This weeks report is brought to you by GB's Lake! GB's Lake has been a family owned and operated pay lake since 1955! If you are looking for a place to take your kids for a great day of fishing look no further than GB's Lake conveniently located at 400 Hurt Rd SW, Smyrna, GA 30082. Tell them you saw them on Red Rooster's weekly Lake Allatoona Crappie Fishing Report!
Air Temp: High: 85 - Low: 41
Wind: Up to 15 Mph Gusts in the afternoon
Lake Level: Approx. 835' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 60 - 64
Water Clarity: Mid to light stain with a green tinge
Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek, Blockhouse Area (Clear Creek/Tanyard) & Stamp Creek
Jigs Used: Lemonade - Slab Dragon, Sour Grape - Slab Dragon, Lemonade - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n XL, June Bug - Kic'n Chic'n, UV Smoke - Dagger and UV Melon - Dagger
Technique: Trolling & Casting
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
Crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona is getting good as Spring is showing up in a big way! April 2025 is here and as of right now the weather is pretty stable which made for some great fishing days this first week of April. We got out this past week and did what we could to squeeze the last few days out of long line trolling. We are still able to pick up a few nice crappie trolling in the morning. The morning water temp is as low as it will be all day which is somewhere in the range of 60-64 depending on where you are on the lake. We trolled a mix of 1/32nd oz and 1/24th jig heads from the back of the creeks to the mouth and found crappie anywhere from 12' to 6'. We were trolling at speeds of .9 - 1 mph to cover as much water as possible to locate active crappie. The water clarity is really clearing up all over the lake and is getting that Allatoona green color with visibility around 1' - 2'. As the water clears up you will want to start using more natural color jigs as crappie will start keying in on more natural looking food in the clear water. A few colors that are starting to work well right now are UV Smoke, UV Melon, Chartreuse Pepper, Mayfly, Watermelon Red, Motor Oil Red and Gray Ghost to name a few. Something else we noticed while we were out this week was that the crappie were apt to chase larger jigs like the Kic'n Chic'n or the Kic'n Chic'n XL in the morning and the smaller jigs like the Dagger or the Georgia Razor in the afternoon. This could all change overnight but that is what we were observing the days that we were on the water. The moral of the report is that we are rapidly moving into Spring time and the crappie will be highly active during the pre-spawn and post-spawn so right now is a great time to be on the water...or on the bank if that is where you can fish. Get outdoors, soak up some nature and enjoy the blessings that the Lord has blessed us with.
If you are new to fishing and want to learn more about electronics, jig head sizes, jig colors and more be sure to tune in to FRIDAY NIGHT BITES which is a 30 minute Facebook livestream that we do on "Most" Friday Nights around 7PM you might learn something or teach us something new!
If you don't know what colors to choose check out our Combo Packs, this will save you a lot of time with proven stained and clear water colors. Lord willing we will have another report for you next week. Be sure to check out the archives for April 2024 and see what we were doing this time last year!
Make sure to download the Red Rooster Long Line Trolling Guide for tips on how to troll for Allatoona Crappie.
BOAT FOR SALE: If you are looking for a great fishing boat have we got a deal for you! 
A good friend of ours has a garage kept classic Ranger 374 for sale. 1992 Ranger 374V, Black Max 150 XR4 with Millennium Rod Racks, Hummingbird Helix 9 to list a few specifics. This is one clean boat with original carpet...NICE! Price: $8500. For more information reach out to Byron at 678-767-4668!
Verse of the Week: And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. ~ Mark 8:31-32.
As we enter into the month of April, we will be celebrating Easter or Resurrection Sunday. We take time out to remember the historical event that changed everything. Jesus who was 100% Man and 100% God, was crucified on a cross and on the 3rd day rose again conquering sin and death forever. Mark 8:31-32 is a verse where Jesus predicted his death for the first time. In great detail, he told the disciples that he would suffer and be killed by elders, chief priests and scribes, which were the very people that should have known that he was the promised Messiah. Jesus also said that he would be killed BUT THAT HE would rise again after three days. As we approach Easter...remember that the Cross and Resurrection did not take Jesus by surprise...he explained exactly what would happen in the days to come so that his disciples and that we (many years later) would believe that he was WHO HE said he was. May God bless everyone who reads this report and I pray that you will have a blessed week!
Red Rooster Custom Baits had a great time at the March Madness Outdoors Expo this past weekend!
Look at this Lake Allatoona Slab caught on A Red Rooster Slab Dragon in Lemonade!
This 16" Black Crappie was caught trolling a Lemonade Slab Dragon
Monster slab caught on a Red Rooster Dagger in the UV Smoke color.