The bass fishing at guntersville this November was as good as I have ever seen it. Guntersville is a huge and dynamic lake and it's not easy but with the right adjustments we were able to consistently catch them. Shad imitating baits near the outside grass lines were the most productive but there also was a deep bite that produced well after...

This last week has been one for the ages. A cold front grouped the fish up in small areas. When you find them it's unbelievable how many big fish are in one area. On tuesday we landed 30 bass and only one of them was under 3lbs. I had clients on a 2 day trip that landed 90. The best pattern has been outside grasslines and shellbeds in 9-...

Wintertime fishing at guntersville lake. This week we have seen the water temps drop into the 50s which has put these fish into their winter pattern. This is when guntersville lake really shines. I average 18-19 fish per day this time of year and the quality is the best of the year with fish averaging about 3.75lbs each with an excellent cha...

The crappie population at guntersville lake exploded when eel grass became the dominant vegetation. The eel grass doesn't die off in the winter like other grasses and it provides a haven for juvenile crappie to survive and flourish. My guides are catching 50-100 crappie on 5 hour trips and clients are keeping all they want. The best crappie f...

The unusually mild weather is yielding excellent fishing so far this month and I expect that to continue. The first day of the Toyota series championship saw seven stringers over 20lbs come across the scales and 18lbs was 16th. Those numbers are phenomenal for the fall. Most of the fish have moved shallow and they are feeding aggressively. We hav...

October has been absolutely spectacular. We averaged around 40 fish caught per day and tons of big fish were caught including a 10.1. As the water has cooled off the fishing has improved exponentially. Tuesday we landed 71 keepers and had 10 fish over 4lbs. We literally caught them nonstop for 8 hours. As the water continues to cool off I fully e...

With the cooling water temperatures more big fish are showing up everyday. The last 2 weeks our best 5 fish has been around 20lbs or more everyday. Our numbers are still excellent averaging 30-40 fish a day. The big bass tour at guntersville had some excellent weights and was won with a 9.39 caught punching. The lake is the healthiest it has ever...

The big fish showed up this week. Our numbers have been great for a while but this week our best 5 fish each day was over 20lbs. Our biggest fish was 10.1 and we had tons of 4lbers. The fish have moved out of the river channel and they are roaming and feeding on shad aggressively. Each day I have had to relocate these nomadic schools of bass but...

The frog bite is on at guntersville. We are getting about 20-30 blowups per day and the average size fish on Kermit is much bigger than any other technique at the moment. You need a big strong rod and a powerful high gear reel with 65lb test braid. There are a million different colors of frogs but I keep it simple. I primarily fish white or black...

Mats for Frog Fishing

Last week I guided a client from Chicago every day. We averaged 45 fish per day and he caught his personal best on Tuesday. We did manage to have 1 day with our best 5 over 20lbs. Most fish have now moved shallow and are feeding on shad. Our best baits were spinnerbaits and swimbaits fished around shallow grass. As the days get shorter and the te...

Fall Spinner Bait Time

Floating Grass Issue

Heavy Grass Techniques

Last week I had 5 guide trips at guntersville. We landed 240 bass total and had several nice fish. The fish are quickly moving into their fall pattern and the next 3 months are going to be spectacular. Twice we had 30-40 fish follow a hooked fish to the boat indicating how healthy the fishery is. There is a pretty good frog bite and some big fish...

Guntersville Gave Up Some Big Bass The Past Few Months And We Enjoyed Immensely! We saw a solid deep bite that lasted for a good time. Seen schools like we did back many years ago and they bit didn’t have to work to hard to have a big bag day in and day out. I […]

Jerk baits in Cold Water

It’s Time for a Popping Lure

Fall Movement is Upon Us

The stocking program at guntersville is paying off with excellent catch rates year around. I had 4 guide trips last week and we caught fish every stop I made all week. There are still plenty of deep schools that will fire up early,late and when the current increases. A shallow bite is starting to materialize and it will be the dominant pattern by...

We have had 2 bouts of extreme cold here in Alabama which is very uncommon. Will this delay the spawn? NO. Will it make fishing better? Yes. We are expecting a quick warmup into the 60s and 70s in February. This cold weather along with a healthy population of bass will yield outstanding fishing this spring and summer. Why? First some of the shad...