Productive Areas on Lake Guntersville in the Fall

Productive Areas on Lake Guntersville in the Fall

Movement to the creeks is a common part of the fall feeding pattern; tracking those changes and following the movement is must as we progress through the fall. The key is to understand that this can be a daily change, especially as the water cools every day when the cold nights set in. Your starting areas in the fall will be different as the days change and the fall becomes colder, as the days shorten and the nights lengthen every day will be different.

The key is adjusting to the change as the fall starts to show your initial fall patterns starts with focusing on the main river points and the mouth of the creeks like Town Creek points or Browns Creek points. As the season changes the first thing you will notice is the bait will no longer be moving about in the main river areas. Your electronics are key as you can easily see the bait balls disappear telling you in a bold way that the bass must be relocating and moving toward the creeks. Making it imperative that you move deeper into the creeks to find the bass as they will follow the bait into the creeks.

One thing I always look for are the hydrilla edges whether they are outside edges or inside edges in the shallow areas next to the bank. Bait fish like to hang around the hydrilla edges as there is safety in numbers and the edge whether it be inside or outside edge provides cover. Bait fish will use the edge for a hiding spot when necessary for their safety. When I see a bank with 8 to 10 ft. of hard bottom showing, because the chilly water has eroded the grass next to the bank, I always catch fish in the baron area. Water depths in less that 6 ft. of water is always a hang out for bait fish in the fall as the fish progress to the shallow water.

Guntersville is a large impoundment with many areas of the lake that look great, and its size can be intimidating; however, if you understand the fall patterns it can lessen the challenge in the fall giving you confidence and help you find fall bass.