Friday fishing report for Alabama
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
From Weiss Lake, Mark Collins reports bass fishing has turned on in the past week, with lots of fish moving to the shallows in pre-spawn mode and ready to bite. Shallow-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits are the best bet, he said. For crappies, in which he specializes, best action is at 7 to 10 feet long-line trolling Jiffy Jigs. Water temperature is in the low 50′s but rising quickly in the shallows, and water level is about 2 feet below full pool; www.markcollinsguideservice.com.
At Lake Guntersville, Captain Mike Gerry says the spring move to the shallows is on, but has been spotty, and anglers have to be in the right place at the right time to find the big bites. The last several days of warm weather no doubt moved a lot of fish up to sun on the flats and around rocky shorelines, anywhere the water is warmer. Gerry says he is depending mostly on reaction baits, including SPRO Little John 60′s, SPRO Aruku shad rattle
Friday fishing report
Captain Mike Gerry says Lake Guntersville is producing typical late-winter fishing due to the 45-degree water, with the bite slow and scattered on largemouths. However, he said that the fish that do bite are large fish.
“We’re mostly throwing reaction baits, Picasso spinners and bladed jigs, Spro rattlebaits and Little John crankbaits and also Tightline Swimjigs,” said Gerry. “It’s a lot of casting between strikes but anglers who work at it and stick with it will catch some nice bass.”
And, he said, prime pre-spawn action is just around the corner it usually kicks off the last two weeks of February as fish school up and begin moving toward spawning areas, feeding heavily along the way; www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com.
Friday fishing report
From Lake Guntersville, Captain Mike Gerry reports that the usual winter bite on Rat-L-Traps and similar lipless crankbaits is on at the lake, but lots of floating grass makes getting a weed-free cast in a challenge. He suggests going to single-hook lures including the Picasso blade baits and Tightline Swimjigs. He said best action has been off the edge of the grass lines at 7 to 9 feet. He also says that where there’s one bass at this time of year, there may be a dozen the fish are schooled tightly. Longer days will soon pick up the bite as the fish move to the active feeding period of post-spawn, Gerry notes; www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com.