This week we were given a very unusual cold front in May. It really got the big fish feeding and it sure was nice fishing in October like temperatures. Average catch rate per day was 17 and each day we landed 5 fish stringers over 20 pounds. The lake is really diverse and dynamic right now. The river ledges are producing, there is a good frog bit...

Blue Ridge lake May 2025 Temp 70 Level full -2ft Clarity 8ft This lake really comes alive in May. The walleye are crushing the spawning herring early in the morning. Look for active bait up shallow before dawn and concentrate on those areas after sunrise. Jerk baits jigs live bait and trolling […]

ers May 2025   Lake Temp 70 Level full Clarity 5ft The spring walleye bite has been great with numbers and big fish. The fish are feeding pretty shallow at night and holding near shore after sunrise. Targeting the 25 to 50ft range has been most productive for daytime fishing. Slow trolling […]

Blue Ridge temp 61 level -8 ft clarity 7ft “Temps are climbing and the winter pool level is slowly rising to spring levels on this reservoir. As the temps climb into the lower 60s the fish in this lake start to get fired up. Walleye are slowly making their way out of the river system […]

ers April 2025 water 62 level full clarity 5ft “With the walleye spawn wrapping up in the river we are focusing our walleye efforts back on the main lake. Early morning the toothy fish are up shallow feeding on the shallow bait. These fish will get back to depth after sunrise so the shallow bite […]

Blue ridge lake Temp 49 Level -19 ft. Clarity 10ft The waters still cold and the lakes still down 20ish ft. So there’s that plus every time it rains the lake gets a bad stain from the bank runoff but if you time it right the bite can be a lot of fun. There’s […]

ers lake Temp 54 Level full +/- 6 ft Clarity 2 feet on surface     Almost spring been hearing it for weeks but March can be deceiving. Cold nights still pretty chilly water and cold fronts still moving through can really turn the bite on and off. The best advice is to find a […]

Guntersville was spectacular this week. We guided everyday and the average catch rate per day was 40 and the size was excellent with many fish over 6 pounds landed. I had 2 trips yesterday and both clients landed fish over 6 with the morning client landing 21 bass and the afternoon client landing 27 bass. There is a lot going on out on the big po...

This week has been by far the best fishing of the year. Average catch rate was 40 and size is excellent. There are 3 main patterns emerging. At daylight there is a strong shad spawn that we are using a spinnerbait to exploit. Bream beds are an excellent pattern after the shad spawn expires. A wacky rigged senko is the deal here. The deep bite is...

7 inches of rain. A major cold front and the lingering effects of redcrest. This week was all about adjustments. 80% of the lake got dirty and the water levels fluctuated daily. Monday we landed 37 but the effects of the rain were not in full force yet. Tuesday and Wednesday we landed 14 each day and couldn't get a bite until we found cl...

Guntersville is showing out this week for the MLF world championship. This lake is getting more dynamic as the years go by. The shallow bite is incredible and it might be won that way. Scoping is definitely a player and that could win it. Now the surprise to most is that it might be won with all smallmouth and no largemouth. Somebody will take ho...

Last week we guided every day and the fishing was outstanding. Our average daily catch rate was 25 bass and the average size was 3.25 lbs. The full moon has passed and the water is warming. Fish are in all phases of the spawn and every depth zone has a fishable population from 1 foot to 15 feet. What I really like to do this time of year is find...

The last two days my clients have landed a total of 73 quality bass at guntersville. This past week we completed 6 guide trips. The fishing is by far the best we have seen this year. Finally some consistent weather is on the way and it should yield phenomenal fish catch rates. The average catch rate per client this week was 30. The moon is waning...

Congratulations to Tucker Smith for winning the aba with 58 lbs in two days.  The freedom marine event was won with a mixed bag over 31 lbs. Guntersville is fishing great at the moment and it will improve as it warms up. The lake is very dynamic and there are groups of fish in several depth zones. There are numbers of 4 lb fish in the grass....

114 bags over 20 lbs were weighed in during the anglers choice tournament last week. This place is loaded with 3-7 pound fish. Easy to catch they are not. Basically there are 3 patterns going right now. 365 days a year there is a scoping bite at guntersville. Right now the arig is really hot and big ones love it. The shallow bite is improving but...

It was minus 2 wind chill last week and 80 degrees this week. The water is fluctuating and the current is flowing strong. A full moon is approaching and the bass are moving fast. If you try to do what you did last year or last week it's not going to end well. These fish are moving fast and all the normal areas that produce have seen fish come...

Guntersville is healthy and the big ones are biting. Saturday's BFL produced 31 limits of 5 bass over 20lbs. The grass is getting green, days longer and the bass at guntersville are feeding up for the spawn. As the weather stabilizes next week with consistent warm temperatures this lake is going to be unreal. Each group of fish has positioned...

Extreme cold followed by above average temperatures then heavy rain has the bass on the move. This last week I did 5 guide trips and we landed 122 bass. It's NOT easy. Each day we had to move and adjust and switch baits to get dialed in. Now the rains are here. Guntersville unlike most lakes can withstand heavy rain and keep fishable clarity....

The warm weather has yielded outstanding fishing. I have guided everyday this week and the fish are biting better as the water warms. Monday we landed 12,Tuesday 14 and yesterday 26. Our best 5 each day has been 18-22 lbs. This spring should be outstanding based on historical data relative to the colder winter. The fish are in 3 depth zones and f...

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...

This week we were given a very unusual cold front in May. It really got the big fish feeding and it sure was nice fishing in October like temperatures. Average catch rate per day was 17 and each day we landed 5 fish stringers over 20 pounds. The lake is really diverse and dynamic right now. The river ledges are producing, there is a good frog bit...