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Guntersville In November

November 23, 2019 by Capt. Jim

November Is Slowly Starting To Fish Good, But We Are Still Behind On The Sessional Pattern. The extremely hot first part of October is still effecting the fishing ( who would of thought that ) but I believe it is, the bass are still all over the place no real pattern is working its kinda figure them out each day you go. We’ve caught em from in dirt to 25 feet deep. Grass? yep we still have plenty of it comes dying off and some believe it or not is growing fresh sprigs as crazy as that sounds for this time of year but we’ve pulled up new growth of Hydrilla.

Water Temps have been staying around the 55-57 degree range and the the water clarity in most of the lake is clear like 4-6 feet

December is going to be pretty good so if your reading this and have nothing better to do then you might want to come fishing with us it could reward you with a trophy catch. But it is fishing so anything can happen on the lake.

BE SURE TO READ THE STORY BELOW THE PICTURES.

Heres Some Of Our Catches From November:

I receive a text yesterday evening and the part that shows in the notifications reads this: From James Gray. “Your fish got me through!” I was on the phone with a buddy and I told him what it said and we was kinda puzzled so I open the message and below are the screen shots.

Let me tell you a little about our trip, James had called well in a advance to see if we could do some fishing but the only set back was that he needed to be in his boat due to what the cancer had done to him ( lets just say he didn’t have much time to get somewhere if nature called ) so the 1st day I got them in a grass mat for some frogging and they caught a few, so I spent the next day searching places to where the could fish from their boat with some success but not what I wanted for them so we came up with a plan for them to drive there boat to me and spot lock it and get in with me so I could get them on fish… well it worked the 1st bass caught was by James and it was a Dandy of a bass and man when I say I was happy for him it just doesn’t sound right I could’ve done backflips. This man was just happy to be on the water fishing, James didn’t care if he caught a fish and if he did it was just a bonus. I know I would’ve gotten in the lake to land this bass if I had to, just to make sure it got in the boat. Well needless to say after a dive or two she took she gave up after a good short fight and I was able to lip her with ease. So I could only imagine how great James felt after the initial strike to the fight and then to holding her in his hands.. We repeated our plan with keeping his boat close by in several fishing areas and they caught some more fish to top off the morning.

James Gray

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

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Its Been Reel October

October 27, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Fishing In November Has To Be Better Then October Has Been. We have had good days and not so good days, big bass have been hard to repeat… October has been by far the most difficult Oct. I can remember, so I can only think that the weather has been the factor and we are 2-3 weeks behind from the normal.

Water Temps 68-70 ( depends on areas )

Clarity .. some places are gin clear and others are dingy

Froggin is starting to show some sign of life. As long as the winds don’t destroy the mats then we should have some good times here in a few weeks. And if the wind does destroy them then we will catch them other ways, one thing is for sure and thats the fact we are going to wreck them here in the near future. So don’t miss out on some real fall fishing just a little later this year…

We have caught some fish this past month and the lack of reports is just the sign up being busy, from the 1st of the month till now I’ve been on The Chick for the ABA Championship then out on the Big G everyday so heres some pics and looking forward to what November has to offer..

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Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Leary Wins BFL Super Tournament

September 19, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Its Been A Great Two Weeks Here On Lake Guntersville. September has been known as one of the toughest months in the southeast to catch a fish, I can remember when I would avoid the lake during September until 4 years ago I made it my mission to figure them out, them long hot days of practicing finally paid off this past weekend during the Super Tournament.

Day 1 was a struggle and it was hard to not think about the past years during the same tournament ( the past is figuring out how to catch them during the week then Saturday they vanish ) around noon I finished my limit ( 16-09lbs ) 5th place

Day 2 Started off great had a limit in the 1st 45 mins had a limit then was able to cull up through out the day to get to 21-03lbs, kept telling myself I needed 24lbs because the leader had 20lbs on day one and I just knew he would catch the same weight again on day 2, he is just that consistent so to see that he stumbled at weigh in I can tell you that I don’t remember a whole lot after I won other then my phone started blowing up. Man the amount of texts phone calls Facebook Instagram messages …. thank each and everyone of you that took the time to congratulate me.

My Buddy Ethan Wheeler just about won the co angler side ( if he would’ve caught 5 on day one he would’ve sealed it up ) but ended up in 2nd and he won the Co Angler Of The Year .. Congratulations Dude!!!

The guide trips have been going really will and now that the heat is cooling down a little the fishing will continue to improve as we move into fall . Water temps have been 78-84 most days and the water is clearing all over the lake. Capt. Jeff has been on em really good catching numbers and some really nice ones, check out what he’s put our clients on this past week.

Day 1
Day 2
Ethan Wheeler & Capt. Jim

Here Are Some Open Dates

September : 25,26,

October: 11,13,16,18,19,22,26,30,31

Those are Capt. Jims Openings.. we have other dates open with Capt. Jeff and Capt. Shane

Give Us A Call 256-698-6593 or visit us at GVILLE BASS GUIDES

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Lake Guntersville Fishing

September 13, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Summer Continues To Cook Us Here On Guntersville & The Bass Keep Biting! Sure the heat has been pretty intense at times, but all it has done is help the grass grow and the bass have made the move to it and are getting set up in it.

Water Temps 77-85 Dingy to Clear just depends on the part of the lake.

Fished the ABA Open Series Championship: Managed to get 6th place day one didn’t give up any big bites and day two did so I’ll take it. This past weekend was hot and to keep your mind in it for two days it took keeping your mind in it so you didn’t miss a bite.

The Guide Trips have been fun with catching fish on a variety of baits, with a cool down in the near future the end of September is looking to be a great time, the frog bite should be on I mean on for the next two weeks so if thats what gets your blood pumping then its time to get in the boat with us and get some explosions.

Heres some pics.

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Capt. Jim

guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

The Fall Swing

August 31, 2019 by Capt. Jim

And There Goes The Summer Of 2019! How Was It In Your Eyes? The Lake is full of fish. We have a bright future for sure, you can catch fish at will pretty much every outing … but are you catching the quality that Guntersville is KNOWN for ? Are the big uns still around? I say they are, theres just so much going on out there with the types of vegetation some coming some leaving. The new stuff just isn’t as good as the old stuff (hydrilla) but one thing is for sure this summer has been a hot one so hot that it has caused a fish kill in Crow Creek, Last Sunday Pro Angler Gerald Swindle made a social media post about the dead fish and the crawdads crawling out of the water, that got everyones attention and we got answers fast.

September is ramping up along with October and November dates are starting to get booked with fall around the corner the fish are starting to show signs of a early fall ( seeing some really big ones chasing bait but not catchable) when we start seeing this its hard not to think about 5 years ago around this time we seen the same stuff happening and the fall bite we had was one of the best I can remember it went all the way in to December we just wrecked them daily and good ones at that.. fingers crossed for similar results.

Cooler nights have been happening and its been a welcoming change to the point that the hoodies have been making their way out to the lake in the mornings. The morning bite has been fickle either its gonna happen or its not but the one thing that has been consistent is the mid morning bite through early afternoon, we’ve narrowed down the baits and techqnics for now and should only get stronger.

Heres some pics nothing terrible just took some much needed time off.

Yes The Phone Is Pretty Much Glued To The Side Of My Face

If you like to power fish then its getting your time of year for sure. The flippin, froggin, topwater action will be happening here on Lake Guntersville.

Did You Know The In-Fisherman Picked Guntersville Bass Guides For Their Magazine?

Guntersville Bass Guides
In Fisherman Magazine — CAPT. JIM FEATURED IN THE IN-FISHERMAN MAGAZINE
In-Fisherman Chose Guntersville Bass Guides! You Should Too.

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Capt Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

More On The Crow Creek Fish Kill CLICK HERE

Guntersville Fishing 7/23/19

July 23, 2019 by Capt. Jim

The Big Girls Are Still Chewing! Guntersville always seems to keep one on their toes and this last week was no exception.

Things are changing the bass are changing up their diet plan and are preferring something different then the last couple of months which is fine ( who likes eating the same stuff over and over?) on some days you just have to take what the lake is giving you for that certain time but when conditions get right you can really load the boat with some big ones doing a certain technique.

Fished the Goosepond Open on Sunday and the bass just had a bad attitude about life that day. They would hit the lure so hard and not have a hook in them then you’d catch one where you had to dig it out of the back of its mouth, it was a strange day and we caught fish doing everything just not a lot of them. it was a true junk fishing day.

Did have another personal best caught! Congrats Ted H.

Water Temps 79-85

Water Clarity some places its 3-4 feet and others not so good

Our fall calendar is filling up, if your looking for a fun time to fish this is a great time to come to the Big G! And for the guys that plan for the upcoming spring, our 2020 calendar is open and have been booking dates already! Send Us An Email

Heres some pic

Looking forward to fishing in August, the bite always seems to be full of quality Lake Guntersville Bass!

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Guntersville 7.14.19

July 13, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Guntersville Handed Out A Personal Best This Week! The heat has been no joke this past week but the bite seemed to stay steady each day and catching quality bass. But its just hard to catch them the same way each day so that has been keeping it interesting.

Water Temps Shot Up Overnight had 89 degrees Thursday morning then Friday morning after some rain it was 79 degrees in the morning. Water is still very clear.

We’ve been able to catch fish doing a little bit of everything but the big ones are coming on a certain technique that isn’t the easiest to do but if you can learn it then you’ll have a chance at your Guntersville Donkey!

Booking For August And The Rest Of The Year.

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Capt. Jim

www.GUNTERSVILLEBASSGUIDES.com

Happy Birthday America

July 8, 2019 by Capt. Jim

Guntersville Has Produced Some Big Bass This Past Week! We started to see them getting grouped up , catching several off one area. But it is still a day to day deal it seems pretty much impossible to rely on one spot to produce day after day these fish are so beat up from all the fishing pressure they are moving after some have been caught or they just shut down and nip at lure when it gets close. So we just keep fishing new water as often that we can to keep putting our customers on great Guntersville Bass…

Water temp 83

Water clarity 4ft

Heres some pics: ( and you might think the guy in blue is a repeat picture but it isn’t not one fish is re pictured ) Josh Bertus and I Won a tournament with 15.66lbs (3 fish limit)

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Capt. Jim

www.GUNTERSVILLEBASSGUIDES.com

Been a 4×4 Swimjig year the better bass have been coming on it. Why do we prefer a 4×4 Jig? its simple we target big bass and 4×4 jigs have the best hook its beefy and won’t break or straighten out on you. check them out at www.4x4jigs.com

Lake Guntersville 6.25.19

June 25, 2019 by Capt. Jim

The Heat Is On Its Way & I believe the big ones are setting up in some strange off the wall areas. Could it be the flood earlier this year or all the fishing pressure, who really knows and I do know that they are moving and not staying put and that makes it tough to stay on them daily.

Water Temps are creeping up to the low 80s and water is clear in most areas seeing an easy 3-4 feet.

We’ve been able to catch them shallow , deep and schooling heck we even tried some night fishing so all around its been fun. It was kinda like a weeks vacation, Mike From Ohio was down for the week we hit up Chickamauga for a few days and Guntersville the other days we fished so much I really did get worn out lol I wouldn’t trade it for anything it was a great time , and Jeff went out of town for the week as well with family then Shane just took the weekend to himself and now we all are all back in full swing so we will have y’all some more pics next week.

Heres some Pics

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Capt. Jim

www.GUNTERSVILLEBASSGUIDES.com

4×4 Bass Jigs Are Still Our Go To: Ledge Hammer & Swim Jig

June 28th & July 3,8,9,10,12 Are Open & Earliest Dates That We Have Open.

Fishing Is Fun!

June 15, 2019 by Capt. Jim

With the cooler temps the bass really seemed to really like it. Guntersville seems to be fishing really good, that is if your where they are. Seems to me timing is everything and I mean everything. From what I am seeing is the bass are getting very pressured to the point they are moving out of an area by the hour, and you can tell if you are fishing an area that just had the tar beat out of it, you’ll get some bumps and maybe a fish or two then its nothing. So what does this mean? Make sure you have plenty of gas in your skiff, at least till the fishing pressure drops and they stop getting their heads beat in. We seen some really nice bass this week some days we had several in one spot and other days it was one here one here and mix in the cookie cutters for fun. Had some 50 fish days this past week and some lighter days but the size was nice. The Deep Bite still seems to be the most consistent with better quality. The water temps have come down to 76 and clarity well that depends where the wind is blowing.

The Mayflies are hatching so if you like to catch some Bream nows a good time to do it and get some young anglers catching.

Well Bassmaster will be on the lake this week and I’m sure they’ll have a great tournament and we will see more boats following these guys around ( then us LOL ) all week so be careful out there and look out for other boats.

Hats off to our guide Jeff he had one of those days this week where our clients just smashed them.

Heres Some Pics… Enjoy