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June 6, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Been A Great Week Or So Here On Guntersville.With Plenty Of Fish Catching & Big Ones To Boot.

We’ve taken beginners to seasoned anglers, and trip after trip we have caught em. HoneyMooners spent a day with us and the family of the most recent American Idol winner to a all girls fishing trip and several father and son fishing trips. Been a great and busy time for us. We have several different patterns working and any given day what might of worked earlier in the week might not be working tomorrow. Whats been a staple is the 4×4 Bass Jigs Ledge Hammer paired with your favorite worm.

Water Temps Have Been Hanging In The Mid 80s And Its Clearing Up Nicely 2-3 Feet In Most Areas

Heres some pics from the last few days..

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Plenty Of Big UNS

May 19, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Its been like a Saturday every day this week. Guntersville has been getting pounded, ramps are jammed packed and the bass have changed everyday and not for the better. Kinda reminds one of a Mike Tyson Boxing match. On the bright side we have been able to stay with the every changing bite,

Heat has been climbing daily with very little wind this week and the floating grass is getting in the way, 75 water temp and the lake is clearing up.

Current has been rolling from the recent rains and thats moved the offshore schools we have been fishing. And its helped the creek bite a lot!

Heres some pics. Enjoy

You might notice that a lot of pics came from one boat in one day.. Well thats Capt. Shane and he’s been hot so I had asked from some pics and he bombarded me with them ( think I’ll keep asking for them ) and you can ask to fish with him as well.

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The Big Ones Are On Their Way

May 6, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Big Bass are showing up in the right places here on Lake Guntersville. We still are a 7-10 days away from a great ledge bite and yes there are some getting “out” already.

Last week was a busy week for me it started with a great trip with a father and daughter that can flat out fish! We started with some smaller fish and kept improving in size as the day went on, it was the day that the fish decided to get with the program. As for the rest of the week , well I got to see one of my best friends as he was in town for the ABA Team Tournament. We practiced the rest of the week and found that the bass was still spawning pretty good and some was out and some was in transition. So checking areas where “they should be” was kinda bitter sweet, and what I mean is as you pull up all you can do is try not to get to excited from the history of the area because things have been really different this year and so you can guess a lot of the areas with great history wasn’t very good , but we did manage to find some new ones and marked a few really nice schools and I had to make a few cast on some .. well just because its been a minute since I could .. As for Saturday in the ABA Open it was hard to stay away from the good stuff so I did damage control on myself .. went to a creek and made myself stay there the entire time ( just needed to fish 3 to qualify for the 2 day)

Sunday was the Team Tournament and of course we had some rain overnight and cooler temps and you would’ve thought that would slow the bass down… nope… the change in the wind direction did, the lovely floating eel grass was getting blown back across the lake from all the south winds we was having and the north wind was sending back.. That took out some key spots, we caught 3 good ones and had two little guys that just didn’t want to leave us … we weighed 18.80lbs that got us 13th place . It was the best week I’ve had in a long time fishing with Steve really rejuvenated me and opened my eyes to what the bass are really doing . Sometimes we all get a little stubborn and don’t see the big picture well at least I do and I had all the clues and just didn’t realize.. So its time to start catching these Big Guntersville Bass.

ABA 13th

Water temps have jumped up been seeing mid 70s to low 80s and the clarity is good in most areas and dingy in others.

We have days open to fish with you.

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Capt. Jim

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Things Are Heating Up Here At Lake Guntersville

April 7, 2019 by Capt. Jim

And Just Like That… The Bass Are Everywhere. A little bit of a steady warming trend and the bass are kinda predictable. But getting the big bites… well that still takes some luck and some skill.. and knowing where they are helps. We had a brutal cold front on Monday and it was pretty bad but the Australians took it with stride Alex And Amy came to America for their honeymoon and fished with us, just wished MotherNature would’ve been a little nicer to them. For the next 3 days we fished with Yi He from Japan and they got to see how this place changes daily and how you have to keep changing to keep catching.

We caught a Bass Cash Bash tagged bass it was on a day where the bass just bite all day long for us, was able to just spot hop and catch them it was just one of those days.

Water temps have been climbing daily Mid 60s seem to be found across the lake and the clarity is a good 2-4 feet in most areas and pollen everywhere

Looks like things will continue to improve and be a great time to be on Lake Guntersville.

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Madness Of March 2019 chapter 3 busting wide open

March 24, 2019 by Capt. Jim

We are seeing some big fish show up on the end of our lines. Lake Guntersville Bass are wanting to be wide open but there is just something missing… We’ve had a full moon the water is steadily warming ( 54 in the mornings 60 late day ) catching quality with a big un or two mixed in… Wheres the wad’s of bass grouped up? I can only think that they are coming, each day this week staging spots have had a good un on it , getting them in the boat has been a struggle this week but we did get some in.. one morning you catch em fast in like 20 mins then its one here one there most of the day or its one here one there pretty much all day. We did find a grass line that was loaded up with 3-4 pounders that bit for a good hour, checked it a couple of days later it was like a ghost town not one peck.. They are moving by the hour, where too? The backs of pockets and the back of creeks. Catching some with the red eyes and thats just something my buddy Bertus and I have noticed when they are about to go on bed and while they are on bed so yes I believe we are within days of the seams busting and they will be everywhere it’ll almost seem like it happen overnight. Like last week I felt that it could be the week … well the cold nights and brutal north wind really held them off.. Maybe it’ll be this week but one things for sure April has always been a month you can mark your calendar that the bass on Guntersville will be spawning..

We had one absolute giant caught this week Dave Castro landed it while fishing with Capt. Cameron,

Todd Holstien had two days on Gville with one being awesome and the other was cold windy and had to work hard for the bites

John and Paula spent two days as well on Gville with their 1st day getting cut short due to a and eye getting scratched by a contact ( and John did lose a Big Ole Bass ) and the 2nd days was full of catching and Paula didn’t want John to feel bad by himself .. yep she lost her a Big Ole Bass as well… Oh and John is a heck of a chef, I got some of the smoked tenderloin and burger and it was freaking awesome…

Anthony fished with Capt. Jeff and broke his Personal Best and caught a few other fish on a tough Saturday trip.. Congrats Anthony

Then Ol Bertus Fished a couple of hours after my trip

Lets see what this week brings

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Madness Of March 2019 chapter 2 the bass are hungry

March 17, 2019 by Capt. Jim

The Ups and Downs of the Pre SPAWN. Its been a great week for us, we have had to change how we caught em each day.. what we mean is that one day they was buried up in the grass then the next we had to catch them suspended out off the grass lines or dragging the bottom with a variety of lures. We been bundled up and we’ve been in just long sleeved shirts its been a roller coster of weather and this week coming up looks to be 1st stable week we will get to see and a full moon. Things could get interesting.

Pretty Days aren’t always the best days!

So the crappie was 17 1/4 inches long weighed 3 pounds 12 ounces that is the largest crappie I’ve ever caught it was a beast .

The fish don’t seem to be everywhere ( just yet ) but when you stumble on to some they seem to be hungry to where you have to get the bait out of the back of their mouth.

Come fishing with Guntersville Bass Guides and take your best chance at a Guntersville Giant Bass.

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Lake Guntersville Pre Spawn Time

February 18, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Largemouth Bass are moving into staging areas daily and super shallow… And Mother Nature is doing her thing … up and down temps and plenty of rain.. If you look back one year you’ll remember a warming trend that had many of us wearing shorts and hoodies.. But this year we are bundled up for most of the week.

Now with the rain predicted for the next 4-6 days it will shake things up , these fish have had current since October and its kept them in general areas and fairly active. If the water gets muddy then it’ll take them a few days to adjust to the conditions ( remember we are dealing with Florida Strain ) and it’ll take us a little bit to find the right lure they’ll want to eat.

What we’d like to see after all this rain is some warmer temps and stable water levels .. This will help a consistent bite and bigger bass getting more aggressive and will chase down moving baits.

Water Temp 50

Clarity 1 foot in most areas

Heres Some Pics

Jake and Fisher fished a day and half with us and you will see they can catch em.

Our Friend James C. got on a hot streak he was putting them in the boat pretty dang fast … He claimed it was his hair do…

Ethan Wheeler With His 2 Best Bass In The BFL Saturday

Ethan took 6th on the co angler side … Congrats Dude. Check out the hat.

Select Days Are Open For The Madness Of March

3,6,7,10,15th Are open for 4,6, or 8 hours

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Its About GO TIME

January 17, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Here we are half way through January and cabin fever really starts to sit in, Lake Guntersville Bass Start To Swim In Our Daily Thoughts and our sleep gets interrupted with a sudden jerk as we rip the trap out of the grass in the middle of the night… Yup I admit it happens every year to me. So I had to cure my itch with a couple of days on the Big G.

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Good friend Troy Morrow stopped by on his way home from a top 20 finish at Sam Rayburn to fish the morning, we managed to catch a few,, nothing like the TWO 9 pounders that he caught on days 1 & 3 , but it was good to spend some time in the boat with him, I always learn something from him.

Yep Belle Is The Boss

Had a trip the following afternoon so I spent the 1st part of the morning waiting on my buddy to get to the ramp so I did a little fishing and well caught 3 real nice ones and 2 average ones before James was ready. We checked one area with no luck we went back to whats been working and went catching them pretty steadily not sitting on one spot ( had to save some for the trip ) even though we wanted to put them in the boat. One thing I did notice was the morning fish was a lot bigger then the afternoon ones.

Mr. Mullins started off right his 2nd cast he put one in the boat then he continued to catch them till the bite slowed up to where we had to change up , even after that we managed to put a few in the boat but all in all it was great 37 degree day on the Big G.

Water Temp 47

Clarity 2-4 feet

Floating Grass… Yea its everywhere

Looking Forward To February’s & March’s Pre Spawn Hawgs . Are You?

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2018 Recap & Recent Trips

December 31, 2018 by Capt. Jim

WOW where do I begin?

2018 Was a great year for fishing. We seen more double digit Bass then ever before.. We had many trips where there was more then 40 bass caught and the spring time trips seen many 3-4 pounders that was in them 40+ bass days. How about the 5-7 pounders there sure wasn’t a shortage for them either, heck in September and October we seen an abundance of 1-2 pounders and they was in really big schools, and that looks like we have a great looking future here at Lake Guntersville.. I think we are a year away from some really big days like we seen in 2013 and 2014.

GBG is considered LUCKY.

This year we had Capt. Shane on board and with his skills and knowledge he guided many clients to great days on the water, from a double digit bass to almost winning an hour in the big bass tournament. Its been a blessed year for sure. We are proud to say he will be with us again for 2019..

December Fishing…. Well its been good real good.. I Have not gone everyday but I’ve gone every week a least once.. We’ve had some rain and the river is up and getting dingy the water temps have climbed to 53 from last weeks 46 degrees. Lot of floating grass, logs, cat tails, and trash so you need to be careful you could lose a lower unit or something even worse.. So no need to be in a big hurry out there.. The grass is pretty much ripped up and swept down current so new growth can start in a few weeks.

Heres some recent guide trips and buddy fishing trips…

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Capt. Jim

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Leary Wilson Win Black Friday Tournament For 2nd Time

November 26, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Eric Wilson & Jim Leary Win With A Big Limit In 6th Annual Black Friday Tournament Out Of Waterfront Bay on Lake Guntersville.

We caught em all day, it was all in the retrieve of the rig. ( yup we threw it ) The big one did give us a slight panic attack when she ate at the boat with very little line out, after that it was chunk in winding, we did a lot of moving around hunting big fish and they wasn’t everywhere, and they changed a lot during the day.. With the new C-Map we was able to keep up with em, matched with my Lowrance Carbon we could call our shots….We had a blast..

Mike Harvey was in town to try to top his personal best that he caught in the spring CLICK HERE to check it out. We had one day that the fishing was just hard, then the other two days was jammed up. We checked the area where he caught that monster and with no luck at all they just wasn’t there, but in typical Mike fashion he catches the 1st bass each day and had several on me each day, now the last day we fished together I figured out a little something and we caught a lot of fish it was pretty dumb..

Glen had a pretty good day we had a short 4 hour trip and he learn that the rig bite is fun..

December is just about here and that means the SmallMouth Bite should be getting right on Wheeler if your wanting to give the smallies a go then CONTACT ME and we can set something up.

2019

Officially Booking Trips For 2019 Season

February & March are filling up already like they always do.

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This Is Guntersville

Plenty Of Big UNS

The Big Ones Are On Their Way

Things Are Heating Up Here At Lake Guntersville

Madness Of March 2019 chapter 3 busting wide open

Madness Of March 2019 chapter 2 the bass are hungry

Lake Guntersville Pre Spawn Time

Its About GO TIME

2018 Recap & Recent Trips

Leary Wilson Win Black Friday Tournament For 2nd Time

Eric Wilson & Jim Leary Win With A Big Limit In 6th Annual Black Friday Tournament Out Of Waterfront Bay on Lake Guntersville.

2019

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