It kicked my butt.
I couldn’t find em.
I was fishing 8 feet in. Thought with water around 60 and full moon, some would be moving up. If they were, they weren’t interested in red Rat L Trap, spinnerbait, squarebill, other stuff I was throwing.
It was pretty windy in afternoons too. Kept me from fishing some of the places I wanted to fish.
Seeing some reports other people struggling too.
Talked to a guy and his wife on the water. They came down from West Virginia for the week. He’d fished pretty hard all week and caught 20.
“I thought I’d catch 20 a day and have a sore thumb,” he said.
I think April will be better.

The boy and i plan on crackin em tomorrow. Heard it's been super slow too.

I had a good day yesterday around beach creek with a few in the 4-5 range on a crome and orange rat -l trap

We went yesterday and the biggest issue we had was 628 MPH wind!!!!!! Forecast called for NE @ 4, but boy was that wrong. Seriously, anything in the open and the rollers would splash up onto the deck.

I believe mostly the fish are on shallow offshore staging areas (points and humps leading into the creeks and pockets), but I simply couldn't set on any of it. We caught two fish about two lbs apiece the whole trip.

Seems like Guntersville is always about to get better, thats what ive noticed anyhow. If we had stable weather patterns, im sure it would be more predictable. If I want to catch fish up there, I just have to go alot and I will eventually hit em, or figure out a little pattern thatll work for a minute. I am not a great bass fisherman and I dont expect alot so it dont take alot to satisfy me, but Guntersville leaves me wanting more pretty regular.

I don’t just kill em but I’m usually good for 2-5 per trip.
It made me feel like a dummy this week.

I ain't fishing for the same type fish you guys are but for me this week was rough until yesterday. Yesterday was rough until 5:20 pm. We fished all day and had 14 crappie in the boat at 5:20. At 7:15 we had 44 in the livewell. I don't fish bridges very often so I have to hunt fish. We finally found some warmer water up river and put it on them hard for the last 2 hours. We probably caught north of 70 fish total and yes I caught some ditch pickles.

If you weren't churning mud with your trolling motor you were too deep. .02

Going to be real busy this week with Big Bass Splash.

And a BASS high school OPEN. Whoever scheduled that one needs a swift kick to the sack.

Im gonna let yall have it next weekend. I aint fightin them crowds.

I churned mud some.

I understood there to be 350 boats in the high school tourney. I know a young man who is boat #196 in it. I may fish a wildcat myself since I'll be up there camping anyway. I plan on dragging a big paddle tail swimbait around Thursday and Friday, if I find some big fish I'll enter.

Went Friday with the lil girl...we fished from 8' to churning mud...and had 1 bite...and that fish spit it out so quick I didn't have time to do nothin. I threw everything imaginable at them...I'm ready to go find crappie again.

I should have 30 pounds or so the first coupla days....after that who knows....

We fished on staging areas and didnt do good

That's for sure.

Watched the bass guys throw big jigs in a cove one after another Sunday afternoon. I came through trolling with my 2" crappie jig and 1/32 ounce head and caught 3 bass between 3 and 4 pounds on 2 passes through the area. Sometimes the bass want a smaller bait as well... Never saw one of the bass fisherman catch a fish.

Add us to the craziness this week. My dad wants to go fish the Splash. We have limited experience up there, but gonna go donate our money. How's the fishing in the creeks up around Stevenson (Mud, Raccoon, Mud, Town?)? Is the fishing pressure any lower? We are staying in Scottsboro. Any suggestions on locations?

This will be by far the worst weekend for boat traffic on gville. Mud creek sees as much pressure as any part i know of. If your gonna fish the splash, you may as well sign up for the bass cash bash also. They have tagged bass all over the lake. One is worth a truck, one a boat, and then money fish.