and better moving-bait bite ahead of showers. Fish drop-offs and points with suspending jerkbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Jerkbait
Midwest
(Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota)
Bite: FAIR → GOOD (best windows around fronts)
Pattern: LATE FALL
Chilly, blustery around Halloween; showers/gusts in the Lakes belts, then gradual improvement.
Fish drop-offs and points with suspending jerkbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas
with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. In deeper areas where you find schools of fish and bait, a flutter
spoon might get hammered.
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Jerkbait early
Northeast
(New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New England)
Bite: GOOD → FAIR → TOUGH (deteriorating daily)
Pattern: LATE FALL
Rain/gusts/chill for Halloween and cooler nights will cool the water and bass feeding metabolism as the weekend progresses. Thurs & Fri better bets than Sat & Sun. Fish drop-offs and points with suspending jerkbaits and umbrella rigs first, then comb same areas with Carolina rigs and Ned rigs. Off-shore and in deeper areas where you find schools of fish and bait, an umbrella rig or flutter spoon should get hammered
Top Bass Bait to use: Throw Umbrella Rig
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.
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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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