Boyd Haynes Knoxville TN Catches His Personal Best Bass On Lake Guntersville. Boyd a longtime client of Guntersville Bass Guides (9 years) caught his personal best bass the morning of January 19th 2023 it was also his first bass of the new year. Thats kicking the year off right. His Bass weighed 7.23 LBS he […]

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...

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

Details of Schooling Fish

The Tough Summer Bite

My Bait Choices in the Heat

Keys to Skipping a Bait

Spinner Bait and Fall Fishing

The Swim Bait Craze

The Heat brings Finesse Time

Summertime Tips

Pro Tips to Great Days on Guntersville There is no doubt that Guntersville is a great lake and one of the best lakes in the country for bass fishing; that however does not equate to it being easy. Easy is not something that defines Guntersville as it is a highly pressured lake with tournaments covering... Read more » The post Pro Tips to Great Day...

LAKE GUNTERSVILLE FISHING REPORT Spinnerbaits Shad Spawn Bream Beds & A $50 Fuel Card DATE: APRIL 26 2026 • LOCATION: LAKE GUNTERSVILLE ALABAMA Late April on Lake Guntersville is starting to show the kind of fishing people wait on all spring. The shad are heavy the spinnerbait bite has been strong better quality bass are […] The post Shad Spawn Br...