How is the fishing in Guntersville in April?

Mike Gerry reports, “April will bring the spawning fish on Lake Guntersville. We will be slowing down the baits, fishing Missile Bait 48 stick baits and Missile Bait D-Bombs and Tight-Line jigs in the brush. Time to fish slow and carefully cover the area you are fishing. Be methodical, and you will catch fish.”

What is the best bait to use in April?

Here are some of the best early spring bass fishing lures to try this season:

• Suspending Jerkbaits.
• Lipless Crankbaits.
• Jigbaits With Crawfish or Grub.
• Plastic Worms.
• Tubes.
• Drop-Shot Rigs.
• Best Technique for Suspending Jerkbaits.
• Best Technique for Lipless Crankbaits.

How do you fish in April?

7 Essential Spring Fishing Tips

1. Play the Weather. Early spring fishing weather is probably more variable than any other time of the year.
2. Fish Warm Waters. Most of the best spring fishing locations will still have cold water.
3. Focus on Afternoons.
4. Fish the Changes.
5. Small and Slow.
6. Live Bait Helps.
7. Wait to Set the Hook.

Where is the best fishing on Lake Guntersville?

Some of the best bass fishing on Lake Guntersville can be found in the creeks, such as North and South Sauty, Siebold Creek, Brown’s Creek and Town Creek. With numerous bridges around the lake, working funnel areas can also be productive.

What is the best time to fish?

Best Fishing Times

• One hour before and one hour after high tides, and one hour before and one hour after low tides.
• During the “morning rise” (after sunup for a spell) and the “evening rise” (just before sundown and the hour or so after).
• During the rise and set of the Moon.
• When the barometer is steady or on the rise.

What time is the best time to fish today?

Best Times to Fish

• Early Morning. 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• Late Morning to Afternoon. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Afternoon to Dusk. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

What lures to use in April?

16 Proven Bass Lures to Fill Your Spring Tackle Box

• Lipless Crankbait. Peter will sometimes let lipless crankbaits bounce of the bottom if there is no debris.
• Jerk Bait. Four jerkbaits that work great for clear water.
• Square-Bill Crankbait.
• Spinnerbait.
• Fluke.
• Speed Worm.
• ‘Swimmer’
• Swimbait.

What should I throw for Bass in April?

Crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, and jigs slowly dragged across the bottom are all effective on deep, early-spring bass. Bass moving toward spawning coves will stop to feed at isolated cover such as rocks or fallen trees. Even old weed patches from last year will hold fish.

Where is the best fishing in April?

7 Best Places to Fly Fish in April (Maps Included)

• White River in Arkansas- a Fly Fishing Mecca.
• Yellowstone River in Montana- Great Spring Fly Fishing!
• Deschutes River in Oregon – Fabled for Trout.
• Shenandoah River in Virginia – Smallmouth Bass!
• San Juan River in New Mexico.

Can I catch bass in April?

For a bass angler, early spring is the best time of year. Bass are beginning to get active, moving from their winter nooks and crannies to warmer, shallower, more open areas of the lake. Some anglers live in warmer zones and may have been angling for bass for months already.

Are there alligators in Guntersville Lake?

“There are reports of them near Guntersville, so that’s a pretty large area of the Tennessee River that’s had reports of them.” Cooley said larger, mature alligators have enough body mass to survive the colder winters, but the newly-hatched ones likely die off most years.

Do fish bite when its windy?

The wind direction doesn’t cause fish to bite, but the reason behind the wind direction often does. For example, an east wind usually blows after a big cold front. A bit of chop on the water reduces the visibility underwater, so fish can’t readily see the flaws in your bait.

When to start fishing for bass in Lake Guntersville?

Traditionally, we see bedding bass here at Guntersville by the third week of March until the first week of April, if we don’t have any snow or cold fronts move onto the lake during this time. One of the tools I use to know where the bass should be every day I fish is a logbook.

How often does Criss fish on Lake Guntersville?

Criss fishes between 200 to 250 days a year on Lake Guntersville. If you throw in the number of days he fishes to find bass for his clients, he’s probably fishing 300 days per year. This week Criss will tell us the secrets to catching springtime Guntersville bass.

What kind of bait to use in Lake Guntersville?

Our number-one bait for spring Lake Guntersville fishing is the chatterbait that has a blade on the front of a jig that causes the jig to make noise as it swims through the water on the surface. If the lake has had a cold front, we’ll still fish the chatterbait, just slower.

When to expect rubber frog fishing in Guntersville?

I’m expecting it to top-out sometime during the month of April. Unless TVA kills a lot of grass, we should have more grass on Guntersville than we’ve had in a long time. If TVA doesn’t kill an awful lot of it, we should have the best rubber frog fishing this fall that we’ve ever had here on Guntersville.