Waters · United States
Lake Guntersville fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
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: excellent (87/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Guntersville today. Water temperature is around 18.8°C and barometric pressure is rising.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 82/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 90/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 78/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 81 — excellent | 75 — good | 71 — good |
| Crappie | 72 — good | 72 — good | 76 — good |
| Smallmouth Bass | 87 — excellent | 82 — excellent | 91 — excellent |
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)
- light: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:43:29 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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