I guided everyday last week and the fishing was excellent. The numbers of fish landed ranged from 28 to 50 per day. The biggest fish we weighed was 6lbs and 14oz. With the full moon approaching I expect another wave of fish to move up shallow. You can catch numbers of small fish shallow right now but all of our bigger fish have been deeper in the...

This March has been one for the ages. We have been guiding almost everyday and the fishing has been phenomenal. The weather however has been unpredictable at times. The biggest bass landed in my boat was an 8lb 14oz fish that was post spawn. Those really big fish ease up and spawn earlier than most think and then they escape the shallows before t...

Had A Solid Week. With Some Guntersville Pre Spawn Bass. Water Temps Are Warming Up Once Again And Things Will Be Very Interesting Next Week For Sure! Temp 55-58 degrees and water has 2-3ft visibility Fred from New Jersey caught his first largemouth and it was a good one. And Zack had a dang good […]

Here We Are After One Of The Nastiest Cold Fronts You Could Possible Have. With 3 Weeks Of Nice Weather ( 70s & 80s degrees ) We Get Slammed With Low 30s & Wind. All the progress of the spawn has been put on hold at least for a few more days. This week we […]

Guntersville showed out Saturday in the Alabama bass trail event. 29.55 won and there were 22 limits over twenty pounds. 40th place was almost 18 pounds. The lake is full of aquatic vegetation and the current out on the Tennesee river keeps everything active.  The forecast this week is for 80 degree temperatures which should move up a b...

Wow!!!! The crappie population has increased exponentially and my guides are catching limits almost everyday. When guntersville is full of grass the entire ecosystem is healthy and plenty of grass we have got. Last week we had crappie trips everyday and every trip limited on 12 inch plus fish except 1. The fish are staging in the prespawn areas a...

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This week we have been guiding everyday and the fishing is phenomenal. We are averaging 30-40 fish per day but one day this week my clients landed over 100. There are groups of fish in multiple depth zones at the moment. You can catch plenty of small fish up shallow but the bigger fish are out deeper. Ratltraps,crankbaits and chatterbaits are our...

Above Temperatures Has The Bass With Only One Thing On Their Mind…. So If You’re Waiting Till April To Catch Them Off The Spawning Flats Then You’ll More Then Likley Miss The Party! We had a angler break his personal best twice in one day! You can tell it has things a bit messed up […]

This was the week when the water temperatures reached 60 and the full moon is coming. I did 4 bass trips this week and we averaged 40 bass per day. I am catching them deep and shallow and in between. The best baits are traps, chatterbaits and we even caught some on a frog. I just spoke with my crappie guide and he had a 3 man limit of crappie 12...

The crappie fishing is incredible at the moment. It was 83 degrees yesterday in north Alabama and the crappie are moving into the prespawn areas and feeding aggressively. The best patterns are bridges,brushpiles and boathouses.  We are catching most of our fish tight lining a jig with the best colors being monkey milk and chartreuse/white. T...

Guntersville showed out yesterday at the Toyota series weighin. 30th place is 18 pounds, a dozen 20lb bags were brought to the scales and 27.9 is leading. Not to mention it was freezing cold and the wind blew 20 mph. The dominant baits were lipless crankbaits and Arigs. I just spoke to one of my guides and he has 40 keepers already this morning....

Wow guntersville showed out this weekend. The battle of the brands tournament took 24 pounds to win. There were 10 bags over 20 pounds and 23 over 18 pounds. When the weather gets more consistent the fishing will really get good. I expect a big group of spawners to move up on the next full moon and after that it's going to be fun for months....

Tournament season is upon us and it's setting up to be a slugfest this year on guntersville. If you need help understanding this vast and complex fishery for your next tournament call me and I will point you in the right direction. Trust me the guys that are winning tournaments are getting some type of help. The fish are set up on one cast de...

2023 is looking like it's going to be a phenomenal year at guntersville. There is an abnormally large group of fish in the lake over 5 pounds. On some of my best places I can count several large bass on the graph at all times. This week I did 3 guide trips and we averaged 19 fish landed per day. Our best 5 fish was over 18lbs each day and my...

We are doing one more run of the new Blue logo Hoodie Ball Cap & Beanie Gear. They Take about 10 days from the day we stop taking orders since they are special order only. Orders are taken over the phone or through email will need to know how many what sizes and shipping address. […]

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 crappie are moving into their prespawn phase at the moment. Limits of crappie are being caught near the bridges which create a natural current break and feeding opportunity. Big groups of crappie are starting to show up around the brushpiles and in the stumps that are 12-19 feet deep. The best technique is casting and tight lining a 1/16 oz j...

This is the year we have been waiting on. Guntersville has been full of 3-5 pounders the last couple of years but early 2023 fish catches are suggesting we have an abnormally large group of fish over 5lbs this year. I did 3 guide trips last week and we averaged 25 fish per day as well as setting the bar for big fish this year at 11lbs. The bass a...

Current is the key to excellent fishing on the tennesee river and we have plenty of it right now. As the week has progressed the fishing has gotten more consistent and the catch rate has improved. I have 3 main areas that have been producing plenty of bites and every 4th or 5th fish is a big one. The bass are transitioning from winter areas...

Neely Henry is on fire!!! I did 2 guide trips at Neely Henry this week and we landed about 35 a day with several big fish. There are 3 main patterns emerging relative to the fall bite. Cranking rock is a Neely staple and it's getting good. A swimjig in the water willow is a great way to put them in the boat. The most fun way to catch them is...