I had 3 guide trips last week and the fishing got better each day. We landed 73 bass total and had about 10 fish over 4 lbs. The water temp cooled off 2 degrees from 88 to 86 which doesn't sound like much but the fish became much more active with the cooler water.  The dominant pattern continues to be river channel ledges and the fishing...

Keys to Skipping a Bait

Spinner Bait and Fall Fishing

I did 4 guide trips last week and the fishing got progressively better as the week went along. We averaged 35 fish per day and we caught several big fish each day. The fish are getting acclimated to the warmer water temperatures and they seem to be getting more active. The best pattern continues to be river channel ledges with big crankbaits and...

The Swim Bait Craze

The tournament weights at guntersville continue to be excellent. In the honeycomb tournament this morning it took 5@27 to win and 22lbs to get a check. For summertime fishing that is really strong. I guided everyday this week and to beat the heat we fished 430 am to 930 am. We averaged 25 fish per day and each day we had fish over 6lbs. The key p...

The Heat brings Finesse Time

Guntersville just keeps on producing even in the hot summer weather. Last week we averaged 40 per day and we had a best 5 over 17lbs each day. The fish have transitioned into a true summertime pattern positioning themselves on the tennesee river ledges. The best baits are deep diving crankbaits and big spoons. Most people are intimidated by the v...

Summertime Tips

Heat of the Summer

Ledge season is now in full swing as massive schools have moved offshore to feed up after the spawn. We are averaging the best numbers since fall about 40 fish per half day trip. We are also catching tons of 3-4lb fish and some over 5. What you need to look for this time of year is an irregularity on the main river ledge that can hold bait a...

Deep Cranking Time

Finally we have some good current flowing out on the tennesee river. It has been dry the last month and the water had gotten stagnant but recent rains have caused tva to generate quite a bit of current and it has positioned the fish in predictable areas. Big schools of fish have moved to the river ledges and with this water movement they are...

SPECTACULAR. This week at guntersville has been simply spectacular. I guided everyday and we caught them basically every cast everyday. We landed over 200 this week and caught tons of fish in the 3-5lb class. The best pattern has been river channel ledges with crankbaits and a hair jig. We also sent another large group of F1 bass fingerlings out...

Deep Fishing

Guntersville is absolutely spectacular right now. Day 1 of the MLF pro series 95th place was 14lbs and over 25lbs was leading. Common sentiment from the tournament anglers is Guntersville is the best largemouth bass fishery in the world only rivaled by the smallmouth fishing at Champlain. I firmly believe that this is just the beginning of s...

Submergent Vegetation Time is Here

May and June on Guntersville

How to Take Advantage of Reel Speed

This is one of my favorite times of the year. A big group of fish spawned on the full moon and they are migrating towards their post spawn staging areas and some are moving into their summer areas. Bream are on bed and shad are spawning. This makes for excellent fishing opportunities when you can get dialed in on a school of fish. I have been gui...

Down goes Kermit!!!! If you like turning off your graphs and getting up in the thick stuff hook up your boat and head to Guntersville. The frogging and flipping bite is the best I have seen it in decades. 30 bites a day all big ones. Grab some braid,a flipping stick and get in the nastiest stuff you can find. If your heart can't take an 8 pou...