Let's talk about cold, and I do mean "COLD". Today was just that and then some, but once again the fish didn't mind. I had a trip yesterday that turned out to be very productive with all of our fish coming from shallower areas around stumps, lilly pad stems, and primrose
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Lake Guntersville.
Stumbled on to something new today.
I think the big bass have thrown us a curve ball and made a mad dash to the shallows.
Break out the Netbait Big Spankys and put them on 4x4 Bass Jigs Swim Jig.
Still having to cover water to get bites
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This is a report for the last 2 days. Yesterday I got out with a gentleman for an afternoon trip and stayed shallow all afternoon and had some great success swimming jigs in 2-3 ft. of water. We didn't have the opportunity to get a big fish but we did have a blast catching some
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It is with great respect for our great fishery that I report that this past week on Guntersville was just awful; between snow, icy ramps cold water terrible weather and lots of boat traffic that I personally struggled to get to the water as well as catch fish! Sometimes you
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Well, after having a great week last week in the "disastrous cold, windy, and snowy weather we finally got some nice weather to fish in on Saturday. The problem was the fish forgot to look up and see how nice it was compared to the past few days and decided to lock up and
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WEISS LAKE IS AT 3 feet 2 inches BELOW FULL POOL AND STAINED AND 39-41 DEGREE'S
Fishing was great this past week with a lot of Crappie caught, there were not many Bass fishermen on the water.
The roads and boat ramps are clear of snow, so
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I just love it when I get the opportunity to say "DANG"! When you think things get slow and you know that fish are in certain areas and you just keep putting the bait in front of their nose, before you know it your string gets stretched, and I do mean "stretched".
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I got out today with 3 gentlemen wanting to have some fun catching some fish and also to finally get a break from all of the snow and extreme cold temps they have been dealing with north of here. I was a little sceptical about how the fishing was going to be at first with the
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There is never a dull moment when it comes to weather in North Alabama, if you don’t like what you’re getting today wait till tomorrow as it might very well be completely different; this is the story of last week’s weather. Hence fishing was not for the weak or frail at heart;
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My "GOSH" it was cold today, and mix that with the wind, sleet, and the snow it makes for a great day of Bass fishing. I got out today with a gentleman looking for a few fish to relieve him form the stress of "Cabin Fever", and catching the fish that we did
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Without a doubt fishing took a step backwards this past week, cold wind and pattern change seemed to be the story of the week. We had one day where they seemed to be turned on then the weather changed drastically and all the gain in conditions was lost with weather being different
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Went out 1st thing this morning and didn't last but 30 mins it was so cold when I would cast the ice would build up and stop the cast. Just not a lot of fun, so went home for a few hours and went back out with Eric for the afternoon and it was much warmer and we managed to catch
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This week has been very cold, windy, and at times just down right miserable, but the fish didn't seem to mind at all. I've had some great trips this week even with the conditions that we had to endure, which was well worth it. The pattern of catching fish consistently is still
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WEISS LAKE IS AT 3 feet 8 inches BELOW FULL POOL AND LIGHT STAINED TO CLEAR AND 45-48 DEGREE'S
Bass fishing is Fair and a lot are on the old creek and river channel ledges and deeper humps and road beds, Carolina rigged plastics, Texas rigged
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The big fish tactic's just keep on working with fish still in the 8-10 ft. of deep grass lines. Today was an exceptionally nice day, especially when being compared to the last few and the upcoming next couple of days. We once again stayed with 1 oz. Traps just because..well..it
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What a difference lack of boat and fishing pressure makes! Cold temps..Yep, Cold "North" wind..Yep, water white capping..Yep, and it's the perfect ingredients for big fish to "turn on". I had a short trip today that turned out to be one heck of a day of catching
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