Lake Guntersville • Weekly Report Late October Bite Ramps Up — Cooler Water & Bigger Bass We’re closing out October on Lake Guntersville with improving quality and strong numbers. Cooler nights and mild days have dropped the water temps and the bass are responding. They’re chasing feeding and showing up in force. Schooling activity has […] The pos...

Productive Areas on Lake Guntersville in the Fall Movement to the creeks is a common part of the fall feeding pattern; tracking those changes and following the movement is must as we progress through the fall. The key is to understand that this can be a daily change especially as the water cools every day... Read more » The post Productive Areas o...

October is one of my favorite months to bass fish at Guntersville. However you have to adjust to conditions to continue to be productive. I see many anglers using springtime techniques that are not productive in the fall. I like to fish fast and move around a lot. The fall is the perfect match for my fishing style. On October 1st the water temp w...

Lake Guntersville • Weekly Report Fall Transition Heats Up — Corporate Trip Delivers 730 Fish Over Two Days Picking up where we left off last week—the bass still aren’t everywhere and they’re still a little choosy. But that’s fishing and the Guntersville Bass Guides™ crew is doing what we do best: working our tails off […] The post Lake Guntersvil...

Fall Trophy Bass Locations on Guntersville It is no secret that Guntersville is loaded with big trophy bass; it is by far one of the best trophy bass lakes in the country. Having said that location is everything just like anything else if you’re not in the right type of area you may not be... Read more » The post Fall Trophy Bass Locations on Gunt...

As expected October has been phenomenal so far. The water is 75 degrees which is warmer than usual so I expect this great fall fishing to last through December and right into the prespawn. Yesterday while teaching my client how to cast a baitcaster he landed a 6lber and we ended up with 50. Our best baits were crankbaits out on the ledges and a s...

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report — October 12 2025 This week’s full breakdown from the Guntersville Bass Guides™ team — tournaments water trends and what’s working now. This week on Lake Guntersville was packed with two major events running at the same time: the first-ever Ultimate Angler Championship (188 anglers Thu–Sat) and the Big Bass Tour […...

Fall Feeding Bass on Lake Guntersville There is no doubt that the fall bite on Guntersville this year is as good as it has been any fall for many years the key has been their feeding habits have been strong and the cooling water temperatures have helped. Many years in the past getting the bass... Read more » The post Fall Feeding Bass on Lake Gunt...

Lake Guntersville October Lake Update October rolled in with the kind of wind that jump-starts fall patterns on Lake Guntersville. We’ve had steady 15+ mph days from the northeast east and southeast — not a light breeze. It’s moving bait cooling the surface and getting the lake ready for the classic October bite. Numbers have […] The post Lake Gun...

Fall Bass fishing on Lake Guntersville In most typical years the fall bass fishing on Guntersville can be a tough time; this year has been the exception but the common fall threads still exist and you must understand it to have success in the fall of the year. The first and most obvious challenge is... Read more » The post Fall Bass Fishing on Lak...

October might actually be the best fishing of the year. The bass are feeding aggressively and the crappie are stacked up on the brushpiles. This week I did 4 guide trips and our average catch rate was 40 per day with our best 5 over 19lbs every day. There are 2 dominant patterns: flipping and froggin won the BFL and scoping is the easiest way to...

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report – Frog Bite Update Lake Guntersville bass fishing report with SPRO Frog Tournament recap early fall patterns and what’s working now (plus crappie trips start Oct 15). When they eat it like this it isn’t luck — timing & presentation are right. Fall is finally settling in on Lake Guntersville and […] The post Lake Gu...

How Water Temperatures Affect Bass Fishing Water temperatures can be the key to finding active fish on any freshwater fishery. The key is to understand how the water temperature affects what the bass are doing and what there feeding patterns are when the temperature changes. All weather conditions have a big affect on the water... Read more » The...

The grass is healthy, current is moving and the stocking program is paying off!!! Tuesday my client landed 77 bass most of which were 3-5 pounds. The bfl super tournament was won with a frog and second place was won scoping. Our best bait this week was a crush city freeloader. The bass are roaming nomadically in the channel following giant s...

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report – September Transition Lake Guntersville bass fishing report with fall transition patterns corporate trip highlights and what’s working now. Where do we even start? The bass have been on the move and this week proved why you’d better have several spots holding fish. One day they’re stacked up the next day […] The p...

Best Bass Fishing Lure for Fall Every year the fall bite has its slow down period as bait is plentiful this time of year and getting bass to hit an artificial bait can be a big challenge. This year has been no different there are bait balls everywhere and the largemouth bass are attracted to... Read more » The post Best Bass Fishing Lures for Fall...

September Bass Fishing Report & Outlook Field-tested insights from the lake’s top guides — updated for the mid-September warm-up. We’re starting to feel that warm-up we talked about last week and Mother Nature isn’t letting go of summer just yet. What has it done to the fishing? Not a whole lot has changed but the […] The post Lake Guntersville Fi...

Nothing is more exciting than frog fishing at Guntersville. If you don't like watching a giant bass explode on a frog you need to play golf instead. However it's imperative to understand the details and nuances of frog fishing. Basically you have two scenarios: a thick mat of grass and scattered grass. In the thick mats you want to use a...

The Right Choice With the frog bite upon us it’s time to learn to access the mats so you are making good choices. When you have miles of great looking grass that all looks good something has to stand out so you can make a choice; where do you fish and what makes one clump... Read more » The post The Right Choice appeared first on Fish Lake Gunters...

The last week has been phenomenal. We are averaging 50 bass per day and the size is excellent as well. There are 3 patterns producing at the moment. As always the deep ledges are working well, a good frogging and flipping pattern is emerging and schooling fish are starting to show up. The best 3 baits are an 8xd, a black spro frog and a spook. As...

October is one of my favorite months to bass fish at Guntersville. However you have to adjust to conditions to continue to be productive. I see many anglers using springtime techniques that are not productive in the fall. I like to fish fast and move around a lot. The fall is the perfect match for my fishing style. On October 1st the water temp w...

Productive Areas on Lake Guntersville in the Fall Movement to the creeks is a common part of the fall feeding pattern; tracking those changes and following the movement is must as we progress through the fall. The key is to understand that this can be a daily change especially as the water cools every day... Read more » The post Productive Areas o...

Lake Guntersville • Weekly Report Late October Bite Ramps Up — Cooler Water & Bigger Bass We’re closing out October on Lake Guntersville with improving quality and strong numbers. Cooler nights and mild days have dropped the water temps and the bass are responding. They’re chasing feeding and showing up in force. Schooling activity has […] The pos...