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Guntersville Bass Guides

Guntersville Bass Guides

Guntersville Bass Guides is a fishing guide service based in Guntersville, Alabama.

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5.0· 165 reviews on Google
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    Elad 22· 3 months ago

    We fished with Captain Jim. He was nice enough to work with my schedule for the day. I travel with 2 small dogs and they needed a mid day break. I booked an 8 hour trip for two the last of April. We had storms the night before and high winds the morning of, however we were still on Big bass not long into the morning. I have fished allot of places and never caught this many big bass in one day. If you want to enjoy your day on the water learn a little about bass habits and laugh some this is the Captain for you. We had allot of fun and plan on staying in contact with Cpt Jim who knows 1 day he may come fishing with me.

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    Jill Jones· a month ago

    I booked a trip with Capt. Jim for my son. Jim took the time to teach him different bass fishing techniques. He showed him the value of slowing down and being patient while fishing. Jim was knowledgeable, patient and invested in helping him become a better angler. If you're looking for a guide who truly enjoys teaching and helping others improve their fishing skills, I highly recommend Captain Jim.

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    Nico Deeb· 2 months ago

    Just finished up 4 day/8 hour bass trip with Captain Jim and had a blast! This was my second multi-day trip with Captain Jim and I can’t recommend him enough!! He’s very knowledgeable, talented and helpful, not to mention just an all around great guy! Good conversation, great times and awesome fishing!!! Captain Jim and Guntersville Bass Guides is hands down the way to go! He will find the fish, put you on the fish and you WILL put plenty of fish in the boat! All around amazing times! Can’t wait for trip 3! Thank you Captain Jim!!

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    Ethan Wheeler· 5 months ago

    I have fished with Capt. Jim on numerous occasions including a Christmas gift to my father for a trip. Very knowledgeable of the lake and fish behavior, top notch service and absolutely no complaints. Numerous fish catches, very healthy size and lots of memories have been made. I will definitely be continuing my trips with Guntersville Bass Guides and highly recommend them to anybody that is wanting a take a trip down there!

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Typical flow by month

2021 to 2026

The water at Guntersville Bass Guides typically runs highest in December, at a median 127 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,490 cfs, in 2022.

Typical flow by month at Cotaco Creek at Florette AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
May9148 to 536
June4722 to 204
July166.2 to 96
August164.2 to 43
September3.51.1 to 75
October1.30.8 to 50
November1.40.3 to 28
December12729 to 447

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cotaco Creek at Florette AL (site 03576148). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

86Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (94)

Streamflow

2.8 cfs

Normal (50th)

Water level

2.61 ft

High today

86°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 16 kt

Rain chance

11%

Week ahead

Tue86°F11%
Wed84°F35%
Thu77°F35%
Fri76°F1%
Sat79°F1%
Sun81°F4%
Mon81°F8%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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