Alex City Guide Service
Outfitter · Alexander City, Alabama
Alex City Guide Service is a guide outfitter based in Alexander City, Alabama, running stillwater trips for striped bass on Lake Martin. Season runs year round. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Operating on Lake Martin since 1987, Alex City Guide Service runs center console and bass boats out of Alexander City after trophy striped bass. The outfit takes individual anglers and groups and fishes year round.
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Live bait for striped bass is the stated specialty at this Alexander City outfit, which has been working Lake Martin since 1987. Rather than a single captain it runs a fleet with several guides, which is how it handles bookings ranging from one angler to parties of up to 40 people. The boats are center console and bass boats. Bait and equipment are supplied; customers bring food, drinks, a fishing license and clothing suited to the weather. The owner is listed as Captain David, and the site puts the combined experience of the guide roster at more than 100 years. Alongside guided fishing the outfit also lists lake tours and day trips. Lake Martin itself is a 44,000 acre impoundment in central Alabama with roughly 750 miles of shoreline, and the site notes that more than 100,000 stripers are stocked into it each year through the state fisheries program. The lake record striper is given as 52 pounds. Alexander City sits within driving range of the Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham and Nashville airports, which the outfit points to for anglers travelling in from out of state. Trips run every day of the week, and the guides suggest Monday through Friday as the quieter days on the water.
WatersLake Martin
SpeciesStriped bass
Tripsstillwater
SeasonYear round
Rates$100 booking fee per boat, per day; full trip prices are not published on the site
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What waters does Alex City Guide Service fish?
Alex City Guide Service guides Lake Martin, out of Alexander City, Alabama. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Alex City Guide Service?
On Alex City Guide Service's trips you're targeting striped bass. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Alex City Guide Service run?
Alex City Guide Service runs stillwater trips on Lake Martin. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
When is the fishing season with Alex City Guide Service?
The site states there is no closed season on Lake Martin for any species and that the guides catch fish there through the whole year, adjusting bait type, fish location and time of day as conditions change. They fish seven days a week and suggest Monday through Friday for lighter boat traffic on the lake.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in Alabama?
Yes: everyone fishing Alabama waters needs a valid Alabama fishing license. You buy your own; get it from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Alex City Guide Service can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Alex City Guide Service?
You book directly with Alex City Guide Service: through their website at alexcityguideservice.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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