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Fishing Report 5/5/11

I know I haven’t posted in a while, got married (yea) and am in the process of finding a new house. I just got my new Triton Elite Series 21 foot with a 250 Opti Max. I was begining to think that they lost my order. It was worth the wait though. Those big graphs are awsome.So things have been a little hectic. I have still been fishing every week and running at least 3 trips per week but now I am getting fired back up to go 7 days a week again.

Sure great to be back in my own boat. I want to give a Huge Thank-you to Marty Boatright for letting me use his boat for the first 4 months of this season. This sure was gracious of him and a income savor for me. Many of you know my last Triton was totaled in an accident at the BWS Championship on Guntersville last November. I was broadsided as you can see in the pics.

Anyways, let’s get to the fishing and  I have “got” to get better at taking more pictures. The clients and I have been cutting up so much that when we catch one we throw it back and then say that would be a nice one to take a picture of. In the picture above we probably had 10 fish like it today. Fished the Lower End lake area, launching at Alreds 431 ramp.

The swimbait bite has been hot for me. I have caught them on every size and color. Spinner baits and crankbaits are working also.

In some areas that we are fishing the swimbaits there are balls of bait swimming in with the bait, which is always good. Topwater has been on also but today was almost non existent with this cold front that moved in. I didn’t see the first fish bust on top today. The action was steady but slower than the past few days today. Best depth range for us has been 4 to 8 feet. Especially for the better fish. Today one of my clients lost one of the biggest fish I have seen in awhile. I would hate to guess on the size but it was one of those that couldn’t hardly jump out of the water.

If the water would clear up some I believe that the ledge bite would pick up. There are still alot of fish that haven’t spawned out yet also.

I will be back at it tomorrow with another trip. I plan on posting a lot of reports on my new website. Plan on putting in a little more detail for site visitors. I also have a blog page to get started.

Good Luck and hope this helps a little.

Curt

Fishing Report 5/7/2011

This report is for the last 2 days.

On Friday I fished I fished with two great guys just out spending some time together. His father was up from south Texas visiting and does alot of saltwater fishing and the son wanted to show him what the big “G” was all about. We started the day with a swimbait, chugbug, and a spinnerbait and about 10 minutes into the day I caught the first fish that went around 5 lbs or so and caught a couple of smaller ones and by this time we had all switched to the swimbait and that was pretty much the bait for the day.

We threw a brush hog, big worms and topwater with little results and every time we laid the swimbait down to try something else we would pick it back up and get bit so we threw it all day. Best five went around 18 to 19 lbs. Never had any real big bites that we know of but had a couple that we thought were what we were looking for but they would pull off just as someone said that feels like a good one. During the morning almost every fish that bit we caught and as the afternoon went on we would catch about every 3rd or 4th fish that bit. We probably missed 20 to 25 fish and caught about the same. Best depth was holding 4 to 5 feet.

Today I had the day off and went out scouting. I found some crankbait fish in the 8 to 10 feet range and found some new swimbait areas. Most areas that I fished I would leave after catching 4 or 5 fish in a short time but was wanting to find as much as I could and stayed on the trolling motor. The way things are looking the shad spawn looks like it is going to kick in anytime. Some of the places it is unreal at how many bait fish will swim in with your bait. When it really gets going the spinnerbait will be hot. I did catch a few fish on a sammy today but still haven’t seen the fish blowing up on the shad like I was prior to this last cold front.

I have a few days open at the end of this week if anyone wants to get out but starting next weekend I have 10 in a row. On the 19th and 20th I have 1/2 days open if anyone wants them.

Good Luck out there and hope this helps when you get to go.

Curt

5/12/11

Water Temperature: 80
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

This report is for Tuesday through Thursday.

On Tuesday we fished a corporate trip out of waterfront. We only got to fish about 3 1/2 hours before we called it a day. They were on a tight schedule and even though all the guys wanted to stay out we had to get them in or the buses would have left them. All the groups caught some fish. My group managed around 15 fish and lost another 10. We never caught any big fish but we had alot of fun. All fish were caught in 5 foot or less on a swimbait.

On Wednesday the wind had died completely. The bite was tougher than it had been and we had work really hard for what we caught. All fish were caught on the swimbait once again with the exception of 4 that came on a square bill crankbait.. We had alot of our fish just slapping at the bait and you would catch about every third or fourth one. We did catch some good ones though. We never fished deeper than about 8 feet. We only caught about 20 fish. During the after noon the wind picked up just a little bit and it helped the bite out alot.

On Thursday we fished a half day and the bite was much better than on Wednesday. We caught several fish and had around 20 lbs by 10:30. We caught fish on a spook,sammy and swimbait. Fish were caught from 2 to 8 feet. We saw several chasing shad on a few places. We got some kind of bite every where we stopped.

It’s time for the ledge bite to really get kicked in and I am hearing a few reports of some guys who are already catching several deep. I will start hunting them in the next few days.

I have 2 half days open next Thursday and Friday if anyone wants to go.

Good luck and hope this helps out.

Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service Lake Guntersville, AL www.guntersvillebass.com email – guntersvillebass@gmail.com cell # is 256-990-0376

Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service
Come fish North Alabama’s Beautiful Lake
Guntersville.

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6/4/2011 – Fishing Reports Update

Water Temperature: 84
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

The last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I have been running full days and have had 9 days where I added a half day in the evenings after already fishing a full day. So That’s why you haven’t seen any reports from me.

The best bite going right now is the deep bite. There are some pretty big schools running around out there. Big worms,spoons, crankbaits, jigs and rigs,fish head spinners. Whatever it takes to get them going. When they are going good it is nothing to see 10 3 lbers chase your bait in or come swimming in with the fish you are catching. Current is key right now. With out it, it’s just a grind. When they are pulling you will see big pods of bait working the surface and fish schooling on top and when they aren’t it is like the dead sea out there. If you have the patience you can sit there and work the areas and catch a good bag.

There is a flipping bite going on also. Big jigs,craws,and beaver type baits are working the best but it is hard to go and do this all day when you know the chance of hitting that big school is out there.

During the past 3 weeks I have launched at Waterfront, Seibold, and Alreds.

I am selling fathers day certificates for those who are interested.

Good luck and make sure to drink plenty of fluids when you are out.

Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service Lake Guntersville,AL www.guntersvillebass.com email – guntersvillebass@gmail.com cell # is 256-990-0376

Come fish North Alabama’s Beautiful Lake Guntersville.

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6/5/2011

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Structure Scan for Lowrance – Box for Structure scan – Up to 3 units can run off the control box.

Transducer / Ethernet cable / pigtail to hook to acc. switch. Only used a few times before I got my new boat. New unit with scan is $1799 plus tax. Buy this one for $1400.

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6/14/2011 Fishing Report

Water Temperature: 85
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

The last week has been really hot. Numbers are high and the big fish are on the prowl. Crankbaits,spoons,swimbaits, are the main deal for me and the clients. Yesterday I have to say was one of the funnest days I have had. I fished with a 10 and 12 year old who just wanted to catch fish. We probably caught a 100 little stripe and 40 bass by 12:30. The best bass was about 7 lbs. One of the boys caught about 20 lbs himself and both set a new record for their biggest fish. You should have seen the look on their faces when a school of them came up that was about 50 yards around and stayed up for an hour or so. Most of the schooling fish were bass. You could see them come up and it looked like slow motion as they chased the shad around by the boat. It looked like the were nipping at the tail and then they would inhale the shad.

The big schools are in 15 to 22 feet of water and wind or current is a big factor. Without it things can come to a halt and you wouldn’t think there was a fish around. There is also a good worm bite going on in the grass. Most days we stay chasing the schools though.

Things are on and if you have some kids now is the time to get them out. Lots of action for them.

I have some days open so book your date now.

Hookum – Lipum – Releaseum
Seya on the water…..

Curt

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6/19/2011 Fishing Report

Water Temperature: 85
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

The big fish are on THE PROWL. The clients and myself have seen several fish in the 7 to 8 lb range. We have been catching fish on crankbaits,swimbaits,football jigs,and spoons the best. Everyday is different though and you just need to find out want they want for that day. One day the crankbait is best and the next the spoon ,but we still catch fish on all of them during the day. Just one will be better than the other. Fish are really deep right now. We are catching them from 16 to 22 feet and some days even deeper. The days they are deeper they are usually suspended off the ledges in the channel. On Friday we got blown off with the storms in the morning and on Saturday we found things a little tougher with the deep bite. I think with all the clouds,wind and rain and the water staining up a little bit the fish moved a little shallower. We didn’t mark all the big schools like earlier in the week.

I will be off a few days this week to move but will be back at it towards the end of the week. I have days available if anyone wants to go. There is alot of action right now and there is some of the best fishing I have seen all year.

Good luck and hope this helps.

Curt

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6/26/2011 Fishing Report

Friday we launched at Seibold.

It sure was good to get back out on the water after taking Tuesday-Wednesday and Thursday to move again. That is the one thing I hate more than when the fish aren’t biting. Back to within 15 minutes of the lake Rosberry or Waterfront. That is awesome. Sure makes the job of fishing Guntersville a lot easier in servicing the needs of clients.

The deep bite is still really good but it seems that with all the clouds the fish have scattered out a little. A couple places are still stacked and a few places that had some big schools are empty right now. The ones that have left moved shallower to the grass but they will be back now that the sun has come back out. Just need to give them a few days. The jig bite has really been picking up and crankbaits, spoons, swimbaits are still working well. If you go shallow the flippin bite is good right now along with topwater and big worms.

The water has stained up a little with all the wind and rain. Friday afternoon it got a little hairy out there. The wind was howling and it got a little bumpy. Then it seemed like all we did is hide from the storms. The first one we took shelter on someone’s dock and when we finally got back at it here came another one and that is when we decided to call it and headed for the ramp. On our way back I thought I seen a tree floating in the channel but as we got closer it was actually people that had swam out in the middle of the channel in the storms. No boat around or anything so watch out for the crazy swimmers when running.

I have days open if anyone wants to get out. The big ones are biting.

Hookem – Lipem – Release-em

Curt

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Fishing Report 7/4/2011  – Guntersville Lake, Guntersville, Alabama

There has been a big change in the fishing. Alot of the deep fish have moved shallow. The bait fish have moved also and with the recent mayfly hatches most of the food is shallow. There are still fish on the ledges and when you find them you find a wad of them…

The grass beds are full of life. The bass yearlings and this years shad hatch where strong and thriving big time. The bream are there to.

Best baits are topwaters, swimbaits,big worms and flippin jigs or creature baits. If you go deep throw crankbaits, jigs, spoons or a c-rig. Some guys are doing well fishing a drop shot rig.

I am still in the middle of my move now unpacking and don’t have internet hooked up at the house yet. I’m posting this report with my mobile phone and don’t have the ability to use a photo editor so I can only post one pic at time. I am sure enjoying being with 15 minutes of the lake. Sure makes doing business a lot easier.

Good luck out there. Catch-em, lip-em, pic-em, release-em……

Curt

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7/16/2011 Fishing Report – Guntersville Lake, Guntersville, Alabama

Over the past week or so the grass has been the deal for me. The deep bite has been a real grind. With the full moon in here I have definitely seen that the morning bite and evening bite have been the best.

Yesterday morning we caught 30 to 40 fish and after 10:00 or so it was a grind. We never caught any real big fish but had a ball. Had fish up to around 3 & 3/4 pounds. We had a number of doubles and a few triples. Every fish that we caught came on a worm. It was the only thing that we could get them to touch.

We threw swimbaits, flipped jigs and creature baits with no results. Which was odd because we had been catching some good fish on them.

The water is up right now. On Thursday they had the current wide open and yesterday I never seen it move.

I have a few days open next week and the week after if anyone wants to go.

Good luck out there.

Curt

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7/31/2011 Fishing Report – Guntersville Lake – Guntersville, Alabama

The mornings are the time to be out. We are killing them up to about 10:30 to 11. The fish are schooling but when the sun gets high they disappear. We can still catch them but I have got to change tactics. If they pull some current it will position them and they will turn back on in the afternoon.

In the mornings they want cranks, swimbaits, jigs and spoons. During the afternoon a worm works best but the size goes down. If they are pulling water they will go back to the morning baits.

We have been catching good numbers, 40-60 fish per trip. We are catching some quality fish in the 5-6 and 7 pound range also. Most of these schooling fish we are catching are in the 1.5 – 3.5 pound range.

Good luck out there.

I have days available if anyone wants to go.

Curt

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8/2/2011 Fishing Report Guntersville Lake – Guntersville, Alabama

Water Temperature: 88
Water Clarity: 4 feet or greater

The mornings are still the time to be out for me. We caught a ton of fish up to about about 10:00, then it died. We caught

a straggler here and there over the next 3 hours. A little after 1:00 we hit a triple with a 5 pounder in the mix. Over the

next hour and a half we caught 17.

The fish are still in large schools. When the sun gets high they disappear. When they pull some current it will position

them and they will turn back on. Its like shutting the door and then opening the door for traffic!

In the mornings they want cranks, swimbaits, jigs and spoons. The best bite today was on the spoon. Second best was

on the 10 inch worm. During the afternoon the worm was the ticket. Monday the worm bite produced a better size

quality than it did last week. If they are pulling water they will go back to the morning baits.

We were pushing 60 fish for the day (lost count). We are catching some quality fish in the 5-6 and 7 pound range also.

Most of these schooling fish we are catching are in the 2-3.5 pound range. Big fish for the day was a little over 7 with a 5

and 6. One was a real football.

Good luck out there.Take Plenty of Water.

I have days available if anyone wants to go.

Curt

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Fishing Report 10/1/11

Frog fishing the mats in the months of October and November is one of the most enjoyable seasons of the year to fish. It gets exciting.

Looks like the fish are finally starting to make the move in the mats like I have been waiting for. The frog fish are really starting to turn on in a few areas. When you catch one you might catch 5 or 6 out of the same 10 foot circle.

For the month of October starting the first day of the month I have 24 trips booked out of 31 days. I have several days booked into Novmber. I will try to post a few lines every day to make comments about the mat / frog fishing activity. Check back here daily.

Curt