Wow. Guntersville is ridiculous. Congratulations to Eric Lampkin for winning the New Year's Day tournament with 5 fish that weighed 32.3 pounds. It took 29 pounds to get a check. There were many 20 plus pound bags that got a pat on the back. Guntersville has worked hard to maintain a healthy fishery with excellent habitat and the recent stock...

2023 was my best year to date as far as total bass catches is concerned. My boat averaged over 30 bass landed per day and the size was excellent landing 5@18-19 pounds regularly. My crappie guides also had an excellent year limiting out on most trips and filling a cooler every time. I did 187 trips this year and I look forward to doing even more...

It's 65 degrees and the bass are feeding at guntersville. The bass are starting to position themselves strategically for the spawn. Points and humps out from spawning areas are where our best fishing is at the moment. Depths from 6-9 feet are usually best and our best baits have been crankbaits and chatterbaits. This time of year we get 15-20...

Wow!!! This week was one for the ages. I guided everyday this week and guntersville showed out for us. Warm weather and good water color set the stage for phenomenal fishing. My clients averaged landing 25 bass per day with the average size almost 4 pounds. We tripled up on 5 pounders Wednesday and ended the day with 8 fish over 5 and two over 6....

Winter fishing has become my favorite time to be on Guntersville. In December and January the usually crowded ramps are empty and the fish are hungry. The last two weeks on half day trips my clients have averaged landing 17-18 bass and the average size is about 3.75 pounds with many fish over 4 pounds. There are 3 ways to  approach winter fi...

November has been the best in years maybe decades. The water is warmer than normal and the fish are feeding agressively. Yesterdays water temp was 61 so December is setting up to be spectacular. As the nights cool the water off the bigger fish will move out of the channels to feed up for the upcoming spawn. The primary forage is still shad but bl...

It's 75 degrees and the water temperature is in the high 60s. The numbers of fish we are catching is unreal for November. This week I did 3 guide trips and we caught 24,38, and 41 bass. The size is good with fish averaging around 3 pounds. My primary pattern is shad imitating baits in the shallows and I move quickly until a school fires. With...

Today was a challenge but with the right adjustments we landed 38 nice bass at guntersville. We also saw 6 deer and 3 eagles which is exciting for my clients. We zeroed on my first two holes which have been my best places historically this time of year however I am very calculated and strategic so it didn't phase me at all. On my third stop a...

Cooler weather and shorter days equal big bass at guntersville. The deer hunters are in the woods and the baitfish are migrating into the creeks. Fall is my favorite time at guntersville. The fishing pressure is exponentially less than the spring and the fish are healthy and hungry. Yesterday my client landed 16 nice 3-5 pound largemouth and a gi...

Guntersville Has Shifted Some Timing Around. September was the best September I can remember we some really nice bass and plenty of bites. Now in October we are paying for that? Or did what we normally get in September is now here? Water Temps are now down in mid 60s and the water is clear […] The post Guntersville Fishing Report 10/23/23 first ap...

All signs are pointing to phenomenal fishing over the next several weeks. The water is still very warm close to 70 degrees but with the inevitable cooling that's coming fishing will be excellent. This fall has been really good in spite of warmer water than usual. My boat has averaged 40 fish landed per day in September and October. As the day...

Fall is here and it was 49 degrees last night in Guntersville. Now 1 dominant pattern has emerged. Shad,shad and more shad. Threadfin and gizzard shad are now the main forage and locating an area with a school of shad will also hold a school of bass. This is more complicated than it sounds as the baitfish migrate around the lake constantly and on...

Guntersville is really good at the moment and it is improving daily. It took almost 40 pounds to win the Bfl last weekend and there were several anglers with phenomenal weights for September. There are 3 completely different ways to catch them at the moment. Believe it or not the deep ledge bite is still pretty good. Tva is generating curren...

September On Lake Guntersville Has Been Fun! Water Temps Are Slowly Dropping The Days Are Comfortable & The Big Bass Have Been Biting! That’s Is If You Happen To Be Fishing Gal. The Ladies Have Been Getting The Big Bits This Month! Water Temps are between 76-79 and clarity has been 2-3 feet Several ways […] The post Guntersville Fishing September...

Down goes Kermit; If you like big line,big rods and a frog now is the time to come to guntersville. The Bfl super tournament is this weekend and unless somebody finds a magical school still out deep this event will definitely be won on a frog and a flipping stick. Most of my clients like to catch schooling fish this time of year but if you are wi...

It's fun out on the big pond right now. As this cooler weather approaches it's going to get even better. There are 3 ways to attack guntersville at the moment. For numbers of fish shad imitating baits in the shallow grass is the best deal. To catch big fish you can go and fish the summertime ledges or frog and flip. Yesterday we sampled a...

In September you have to be dynamic and versatile to catch them everyday. Last week we had some cooler cloudy weather and I was able to get on some shallow fish chasing bait. This week it got hot and bright and I had to move back out deep to get it going. I have fished competitively all my life and I have been very successful however in this day...

It's football season!!! Guntersville is full of fat healthy bass that look like footballs. The fall is when the fun starts. This time of year huge schools of big,hungry bass roam nomadically following baitfish. When you pull up on the right hole at the right time it can be incredible. Last week I saw schools feeding with 30-100 bass in them....

Wow!!! What a day and thankfully I had a great consistent client in the boat when it happened. Yesterday we started out at daylight like always. From daylight until 10am we landed 30 with 4 big fish which is pretty much par for the course. At 10am I idled over a big crankbait hole and there were so many bass on it they started blowing up in my bu...

This Week Has Been Great Fishing With The Big Bass Biting Very Well! The feeding windows are staying consistent and the baits have changed some but it’s been fun keeping up with them.. Had a 5th grader (Blake) out fish his dad this week he had 8 cast in a row where he caught […]

December and January consistently yield some of the best fishing of the year. However you like to fish can be productive. There are obviously big groups of fish out on the creek ledges following bait but there is also a shallow bite. The tournament weights in the winter are ridiculous. Anything less than 30 pounds has no chance to win and 20 poun...