Waters · United States
Lake Guntersville fishing — live bite forecast
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 bite rating: good (73/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Guntersville today. Water temperature is around 27.1°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 71/100
- 20:00–22:00 local time — score 68/100
- 05:00–07:00 local time — score 74/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Sunday 5 Jul | Monday 6 Jul | Tuesday 7 Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 73 — good | 75 — good | 74 — good |
| Crappie | 53 — fair | 61 — good | 56 — fair |
| Smallmouth Bass | 59 — fair | 65 — good | 64 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Guntersville rating:
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- water temperature: helping (+0.98)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- season: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:23 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)
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- Table Rock Lake — Missouri, USA (692 km away)
- Lake Erie (Western Basin) — Ohio, USA (861 km away)