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Air Temp: High: 86 - Low: 41
Wind: 10-15 (Up to 30 mph gusts) mph
Lake Level: 835' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 70 - 72
Water Clarity: Clear
Area Fished: Clark, Tanyard, Galt's Ferry, Kellogg/Owl Creek, S-Turns & Little River Area
Jigs Used: UV Shad - Dagger, Watermelon Red - Dagger, Motor Oil Red - Dagger, UV Smoke - Dagger and Watermelon Ghost - Dagger
Technique: Bobber & Jigs/Minnows
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
We are in mid-April and the crappie are exactly where they should be this time of year and it doesn't matter if you are on a boat or on the bank you can catch 'em with a bobber and a minnow or bobber and a jig in shallow cuts around docks or any type of structure. This is a great time to get the kids outdoors and off the screens for a few hours! The lake is down 5' which is low for this time of year, normally we are approaching full pool and water is on the banks covering more structure but there is plenty of shallow structure with crappie on it that is accessible by foot all over the lake. If you see a cut or cove...fish it. Set your jigs or minnows around 12" to 18" under the bobber and work it in and around cover or parallel to the bank in about 2' to 8' of water. You can reel it slowly back or let it sit around structure and watch the bobber...when that bobber goes under set the hook and you may very well have a nice Allatoona slab crappie on the hook. This pattern should work for the next few weeks until the water temp rises to the mid to high 70's depending on how hot our weather gets in the next few weeks. The Red Rooster Dagger 1.5" split tail crappie jig is working well right now under a bobber but there are times when crappie are more resistant to bite and they are looking for that small crappie minnow. During this time the crappie are active so you can also catch plenty slowly reeling a crappie jig parallel to the bank and around structure/cover. Use a 1/32nd oz. jig head, throw it out and let it fall to the bottom and then slowly reel it back to the boat or bank and if there is any active crappie they will come and get it. A bobber and a small subtle jig like the Red Rooster Dagger is our go to set up for this time of year. We use a small weighted bobber for casting distance, with a 1/32nd oz. jig head and a Dagger set about 12" to 18" below the bobber. Our favorite colors this time of year are UV Shad, UV Smoke, Watermelon Red, Motor Oil Red, Watermelon Ghost and Mayfly. We like those colors as they are natural, translucent colors in the light stain to clear Allatoona waters. Another sure fire way to catch active crappie is with a paddle tail jig like the Red Rooster Kic'n Chic'n or Kic'n Chic'n XL with a slow to medium retrieve. Target banks, cuts and wood using a 1/32nd oz. or 1/24th oz. jig head and work it back to the boat (or bank) in 2' to 10' of water.
Make sure to check out our past April Lake Allatoona Crappie Fishing Reports to see what we were doing this time last year!
Red Rooster makes custom jig heads, under spins and we can color match any jig color that you want or need. We love talking about crappie fishing so we are here to help. We also do a Facebook Live most Friday nights unless something comes up.
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