Submitted
by Larry Branch
08-31-10
Update: Again, the Big G demonstrated it is a lake that goes against the normal theory in bass fishing. It was a cloudy day, light winds, with occasional sprinkles so one would think the bass would be very active. They were not, least for me. I tossed topwater baits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, and worms with little success. It seems I do better when the sun is shinning than cloudy days on Lake Guntersville. It is a lake that is opposite of what you read in the articles on bass fishing.
8-26-10: Tim
and I were on the lake at daybreak. Quickly we discovered
the one foot chop due to the brisk NW winds. I would estimate
the winds were 15mph or a little stronger. We tried some
topwater lures but they were difficult to throw into the
wind. The boat would drift too fast if we went with the wind.
Both of us began tossing a 10" worm and it was
not too long before Tim had two fish into the boat. He did
an excellent job detecting the bite considering the bow in
his line due to the brisk winds. It was not long until I
heard him say, "I
have another fish on".
This largemouth bass was a quality fish. It weighed 5 lbs
10 oz. We headed upriver and had a few bites on our second
stop. Again, it was difficult to feel the bite due to the
brisk winds. Two more places resulted in no fish. It was
mid-morning and Tim needed to head to work. It was wonderful
to make a new friend, discuss many things going on in the
world, and catch some bass.
Larry Branch
Larry Branch’s Pro Guide Service
(517) 414-5422
grasslakebasspro@yahoo.com
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TENNESSEE
RIVER IMPOUNDMENT'S GUNTERSVILLE LAKE
By Reed Montgomery / Reeds Guide Service
Website www.fishingalabama.com
August
19, 2010
EIGHT LAKES IN TWO WEEKS!
Lake
level: Down 1/2 foot
Water Temperature: Low 90's
Water Clarity: Clear main lake / Some stain in creeks when
water generation is evident
When traveling over 2000 miles in the last two weeks my travels
brought me to Guntersville Lake. It was only one of eight lakes
I guided on in the last 14 days! You can see more reports for
lakes like Logan Martin lake, Mitchell lake, Lake Eufaula,
Wheeler lake, Weiss lake, Lay lake and Lake Martin at the "links" on
my website www.fishingalabama.com or
sign up for my reports at www.markshotlakes.com sent
to you via e-mail every time I post one! All for free!
Guntersville Lake has received more recognition in the last
few months than ever before. In the spring it was the south's
hottest lake with reports of 50 bass or more not uncommon.
Which is very evident by all the Guntersville lake reports
posted on the Internet every day! Why?
Could it be that there are now over a dozen guides (or out
of work anglers) now working the lake from one end to the other.
Maybe, but some have very little experience on this massive
lake. One things for sure, no other guide service can lay claim
to being Guntersville lake's oldest, professional "bass
fishing only" guide service, for over 40 years. None but
Reeds Guide Service! Guntersville Lake' s oldest.
So, after many, many reports sent in recently, sent in from
all of these fishing guides, what could I tell you that will
benefit your fishing Guntersville lake right now and be useful
information you have not already heard a hundred times?
First do not believe every thing your read or hear. Although
this is Alabama's biggest man made reservoir and it has thousands
of bass, it can be just as tough a lake as any lake in August.
But not for long. Fall is near and around late September to
early October is when these bass will again turn on as 70 degrees
days emerge and the bass go on a feeding spree.
Sure
there's a frog bite...but where? Many reports, the writers
claim to have seen 40 to 50 blow ups recently. Yeah right.
I would pay a guided trip myself right now just to see that!
Truth is, its very tough fishing when the air temps are in
the upper 90's...on any Alabama lake! Believe me I fish them
all year round for the last 40 years! When water temps match
the air temps in the mid 90's its just not really good fishing.
Here's an example;
We fished hard one morning last week. I mean real hard fishing
weeds in the creeks and on the main lake. Oh, we threw frogs.
Also Spooks, Sammies, pop-r's, Baby Torpedoes and even a devils
horse (old topwater) and other lures top to bottom and we got
nothing for our efforts!
So we decided to fish a little near deep water. Not in deep
water but in shallow water of less than 10 feet, very near
deep main lake drop offs. Yes, we got bites! Big Old Monster
10 inch worms produced 7 bass in one hour! Some bass later
on came on watermelon colored creature baits and one lone bass
came on a deep diving crank bait.
We were burning up by then with air temps about 98 degrees.
So we left at 1 p.m. A good day by any standards, but not as
good as some are claiming.
Always call on Reeds Guide Service...first! Booking trips for
Fall now!
* Beware of imitations!
Thanks and Good Fishin'
Reed
Montgomery / Outdoor Writer
"Alabama Radio Show Host and Television Host For Over 10 Years"
Owner / Reeds Guide Service (205) 787-5133
Birmingham, Alabama
Email: alabassgyd@aol.com
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
"Over 40 Years Fishing, Guiding and Exploring Every Lake in Alabama for
Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Some Huge, Striped Bass
."
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Submitted
by Tim Chandler
MildrillaFishing.com
8-2-2010 The
past week has been very hot out there and the fishing has
been pretty good too. Water temps are around 88 degrees starting
in the morning and around 92-93 degrees by late afternoon.
Most trips lately have been 4 to 6 hours with clients wanting
to learn how to find and catch them during the hot summer
months. They have been averaging around 20 fish per outing. Friday
I took off and went with fishing with a good friend of mine.
It was defiantly the best day of the week far as numbers
go. He and I landed over 40 fish on topwater, flipping the
grass and fishing deeper ledges. The baits we used were Yum
Money Minnows, Yum Houdini shads, Yum Ribbiontail worms,
and Booyah jigs and Booyah buzzbaits. It doesn’t
look like the heat is going to let up anytime soon. So, if
you can stand it the heat the fish are biting.
Pic
and release,
Tim Chandler
Tim Chandler's Pro Guide Service
256-655-8292
Mildrilla
Fishing.com
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Submitted
by Alex Davis
SpinnerbaitKid.com
07-27-10 Guntersville
has been slow lately but the quality has been good if your
willing to deal with the heat. Been averaging 12-20 a day
with a fish over 5 lbs about every trip. You can catch them
a lot of different ways just depends on what you want to
do. You can fish deep on the ledges and catch fish in that
10-20 ft. You can throw a big worm on the grass edges in
5-8ft and catch fish or go shallow and flip a Choo Choo Titan
Jig or throw a frog. Best bite has been early and then in
the middle of the day. I have August 5th,6th,9th,18th,19th,
and the 28th-31st.
Alex
Davis
256-298-1178
Spinnerbait Kid Guide Service
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