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This is Artificial Lure, bringing you the bite-by-bite from Lake Guntersville and the surrounding north Alabama waters, Friday, August 29, 2025.
After a run of mild mornings, today broke with a low in the mid-60s, and we're topping out close to 88 degrees this afternoon. Humidity’s bearable, and there’s just enough breeze to ripple the milfoil. Sunrise was at 6:18 AM, sunset rolls in at 7:16 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to hunt those big ones. No tidal swing to speak of here in the TVA reservoirs, but that pulsing current from the dam’s been just right for turning them on when those turbines kick up.
Early risers got the best of it, with the major solunar feeding time hitting just past dawn and another surge expected mid-afternoon. Locals out at daylight reported good topwater action—classic late summer deal. Buzzbaits and walking baits, especially bone or shad-colored, drew explosive strikes over grass mats near mid-lake and in coves east of the Hwy 431 causeway.
The bite’s not red hot, but patience is paying. In the past week, most folks are getting into several solid largemouth by fishing around hydrilla edges in 4-7 feet. Word from Scottsboro Tackle Co. and Guntersville Tackle is the **Scottsboro Swimbait** in Tennessee Shad color has put multiple 4-to-6 pounders in the boat; fish them slow along the ledges where bait is balled up. Chatterbaits in white and green pumpkin have coaxed plenty of short-strikers; add a spicy trailer to seal the deal.
Crappie are transitioning deeper, but there’s still slab action in the creek channels—minnows and Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs get the nod. Catfishermen anchoring downstream of Waterfront Bay are filling coolers using cut shad and chicken livers. A few lucky souls hit paydirt on blue cats near Goose Pond mid-week, including a reported 25-pounder.
Recent reports from Shane Ellis Fishing’s guided runs say most limits for bass have been 14–18 pounds, but there are always hero shots going up: yesterday, a pair of locals stuck a 23-pound five-bass bag flipping jigs into thick grass near Siebold Creek—not bad for late August. Spotted bass are a little more stubborn; your best shot is slow-rolling a spinnerbait off rocky bluffs.
A couple of hotspots worth checking:
- **Goose Pond Area:** Main lake points and the first break off the grass have been magnets for schooling bass chasing shad.
- **Alabama 79 Riprap:** Early and late, throw crankbaits along the rocks, especially where current bleeds through.
- **Town Creek Backwater:** For quiet water and less traffic, find hidden pockets and work Senkos slow for steady action.
Keep your eyes peeled: late afternoon storms can brew up out of the hills, so watch for building clouds. Otherwise, the lake’s at summer pool and the clarity’s good—just a little stain up the river after last night’s sprinkle.
To wrap up, keep those hooks sharp and stay flexible—changing patterns and working those edges are making all the difference right now. Whether you’re gunning for a trophy largemouth or a mess of crappie for the fryer, Lake Guntersville’s still every bit the bass factory it’s known for.
Thanks for tuning in to your local report. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest lines and lures.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
After a run of mild mornings, today broke with a low in the mid-60s, and we're topping out close to 88 degrees this afternoon. Humidity’s bearable, and there’s just enough breeze to ripple the milfoil. Sunrise was at 6:18 AM, sunset rolls in at 7:16 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to hunt those big ones. No tidal swing to speak of here in the TVA reservoirs, but that pulsing current from the dam’s been just right for turning them on when those turbines kick up.
Early risers got the best of it, with the major solunar feeding time hitting just past dawn and another surge expected mid-afternoon. Locals out at daylight reported good topwater action—classic late summer deal. Buzzbaits and walking baits, especially bone or shad-colored, drew explosive strikes over grass mats near mid-lake and in coves east of the Hwy 431 causeway.
The bite’s not red hot, but patience is paying. In the past week, most folks are getting into several solid largemouth by fishing around hydrilla edges in 4-7 feet. Word from Scottsboro Tackle Co. and Guntersville Tackle is the **Scottsboro Swimbait** in Tennessee Shad color has put multiple 4-to-6 pounders in the boat; fish them slow along the ledges where bait is balled up. Chatterbaits in white and green pumpkin have coaxed plenty of short-strikers; add a spicy trailer to seal the deal.
Crappie are transitioning deeper, but there’s still slab action in the creek channels—minnows and Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs get the nod. Catfishermen anchoring downstream of Waterfront Bay are filling coolers using cut shad and chicken livers. A few lucky souls hit paydirt on blue cats near Goose Pond mid-week, including a reported 25-pounder.
Recent reports from Shane Ellis Fishing’s guided runs say most limits for bass have been 14–18 pounds, but there are always hero shots going up: yesterday, a pair of locals stuck a 23-pound five-bass bag flipping jigs into thick grass near Siebold Creek—not bad for late August. Spotted bass are a little more stubborn; your best shot is slow-rolling a spinnerbait off rocky bluffs.
A couple of hotspots worth checking:
- **Goose Pond Area:** Main lake points and the first break off the grass have been magnets for schooling bass chasing shad.
- **Alabama 79 Riprap:** Early and late, throw crankbaits along the rocks, especially where current bleeds through.
- **Town Creek Backwater:** For quiet water and less traffic, find hidden pockets and work Senkos slow for steady action.
Keep your eyes peeled: late afternoon storms can brew up out of the hills, so watch for building clouds. Otherwise, the lake’s at summer pool and the clarity’s good—just a little stain up the river after last night’s sprinkle.
To wrap up, keep those hooks sharp and stay flexible—changing patterns and working those edges are making all the difference right now. Whether you’re gunning for a trophy largemouth or a mess of crappie for the fryer, Lake Guntersville’s still every bit the bass factory it’s known for.
Thanks for tuning in to your local report. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest lines and lures.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure, bringing you the bite-by-bite from Lake Guntersville and the surrounding north Alabama waters, Friday, August 29, 2025.
After a run of mild mornings, today broke with a low in the mid-60s, and we're topping out close to 88 degrees this afternoon. Humidity’s bearable, and there’s just enough breeze to ripple the milfoil. Sunrise was at 6:18 AM, sunset rolls in at 7:16 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to hunt those big ones. No tidal swing to speak of here in the TVA reservoirs, but that pulsing current from the dam’s been just right for turning them on when those turbines kick up.
Early risers got the best of it, with the major solunar feeding time hitting just past dawn and another surge expected mid-afternoon. Locals out at daylight reported good topwater action—classic late summer deal. Buzzbaits and walking baits, especially bone or shad-colored, drew explosive strikes over grass mats near mid-lake and in coves east of the Hwy 431 causeway.
The bite’s not red hot, but patience is paying. In the past week, most folks are getting into several solid largemouth by fishing around hydrilla edges in 4-7 feet. Word from Scottsboro Tackle Co. and Guntersville Tackle is the **Scottsboro Swimbait** in Tennessee Shad color has put multiple 4-to-6 pounders in the boat; fish them slow along the ledges where bait is balled up. Chatterbaits in white and green pumpkin have coaxed plenty of short-strikers; add a spicy trailer to seal the deal.
Crappie are transitioning deeper, but there’s still slab action in the creek channels—minnows and Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs get the nod. Catfishermen anchoring downstream of Waterfront Bay are filling coolers using cut shad and chicken livers. A few lucky souls hit paydirt on blue cats near Goose Pond mid-week, including a reported 25-pounder.
Recent reports from Shane Ellis Fishing’s guided runs say most limits for bass have been 14–18 pounds, but there are always hero shots going up: yesterday, a pair of locals stuck a 23-pound five-bass bag flipping jigs into thick grass near Siebold Creek—not bad for late August. Spotted bass are a little more stubborn; your best shot is slow-rolling a spinnerbait off rocky bluffs.
A couple of hotspots worth checking:
- **Goose Pond Area:** Main lake points and the first break off the grass have been magnets for schooling bass chasing shad.
- **Alabama 79 Riprap:** Early and late, throw crankbaits along the rocks, especially where current bleeds through.
- **Town Creek Backwater:** For quiet water and less traffic, find hidden pockets and work Senkos slow for steady action.
Keep your eyes peeled: late afternoon storms can brew up out of the hills, so watch for building clouds. Otherwise, the lake’s at summer pool and the clarity’s good—just a little stain up the river after last night’s sprinkle.
To wrap up, keep those hooks sharp and stay flexible—changing patterns and working those edges are making all the difference right now. Whether you’re gunning for a trophy largemouth or a mess of crappie for the fryer, Lake Guntersville’s still every bit the bass factory it’s known for.
Thanks for tuning in to your local report. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest lines and lures.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
After a run of mild mornings, today broke with a low in the mid-60s, and we're topping out close to 88 degrees this afternoon. Humidity’s bearable, and there’s just enough breeze to ripple the milfoil. Sunrise was at 6:18 AM, sunset rolls in at 7:16 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to hunt those big ones. No tidal swing to speak of here in the TVA reservoirs, but that pulsing current from the dam’s been just right for turning them on when those turbines kick up.
Early risers got the best of it, with the major solunar feeding time hitting just past dawn and another surge expected mid-afternoon. Locals out at daylight reported good topwater action—classic late summer deal. Buzzbaits and walking baits, especially bone or shad-colored, drew explosive strikes over grass mats near mid-lake and in coves east of the Hwy 431 causeway.
The bite’s not red hot, but patience is paying. In the past week, most folks are getting into several solid largemouth by fishing around hydrilla edges in 4-7 feet. Word from Scottsboro Tackle Co. and Guntersville Tackle is the **Scottsboro Swimbait** in Tennessee Shad color has put multiple 4-to-6 pounders in the boat; fish them slow along the ledges where bait is balled up. Chatterbaits in white and green pumpkin have coaxed plenty of short-strikers; add a spicy trailer to seal the deal.
Crappie are transitioning deeper, but there’s still slab action in the creek channels—minnows and Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs get the nod. Catfishermen anchoring downstream of Waterfront Bay are filling coolers using cut shad and chicken livers. A few lucky souls hit paydirt on blue cats near Goose Pond mid-week, including a reported 25-pounder.
Recent reports from Shane Ellis Fishing’s guided runs say most limits for bass have been 14–18 pounds, but there are always hero shots going up: yesterday, a pair of locals stuck a 23-pound five-bass bag flipping jigs into thick grass near Siebold Creek—not bad for late August. Spotted bass are a little more stubborn; your best shot is slow-rolling a spinnerbait off rocky bluffs.
A couple of hotspots worth checking:
- **Goose Pond Area:** Main lake points and the first break off the grass have been magnets for schooling bass chasing shad.
- **Alabama 79 Riprap:** Early and late, throw crankbaits along the rocks, especially where current bleeds through.
- **Town Creek Backwater:** For quiet water and less traffic, find hidden pockets and work Senkos slow for steady action.
Keep your eyes peeled: late afternoon storms can brew up out of the hills, so watch for building clouds. Otherwise, the lake’s at summer pool and the clarity’s good—just a little stain up the river after last night’s sprinkle.
To wrap up, keep those hooks sharp and stay flexible—changing patterns and working those edges are making all the difference right now. Whether you’re gunning for a trophy largemouth or a mess of crappie for the fryer, Lake Guntersville’s still every bit the bass factory it’s known for.
Thanks for tuning in to your local report. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest lines and lures.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn