Proven February Bass Tactics on Guntersville

Proven February Tactics on Lake Guntersville

February on Guntersville can be complicated as most bass are on the move and their location can change daily, the biggest mistake many anglers make is heading directly to the spawning flats in February; the bass are generally not in the spawning areas at this time, but they are on their way, and your job is to locate the transition areas.

There can be several areas, yet you have to focus on areas that have proven meaning and results from the past like channel swings or inside creeks or creek bends that offer protection and ambush spots for bass to feed. Focus on bait fish in these areas if you see gulls diving or loons feeding around these transition areas you know there are bass there. Next, there are secondary points, if points are located between the shoreline and the deeper water, they are ideal locations as secondary points are areas bass stop to feed and move up as the water warms from one day to the next. Secondary points function as staging areas so the bass can move quickly with change from conditions as they offer safety and food sources for them to locate. They also become bait fish heavens as the secondary points offer protection for them to hide from becoming dinner.

Grass edges around 6 to 12 ft. of water are perfect for transitioning bass to locate, the water is deep enough for them to get to safety and hide while they feed up during the month of February. Depth is a bass friend during the month of February, and this depth range is the perfect depth for a bass on Guntersville to move quickly when conditions change with weather, wind, food sources, and current changes for them.

Guntersville is a lake with great ledge fishing and ledges offer proximity to the spawning grounds on Guntersville as the lake is not exceptionally wide keeping them always in range of the spawning grounds compared to a wide lake where the ledges are miles from the spawning grounds. Sharp contours on the ledge is an ideal spot when there is grass on top of the ledge, a sharp turn and bait on Guntersville you have the ideal pre spawn location.