Lake Guntersville Feb 26th 2016

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Have you been scratching your head lately? Do you catch them on one spot one day and not the next? Are Pre Spawn areas not producing?  Our Poor Little Fish............... They just can not get comfy with all this crazy weather the water raises and a day or so later its so low they have had to move 30 maybe 60 yards from where they was hanging out, then they cant see with all the mud, could you imagine living life like that? And we are all like these stupid little fish should not be this hard to catch... Well think about all the changing conditions oh I forgot the water temp getting warm then cooling right back off and how would you feel if all this was happening to you... Right we would not be normal either. So here is what I have figured out (im sure it might change but who knows)

All the areas where I was catching 1 bass and I would up and leave to keep searching for more and bigger bass just happen to be a good spots with numbers and a decent one mixed in. So the struggle is not really that bad.. Work the area where you have gotten a bite you might be surprised as much as I was. So when I thought the fishing was as tough as it is in Ohio I was mistaken and I really needed to fish out of my comfort zone but HA there are more bass in general areas then we think.. They all seem to like to eat something a little different.

Dale Starting the day off right 5 mins of fishing..

Do you like to fish shallow? How about 4 foot there is your starting point. Do you like the grass? I do but not getting any in the grass just mud banks with wood either a stump or lay downs around it oh rocks too.. Creeks have been the best for us. Now what in the world can make a bass want a buffet of lures . I have no clue.. The best lure was a white 4x4 3/8oz swim jig with a Net Bait Little Spanky in white. Then a Picasso Shock Blade 3/8oz in Bling Shad and a Net Bait Little Spanky in white once again. There is more a white Spinner Bait double willow blade in white. Then a BD 1.5..

Thanks to Dale and John For Coming Fishing With Me. All The Way From Massachusetts

You can always come back to an area and catch them again.. They are hungry

I am ready for the weather to stabilize and to break out the shorts and sandals.

We fished water temps upwards of 58 degrees a few creeks have this water temp but our best creek it was 52 degrees so I think above 50 is good the fish dont know the creek down the lake 2 miles has warmer water so fish the back half of a creek or deep pocket and you will catch them.
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Till next time

Capt. Jim
www.guntersvillebassguides.com
256-698-6593 

 

Not going to sit here and pull your leg and tell you the lake is awesome right now! Its awesome once and awhile and the other time its down right tough. With a Flooding and weather warming up and cooling off and the lake levels dropping down to 593.20 then back up to 595 thats a huge change for our bass. I haven't been fishing a area if I catch one I keep moving so it might hold more fish then what I have caught so i'll save that mystery for my customers and their trips in the up coming days.

I've been using Lipless crank baits Square bills, spinner baits, and Chatterbaits all around grass from 2 feet out to 12 feet and from the river to the backs of pockets and creeks and the only thing I can tell you that is the same with every place I get a bite there is Green Healthy Hydrilla and hard bottom.

With spring getting close Feb. is a good month to punch your ticket for a big un and as you can tell that isn't happening yet it should be but just not yet.

We have a busy weekend coming up on Guntersville with FishLifes Big Bass Battle the Ram Open and Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap tournament and with that much traffic on the lake someone will have some big ones and if your fishing hopefully its you.

Water Temps this week go like this
the highest I've seen 64 the lowest 45 and fish have been caught in all different temps so I don't believe there is a magic temp just yet.

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Capt. Jim
www.guntersvillebassguides.com
256-698-6593