Waters · United States
Lake Guntersville fishing report
Updated Monday, 24 August 2026 · refreshed several times daily
A 69,000-acre Tennessee River impoundment where grass is everything: matted milfoil and hydrilla make it the South's benchmark frog-and-flipping bass lake.
Today's report: good (71/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Guntersville today. Water temperature is around 24.9°C and barometric pressure is rising.
Best time to fish today
- 22:00–00:00 local time — score 69/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 70/100
- 09:00–11:00 local time — score 69/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Monday 24 Aug | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 71 — good | 71 — good | 72 — good |
| Crappie | 62 — good | 58 — fair | 52 — fair |
| Smallmouth Bass | 67 — good | 63 — good | 56 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Guntersville rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.85)
- wind: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:11:36 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Lake Lanier — Georgia, USA (217 km away)
- Kentucky Lake — Kentucky/Tennessee, USA (285 km away)
- Table Rock Lake — Missouri, USA (692 km away)
- Lake Erie (Western Basin) — Ohio, USA (861 km away)