Some November Tactics that Catch Fish Before the month ends I thought I would spend a little time describing some of the various successful tactics that catch bass in November and early December. The key to this period is to remember that the bass are feeding in the extreme shallow water. When you combine shallow water techniques with grass you start to limit the type of fishing presentations that will work effectively in the remaining grass. The first presentation to me is to find grass that has reseeded down from the top of the water 6 to 10 inches; this allows you to pull small short arm spinner baits over the grass. The good thing about short arm spinner baits is the pure fact that the blades do not gather the grass up on the blades nearly as much as a long arm spinner bait do. The flash added with slight deflection off of the grass causes strikes and some really good fish can be caught this way! Next is to find the fish in the middle part of the sunny type days we have in November. This time of day generally moves the bass a little deeper away from the sunlight and it is an ideal time to work rattle baits in 6 to 10 feet of water over short grass. You probably can’t fish anything heavier than ½ oz. but that is all you need to hook up with some good fish. As in the spring that yo-yoing motion will get the strikes so drop it and stop it, just a little quicker so you’re not hanging the grass. A good way not to hang the grass is to use a non stretch line as it will pull through the grass and keep moving. Lastly if you’re a jig fisherman, lay downs, boat houses and rip-rap are just loaded with shallow bass feeding before the winter pushes in. Pitch that jig in and around cover, work the corners and pylons around the boat houses very methodically and you can find a big stringer of fish. Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
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Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 8/6/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Captain Mike Gerry   
Saturday, 07 August 2010 12:58
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 8/7/10 With some afternoon thunder storms and some cooling from the rain the fishing picked up this past week on Guntersville. The heat was still tough past 11 am or maybe noon but the bass found a way to make your time on the water fairly exciting. The key was working grass areas thoroughly and carefully covering every inch before you left an area. If there was activity like bait moving or gar slapping the water there was bass to be caught? The frog bite was strong, most of the week, TVA raised the water mid week and moved the bass to some different areas, but the bait and activity moved also and that made it easier to find the fish. There was also, several ways to get bite this past week outside the frog bite. The spinner bait bite along the edges of the grass was pretty good, you also could catch fish on worms, jigs and swim baits. The fall winds and cooling temperatures is right around the corner, as we move toward it there will be several changes that occur, the bass will move and become more active in the grass, and along stump lines and channel edges. The numbers of fish caught will pick up and the fall bite will just get better. Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call: 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
 
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/31/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Captain Mike Gerry   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 10:10
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/31/10 The “frog bite” is picking up and this past week was a lot of funs seeing those big fish destroy a frog on top water. Not only did they destroy it but they ate it; every fish we caught had the frog deep in their mouth; so short strikes were not a problem. Any time we can catch fish on top all bad days become good days regardless of the numbers, as catching bass on a frog is just over the top with fun. The other patterns like worm and jig fishing were a little slow, but we did manage to find fish with Go-2-Bait paddle worms and Tight-Line jigs. We also had a few times when the Secret Weapon buzz bait bite was strong. Every day brought something different, but we managed some good fish everyday with fair numbers over the week. The sun is browning the grass on top, it’s getting icky and nasty and as this continues into August, the frog bite will continue to pick up every day. The late summer fun is just beginning, no bite or pattern is more fun than catching bass on a frog and every day until nearly November will be more and more fun. Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call: 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
 
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/24/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Captain Mike Gerry   
Saturday, 24 July 2010 13:07
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/24/10 The hottest week of the year was certainly a challenge, not only was it tough on fishing but it was tough on the body and the mental part of fishing. The early part of the week started out with a little cloud cover and the bass were active. As we got into mid week the heat and sun were tough to overcome and the fishing was slow with it. The only exception seemed if you could stand the heat in the mid part of the day they were pulling water and it turned the deep fish on around the ledges, the only problem was you were in 20 plus feet of water and having patience in 100 degree temperature to wait on the bite made for gutsy fishing. We fished most of the week with top water baits early, Tight-Line jigs on into the day and Carolina rigged Go-2-Bait worms. Fishing is tough but it still beats a day at the office. Come fish with me fall is near and there are fish to be caught! Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call: 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
 
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/17/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Captain Mike Gerry   
Saturday, 17 July 2010 17:50
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/17/10 This past week you could finally tell that the heat has taken its toll on the oxygen in the water, the bass activity was slow, bites were hard to find and active feeding fish were few and far. Most the schooling activity was small white bass, with some late day activity each day with large mouth. The one exception for me was Saturday where the clouds cooled the heat of the day and the wind added some activity to the feeding fish. The early top water bite was strong during the over cast day and the mid day bite picked up just a little. Most our top water fish were caught on Secret Weapon buzz baits, over grass areas in the slews. I believe the fish are moving to the grass and we should start to see the frog bite get stronger as the summer goes on. Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call: 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
 
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/10/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Captain Mike Gerry   
Saturday, 10 July 2010 09:07
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 7/10/10 Somehow, some way Guntersville is still producing in the extreme heat of the summer. Yes someday it can be a struggle, and during the heat of the day it’s tough on your body, but the fish are still biting averaging 15 or more fish a trip. You have to have some patience, understand that there is some down times but before the trip is over we have found them in several patterns. The morning bite has been mainly about top water bite, fishing Secret Weapon Buzz Baits over grass, or Tru-Tungsten Frogs, you just have to be out of the recent morning winds and the bite has been pretty good. Once the heat starts the Tight-Line jig bite has been strong working the grass edges, we are also starting to see the bass move deeper into the grass making flipping a technique of choice. If you want to stay off the grass we are finding remote structure with my Lowrance Structure scan and pulling Carolina Rigs with Go-2-Baits worms or cranking deep running crank baits over the structure. This past week we had 2 big 8 lb fish plus a 7 and several 4 and 5’s, so the size is still strong, fishing is great and we are having fun on the water. Come fish with me I have days available to fish with you! Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call: 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry
 
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