Summer Bass on Lake Guntersville

Summer Bass on Lake Guntersville

There is no doubt that summer bass fishing is different than any other time of year, it is hot the water temperatures are in the upper 80’s and the dog days are setting in with the heat. There are, however, some tips we can all keep in mind when trying to have a successful day in the heat of the summer on Lake Guntersville!

One of the first mistakes weekend anglers make in the month of July is that the bass are not going to locate where they were in the spring. If you have not fished since, say May you will need to make sure you concentrate around offshore grass, structure and current related areas like points and grass lines to find the bass. The old saying find the bait and the current is very true in the heat of the dogdays of summer; the bait brings the bass, the current creates the oxygen and the and the points where the current flows around create the depth they need to gather around and compete for food.

One way to shorten your learning curve on Lake Guntersville to find summer bass is to spend the time it takes to hire a guide, if you’re here on a vacation for 4 or 5 days a day with a guide will increase your chance of securing a good catch quicker and easier than taking the first few days and searching for the bass. If your goal is to learn techniques specific to Lake Guntersville, I can help by shortening your learning curve. July is a tremendously tough time on Guntersville Lake; it can be stingy and narrowing these 69,000 acres down can help you be successful with less pain than you might imagine as a guide like me specializes in offshore fishing on Lake Guntersville.

Develop a game plan with a guide; separate it into early morning, mid-morning, and afternoon fishing. This approach is something I have done for years and allows you to attack the time of day that fishing for bass on Lake Guntersville changes and puts you into the movement of the bass as the day progresses each and every day! Feeding times change in the heat of the summer and cutting up the day in specific periods gives you a chance to locate bass on a consistent basis.