Big bites, big bass, and a real opportunity at the fish of a lifetime with one of Lake Guntersville's most established guide teams.
Choose a 4, 6, or 8-hour guided bass fishing trip with professional, USCG-licensed captains who fish Lake Guntersville throughout the year.
Choose your dates, fishing days, trip length, group size, and preferred lodging to create a practical planning estimate before contacting our team.
Every trip is led by a professional, USCG-licensed captain who knows Lake Guntersville and takes pride in giving anglers a first-class day on the water.
Professional Lake Guntersville fishing guide
Professional Lake Guntersville fishing guide
Professional Lake Guntersville fishing guide
Founder and professional Lake Guntersville fishing guide
2007 Rookie of the Year • 3-Time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier
Discover the story, experience, and standards behind the team helping anglers enjoy Lake Guntersville since 2013.
From first-time anglers to tournament competitors, guests choose Guntersville Bass Guides for professional captains, proven local knowledge, and a first-class day on the water.
Real feedback from anglers who trusted the team with their Lake Guntersville fishing experience.
Read Our ReviewsLight tackle, quality fish, and a relaxed guided experience for families, kids, and anglers of every skill level.
Target black and white crappie using proven seasonal patterns, light tackle, and modern electronics. These trips are designed to be productive, comfortable, and easy to enjoy.
Learn how to understand what your electronics are showing and turn that information into better fishing decisions. Training is available for forward-facing sonar, side imaging, fish finding, and graph setup.
Split the qualifying $400 four-hour trip for two anglers into four scheduled payments of $100.
The first payment is due at booking. The remaining three equal payments are automatically charged according to the payment schedule. See How It Works
Give a real fishing experience instead of more gear. Guntersville Bass Guides Gift Cards are available for full guided trips or custom dollar amounts, and the recipient can choose their fishing date later based on availability.
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Guntersville Bass Guides™ is a locally owned Lake Guntersville fishing guide service founded by Captain Jim Leary in 2013. The team includes five USCG-licensed captains and provides guided bass fishing trips, seasonal crappie trips, electronics training, tournament preparation, family trips, corporate outings, and multi-boat events on Lake Guntersville.
Book directly with Guntersville Bass Guides through our website instead of a third-party booking marketplace. Review current Lake Guntersville fishing guide rates, check trip availability, and reserve a guided fishing trip online. Ask about our optional Weather Guarantee to help protect your deposit when qualifying weather prevents a safe trip.
Captain Jim offers hands-on electronics instruction for forward-facing sonar, side imaging, fish finding, GPS mapping, and graph setup. Training can include Garmin LiveScope, Lowrance Active Target, and Humminbird MEGA Live 2, with instruction built around using electronics to make better fishing decisions on the water.
Captain Derek Remitz brings extensive Bassmaster Elite Series experience to the Guntersville Bass Guides team. He won his first Elite Series event on Lake Amistad in 2007, earned the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year title, and qualified for three Bassmaster Classics. His breakout rookie season established him as one of the sport's standout rookie sensations.
Captain Jim Leary has spent more than two decades competing on Lake Guntersville and in regional tournament competition. His tournament résumé includes back-to-back Alabama Bass Trail 100 victories, the 2021 inaugural ABT 100 Anglers of the Year title, BFL victories on Lake Guntersville and Mosquito Lake, and an ABA Team Trail bass boat win. Together, that professional and regional tournament experience supports tournament preparation, seasonal pattern recognition, electronics work, and technique-focused instruction.
Guntersville Bass Guides is based on Lake Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama, and regularly fishes with visitors staying around Guntersville, Scottsboro, Huntsville, Birmingham, Chattanooga, and the surrounding North Alabama and Tennessee Valley area. Before your trip, use our Lake Guntersville lodging guide and meeting locations and boat ramp information to help plan your stay and fishing day.
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