guntersville in the spring

jraap · 11-22-05, 03:34 PM

headed down to alabama in the spring, just thought i'd ask for some tips from some guys that have been there. i've never fished for bass, south of missouri, so i have no clue what the water conditions will be, temp, grass ( what us yank's call weeds),etc. will will be staying in a cabin, but are there any great restaurants in the area? ( staying near mill creek) nice bait shops? any info would be great, thanks.

zooker · 11-22-05, 06:17 PM

simple click on alabama lakes guide ad on the top of the page. email larry rosser and his crew.. they are full time guides on guntersville.

zooker

WTL · 11-23-05, 04:54 PM

Theres a big difference between february, march and april down here so which month might help in telling you what weather to expect. February is still cold, but its one of the best times for big fish because normally they start getting into the prespawn at some point in that month. March is all prespawn - last week they often start bedding, and april is all bedding and postspawn. I've never hit the big G seriously in Feb or March but from what I've heard a lot of people rip traps through the emerging grass picking up prespawning females, often near creek channels that funnel into the spawning areas. Last April a big pattern was throwing senkos and yum dingers back in the bedding areas, I did have a little success doing that - some sightfishing is available too that time of year.

Bait shops wise you should be very close to waterfront grocery and tackle which gets a lot of business on the lake (never been there myself, not on the way to anywhere I go). One of the best resturants in the area is said to be Top of the River over in Guntersville or a little past it down on 431, if I remember correctly it was to the south east of the lake on a big hill. Mill creek is right smack in the middle of the lake, you can go north to BB comer or South to Browns creek so that is excellent. Remember if you get there and have a little trouble at first Guntersville is a tough cookie to crack, but once you do the size of the bags you will catch are amazing. I'm still working on it myself, but tourneys will get up in the area of 5 fish 27-30 pounds all the time. It is very possible to fish all morning with no bites and then have one glorious 5 or 6 pounder come out of nowhere and make your day, in fact it happened to me last summer.

jraap · 11-24-05, 10:20 AM

wtl- thanks for the detailed info. i will be there the week of april 10th.

WTL · 11-24-05, 02:15 PM

April 10th...lol, my birthday....

Bass should be on the beds bigtime - it will be pretty warm, probably in the mid- upper 70s and sunny. The hydrilla and milfoil will be well on its way. Cruise the shallows throwing soft jerkbaits, senkos and red shad worms- look for pockets in the hyrdrilla and milfoil where the bass are bedding. Also if its your thing, bream should on the bed too.

11-22-05, 03:34 PM	#1
jraap BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. John, Indiana Posts: 164	guntersville in the spring headed down to alabama in the spring, just thought i'd ask for some tips from some guys that have been there. i've never fished for bass, south of missouri, so i have no clue what the water conditions will be, temp, grass ( what us yank's call weeds),etc. will will be staying in a cabin, but are there any great restaurants in the area? ( staying near mill creek) nice bait shops? any info would be great, thanks.

11-22-05, 06:17 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	simple click on alabama lakes guide ad on the top of the page. email larry rosser and his crew.. they are full time guides on guntersville. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-23-05, 04:54 PM	#3
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Theres a big difference between february, march and april down here so which month might help in telling you what weather to expect. February is still cold, but its one of the best times for big fish because normally they start getting into the prespawn at some point in that month. March is all prespawn - last week they often start bedding, and april is all bedding and postspawn. I've never hit the big G seriously in Feb or March but from what I've heard a lot of people rip traps through the emerging grass picking up prespawning females, often near creek channels that funnel into the spawning areas. Last April a big pattern was throwing senkos and yum dingers back in the bedding areas, I did have a little success doing that - some sightfishing is available too that time of year. Bait shops wise you should be very close to waterfront grocery and tackle which gets a lot of business on the lake (never been there myself, not on the way to anywhere I go). One of the best resturants in the area is said to be Top of the River over in Guntersville or a little past it down on 431, if I remember correctly it was to the south east of the lake on a big hill. Mill creek is right smack in the middle of the lake, you can go north to BB comer or South to Browns creek so that is excellent. Remember if you get there and have a little trouble at first Guntersville is a tough cookie to crack, but once you do the size of the bags you will catch are amazing. I'm still working on it myself, but tourneys will get up in the area of 5 fish 27-30 pounds all the time. It is very possible to fish all morning with no bites and then have one glorious 5 or 6 pounder come out of nowhere and make your day, in fact it happened to me last summer. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

11-24-05, 02:15 PM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	April 10th...lol, my birthday.... Bass should be on the beds bigtime - it will be pretty warm, probably in the mid- upper 70s and sunny. The hydrilla and milfoil will be well on its way. Cruise the shallows throwing soft jerkbaits, senkos and red shad worms- look for pockets in the hyrdrilla and milfoil where the bass are bedding. Also if its your thing, bream should on the bed too. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

11-24-05, 10:20 AM	#4
jraap BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. John, Indiana Posts: 164	wtl- thanks for the detailed info. i will be there the week of april 10th.

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