Moving to the Winter The one thing you can count on in the winter is the water temperature being the driving force behind the location of the bass during the cold months. As we see the water temperatures start to drop below 60’s we will see movement of the bass toward their winter locations. As… Read more »
A Day of Fishing Over the many years of guiding on Lake Guntersville, I have found that people using guides really want to learn something about fishing besides catching fish and having fun; it is my objective every day to accomplish as much of their needs as possible. With today’s busy lakes and fish being… Read more »
Jerk Bait Bite is Near If winter brings out anything on most bass lakes it once again proves that a jerk bait is an effective winter bait. Winter success and jerk baits go hand in hand especially in chilly water temperatures as my memory serves, I start to remember the success I have had fishing… Read more »
Control Speed and Tempo There is never a time of year that being able to dictate your reel speed and tempo to get bites is as important as it is in the fall. Fall is reaction time and when you are competing with tons of bait fish that they feed on you must be able… Read more »
Some Fall Techniques There is no time of year that you can catch fish on such a wide variety of techniques as you can in the fall of the year. One of the important things about fishing in the fall is the variety of patterns you can use to catch fish. There is fish shallow,… Read more »
Boat Houses anyone If there is any time better for fishing around boat houses than the fall, I do not know what it would be. It just does not get any better than the shallow docks, boat houses and property edges than the fall of the year. As every year the fall or late summer… Read more »
Fall Largemouth The biggest change in fall fishing occurs more in how the largemouth bass changes their habits more than any time of the year. Bass will more often follow the forage or bait fish than any other time of year; this can make them harder to locate as most anglers are used to looking… Read more »
Not All Grass is Created Equal As we move further into fall fishing there are keys as to grass that will hold fish and grass that will not. It’s also probable that the key is not what you might think especially if the fall is extremely hot and dry; as these changes all your past… Read more »