Crappie Fishing at Guntersville

[Crappieman205]

Can anyone suggest and got tips, or spots for crappie fishing at Lake Guntersville from the bank? My boat is down at the moment thanks for any help in advance.

[rebranger]

Bridges!!! Town crk. Hiway's 69 & 79

[Bob D]

What rebranger said! 79 is by Scottsboro, 69 is in Guntersville and Town crk at the state park

[Crappieman205]

Thanks a lot i am off thursday and friday and plan to come up that way to possible do pretty for my bday.

[Slabprowler]

You need to go real early to get a spot.they tend to fill up fast

[Crappieman205]

thanks everyone i would be going friday might see one of you all there thanks.

[DockShootinJack]

Nighttime spots fill up even faster.

[BigOrangeSlab]

I have fished the big "G" several times and have often wandered what makes the bite better during the dark hours?anyone have a theory on that?im just curious.

[Croppie]

I'm interested as well

[Snapperking]

2 things,They dont like bright light(thats why the fishing is better on a cloudy rainy day than a blue bird day) and the bigger reason on the big G is that the shad minnows are more active all night and travel closer to the bank more spread out at least under and around the bridges I fish.I dont know why other than they may feel safer in the dark.Anyway the crappie feed on them most of the night with a flurry at the beginning of day break. By 8 am the shad usually have moved back out over the deep creek channels and reassembled into big bait balls for protection. The crappie may be hanging below them but stuffed from the night feeding so they bite slower.I have no proof of this so its my working theory (grin).And some rare days they must not feed at night much as they bite good in the day . But you are right on the average they do bite in the late fall and winter on the big G better in the dark it seems.