Reed Montgomery / Outdoor Writer
Owner / Reeds Guide Service
Alabaster, Alabama (205) 663-1504
E-mail: alabassgyd@aol.com
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
" Over 40 Years Guiding, Fishing and Exploring Every Lake in Alabama For Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Striped Bass "
Always Call on Reeds Guide Service...first!
Alabama's Oldest Professional, Freshwater Fishing Guide Service!



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LAY LAKE - ALABAMA'S COOSA RIVER SYSTEM
By Reed Montgomery / Reeds Guide Service
Birmingham, Alabama (205) 663-1504
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
" Over 40 Years Guiding, Fishing and Exploring Every Lake in Alabama For Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Striped Bass "
Always Call on Reeds Guide Service...First! Alabama's (and Lay lake's), Oldest Professional, Freshwater Fishing Guide Service!

Impounded 1914
Lake Level: Full Pool
Water Temperature: 60 evenings
Water Clarity: Stained from recent rain, lower lake clear
Air Temperature: High 69 / Low 45
Weather: Warm all week Lows mid-40's / Highs low-to-mid 60's Monday - Friday



* AFTER GUIDING ON MANY OF ALABAMA'S LAKES FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS;




A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FISHING TRIP ON
ALABAMA'S COOSA RIVER - LAY LAKE






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A GUIDED FISHING TRIP TO ANY LAKE IN ALABAMA WITH REED MONTGOMERY OF REEDS GUIDE SERVICE MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR BIRTHDAY'S, FATHER'S DAY, MOTHER'S DAY, ANNIVERSARIES, GRADUATION, WELCOME HOME, OR COMING UP SOON VALENTINE'S DAY...OR ANY OCCASION!

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Since the Birmingham Boat Show ended Sunday, January 22 I have been on the go. We have fished for smallmouth bass (two 5 pounders!) on the Tennessee River System Lake's Pickwick lake and Wilson lake. I also targeted (and we caught) some big striped bass (some 10-25 pounds!) fishing with residents of Smith Lake and fishing with some trophy striped bass hunters on Alabama's Lake Martin, with only a few stripes weighing in the 5-10 pound class...but a lot of fun!.

Another two day guided fishing trip with two Georgia anglers I met at the www.birminghamboatshow.com on Alabama's Guntersville lake. Fishing for two consecutive days proved to be slow on day one, due to recent rains and cold, stained water in the low-50's at mid lake. But day two we fished near the lower lake's dam and they hooked into a dozen nice keeper size bass and 3 bass exceeding 5 pounds, including one 7 pounder! That made up for day one!

The Coosa River lake's Neely Henry lake (we easily had a limit of spotted bass weighing 15 pounds on topwater lures and rattletraps!) and Logan Martin lake and Jordan lake also showing "spinnerbait caught" spots and largemouth bass, some in the 3-5 pound range. With one exceptional day last Wednesday while fishing in the pouring down rain on Jordan Lake showing 5 bass close to 20 pounds, all caught on buzz baits and my trusty zara super spook!

But out of all of these recent guided fishing trips, the one trip that really made my day (and a nice young man's 16th birthday as well) was on Lay lake this past Friday February 3. Here's how that trip went;

A BIRTHDAY ON LAY
A young man from McCalla, Al. named "Seth" was given a 16th Birthday guided fishing trip gift by his parents. We met at dawn at Beeswax Creek. Although we had not had a chance to talk, ironically Seth had rigged his open-faced rod and reel outfit with a half ounce Strike King Red Eye Shad lipless lure.

This was the very same lure I already had out for him to fish with! So to me, this was a good sign. Plus he told me it was his birthday and I had then told him, "well you always catch a big bass on your birthday, so today you can't go wrong!" And he did...the biggest bass of his life!

We fished stump flats, all near deep water. We tried everything from spinnerbaits to topwater lures. But the lure they wanted on this day was a lipless lure retrieved fast through the scattered stump rows, fishing mostly in 3-5 feet of water. The water temp was 52 to start out with at dawn, but rose to 57 by midday.

In all we easily had over a dozen bass weighing from 1-5 pounds. We took some pictures at the boat dock where we met his parents and all were very happy with the days catch. Including Seth, who caught his biggest bass to date a 5 pounder, including a 4 pounder, and several bass in the 1-3 pound range! We let them all go to live and fight another day and hopefully, to make some anglers day like they had ours!

Afterwards his mother e-mailed me with thanks and she told me Seth had also bagged his first big buck deer, right at the end of hunting season! So, in all this young man had a great 16th Birthday week! One he will always remember! I was glad to have been a part of it!

* Pictures - As you can see (if there is a picture with this report, if not, see it on my Website / Lay Lake and other lake reports) at; www.fishingalabama.com From the smile on this young anglers face he had a good time catching those big, Coosa River largemouth bass on his Birthday Friday, February 3 2012! Including the biggest bass of his life a nice 5 pounder!

* On Lay Lake even in February, there are always some cooperating bass to target! But first you have got to be there to even have a chance at fooling one into biting!

Or you can always call on Reeds Guide Service...first! " Alabama's oldest, professional - bass fishing only - guide service for over 40 years."

TIRED OF GETTING SKUNKED? ARE YOU ONLY CATCHING A FEW SMALL BASS ON EVERY FISHING TRIP? YOU CAN GO OUT ON A GUIDED FISHING TRIP WITH REED MONTGOMERY OF REEDS GUIDE SERVICE (ALABAMA'S OLDEST GUIDE SERVICE) TO LEARN HOW TO CATCH BASS ON ANY ALABAMA LAKE WITH A VARIETY OF LURES AND PRESENTATIONS, ALL EXPLAINED ON EVERY TRIP! MAKE IT EASIER ON YOURSELF AND E-MAIL OR CALL ME TODAY!

* REEDS GUIDE SERVICE
Only one professional, Alabama fishing guide service can claim to be "Alabama's oldest professional fishing guide service." Guiding on Lay Lake and all of Alabama's Lakes for over 40 years. Reed Montgomery, owner of Reeds Guide Service based out of Birmingham, Alabama has taken anglers from all over the globe to fish all of Alabama's many lakes. Offering bass fishing state wide, year round. Targeting largemouth bass, spotted bass, smallmouth bass and striped bass. (See: the pictures link on my Website www.fishingalabama.com).

Same rates for either one or two anglers with discount rates available on two day trips, to any Alabama lake. We welcome (with several qualified guides and insured boats), corporate guided trips, family outing fishing trips, parent and child learning trips, lake residents, both the tournament angler and the novice angler. All are welcome!

Call today (205) 663-1504 or E-mail me alabassgyd@aol.com for more info. Or see my Website www.fishingalabama.com for my guide service info, seasonal fishing tips and lake reports for all of Alabama's lakes, including fishing articles, fishing links, pictures and more!

GUIDED FISHING TRIPS FOR ANGLERS
* KEEP IN MIND A GUIDED FISHING TRIP WITH REED MONTGOMERY OF REEDS GUIDE SERVICE FOR, "THAT LOVED ONE THAT LOVES TO FISH" MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION! E-MAIL OR CALL ME TODAY (205) 663-1504 TO RESERVE YOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE!

* WBRC FOX 6 T V "GOOD DAY ALABAMA" - Call in with your fishing questions (205) 741-7474 as Reed Montgomery answers with his, "Ask the Angler" question and answer session. Reed Montgomery (an Alabama native) is on this very popular morning T V show the last Tuesday of each month. Reed is on just after 8 a.m. Central time.

Reed has been on "Good Day Alabama" for over 6 years on Birmingham's WBRC Fox 6 Television (seen state wide). Mark your calendar and make plans to tune in to "Good Day Alabama" morning show! Reed's next live appearance will be on Tuesday morning just after 8 a.m. on February 28 2012!

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Thanks and Good Fishin '

Reed Montgomery / Outdoor Writer
Owner / Reeds Guide Service
Alabaster, Alabama (205) 663-1504
E-mail: alabassgyd@aol.com
Website;: www.fishingalabama.com
" Over 40 Years Guiding, Fishing and Exploring Every Lake in Alabama For Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Striped Bass "
Always Call on Reeds Guide Service...first!
Alabama's Oldest Professional, Freshwater Fishing Guide Service!