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Crappie and Bass

Guntersville has a healthy population of big crappie and they are biting. Most of my clients are taking home 20-30 crappie per day. Bridges,brushpiles and bluffs are the deal right now. The fish are in 10-15 feet and feeding aggressively. We are ti

June is here and it’s going to be a lot of fish movements. After having a strange weather month for May with two really big cold fronts the heat is finally here. Our fish have been in a long holding pattern of protecting fry chasing shad and b

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE What a strange spring. Talking to a lot of the bass guys around the lake and even some of the striper guides it sounds like this is one of the most off spring bites t

April was a super month here at BCGS!!! The bass crappie and hybrids are starting to bite more consistently! Although there is still a small percentage of fish spawning most are trying to concentrate in deeper water. The bass have been biting on topw

A few more good trips lately to tell you about. First trip was crappie fishing up the glaize arm where we found them moving shallow with...

Andrew and Cole from Atlanta pulled some really nice Oconee Crappie off the brush this morning. The bite is heating up on Lake Oconee book your trip today. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms The post Lake Oconee Fishing Report May 29 2022 appea

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY FALL TACKLE I USE DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAITSHOP FOR MY EARLY FALL LURE LIST. It’s time to start thinking about the Moon!!!! We are turning the corner and starting t

It was definitely the hottest month of the year but the fishing did not slow down much at all. The bass stayed very active while the crappie slowed down just a little. Plastic worms were the ticket for the bass and live minnows were successful for t

April is an excellent month for fishing at Smith Mountain Lake. The water temperature starts to warm up and many species of fish become more active. Nature will show you signs of when the fish are going to start moving like dogwoods blooming grass g

Store hours are now extended to 8:30 pm starting this weekend! We have all of our Rental Pontoons and Fishing Boat & Motors ready for rent too! Check out our rental page at https://intownemarina.com/pontoon-%26-boat-rental for more information. Call

Lake Hartwell continues to fish pretty well overall with the spotted bass and crappie making up for the days the stripers and hybrids act...

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July bring on the heat baby!!!!! We have had one strange spring but we are finally getting some super hot days (heat index over 100) and that is putting the fish back on track to where they should be. The bass fishing is getting really good the stri

Had great time fishing with Derrick from Tampa Fla. The big crappie are beginning to drop their eggs! For us that means hungry fish lots of bites and fast action. Call us for some great crappie action By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms The post

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DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE It’s an early spring again this year with stained water warming trends and all species of fish on the move. Flowers are blooming and the trees are not far behin

Although we had tons of wind April was a good month for BCGS! The crappie moved up shallow at the beginning of April and we were able to catch stringers of crappie from two to five feet of water. At the same time the bass moved up shallow and we wer

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY WINTER TACKLE I USE I’m starting to feel like a broken record on how bad we need a cold snap but i’ll say it again for this report. The fish are stacked and so ready to eat

We've had some people confused about end of season ice fishing dates. Sunday February 27th is the last day of Gamefish season. However permanent fish houses can stay on the ice until Monday March 7th. Our bait shop will be open through next weeke