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...

Lake Guntersville September Bass Fishing Report & Outlook Field-tested insights from the lake’s top guides — updated for early fall transition. Fishing so far in September on Lake Guntersville has been a little bit of everything — a mix of glory frustration head-scratching moments and those classic “oh that’s what they’re doing” days. For the […]...

Chaos on the Rivers The bass fishing industry is at an all-time high; The lakes are crowded the bass and crappie fisherman are covering up every bend turn and contour on your lake. Tournaments are everywhere and finding your favorite spot unpressured is nearly impossible. Adding to that high-school teams and increased interest in fishing... Read m...

Keep it Up Bass boats have gone out of site the past several years in cost and more and more people who have been flipping their boat year after a year or so must keep it longer and taking care of it is extremely important. My fixation to keep my boat clean and looking great... Read more » The post Keep it Up appeared first on Fish Lake Guntersvil...

Labor Day weekend is coming up and there is already a ton of boats out on the lake. Be careful out there. The fishing for this time of year is the best I have ever seen it. The grass is healthy,the current is flowing and the stocking program is paying off. I guided 3 days this week and our average catch rate was 30 per day. Big fish for the week...

Constant Change is part of Fishing Today’s fishermen have to adapt to the ever-changing pressure on today’s lakes. The change has come over time but the days of finding aggressive bass are depleted and if you’re going to be successful you must change with it. Adapting is key mind games you must overcome and success... Read more » The post Constant...

For Immediate Release Guntersville Bass Guides Welcomes Laker Howell to the Team Guntersville Alabama — August 22 2025 Guntersville Bass Guides is proud to announce that Laker Howell one of bass fishing’s top young pros is joining our guide roster. Fresh off a Bassmaster Open win on Leech Lake Laker brings big-stage poise modern electronics […] Th...

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report This week brought a mix of puzzle pieces and payoffs on Lake Guntersville. We welcomed an angler from Japan — our 12th visitor from there — and the bite behaved differently than in recent weeks. One day the fish were grouped up and chewing the next they scattered and changed size […] The post Lake Guntersville Fish...

Rattle Trap or Bust Grass can scare many away from fishing a trap on a lake like Guntersville in the fall of the year. It’s a bait that catches fish in the fall as well as it does in the spring. Guntersville being the grass lake as it forces many of us to stay away... Read more » The post Rattle Trap or Bust appeared first on Fish Lake Guntersvill...

This week we saw the water temps drop from 93 to 83 and a full moon was present. It set up the perfect storm for what was possibly the best fishing all year. I guided everyday and we caught 40 per day on average and each day my clients caught their personal best. The key was adjusting to the conditions and the behavior patterns of bass. We caught...

The full moon is Tuesday and the forecast is calling for warm weather. Big waves of fish are pulling up shallow and the fishing is getting really good. If you have never experienced Guntersville lake this is the time to come. Last week I had a client catch 3 giants in 1 hour the smallest one weighed 6.84. The triggers that cause big bass to move...

Late February early March on Guntersville Baits of Choice As we move closer to the spawn the late February bite will be all about the right bait in the right place at the right time. Late February early March will be about change you will still have to force some bites as reaction baits will... Read more » The post Late February early March on Gun...

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report Month of February 2026 Guntersville proved its best of the best in February with some record catches throughout the month. It wasn’t without its struggles though as cold fronts ate up the month and caused some tough days in February. Sure there was some great results in February of 2026 but... Read more » The post...