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Air Temp: High: 70 - Low: 37
Wind: Up to 20 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 838' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 48 - 50 (Down from 56 degrees at the first of the week)
Water Clarity: Stained with a brownish/green tinge - Heavy Stain/Muddy after rains
Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns & Kellogg/Owl Creek
Jigs Used: Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n, Lemonade - Kic'n Chic'n, BlueGrass - Small Fry, 'Lectric Chicken - Dagger, Sour Grape - Talon and Tannic Flo Orange - Kic'n Chic'n.
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
Here we go again! Heavy rains hit Lake Allatoona and North Georgia causing a sudden 9' - 10' change in water level by Valentines Day. We got out the first part of the week and had great success before the heavy rains. For the 2nd year in a row, almost to the day, we had heavy rains that halted our trolling season for a week or so due to the heavy run off into Lake Allatoona. There will be a lot of debris, logs, pine cones as well as muddy water to contend with for the next week or so. If we are lucky, the trash will be at a minimum by mid to late next week and hopefully we can get the trolling sticks back out. With that being said, the first part of the week was perfect before the weather changed. We focused on the North End of the lake in the Little River area where the water temp was approaching 56 degrees due to last weeks warm front. On Monday, Our fish came from anywhere from 6' of water to 12' of water, with fish suspended at 4' to 8'. We trolled a mix of 1/24th oz. jig heads and 1/16th oz. jig heads at speeds between .7 mph to 1 mph. We targeted flats and creeks and wound up with around 30 nice keepers. We talked to some other folks that had been on the water since the morning and they had a good number of keepers as well. As of Friday, the water temp had dropped back to around 50 degrees due the rain and night/day temps. That's Lake Allatoona February crappie fishing for you...one week it feels like spring, the next week it is cold, rainy and windy. You just have to play the hand your dealt but if we get 3-5 days of temps in the 50's to 60's, the water temp will rise quickly and you need to be on the water trolling for active crappie. We also saw a few boats anchor down and were casting jigs up into shallow cuts. On a side note, we trolled our newest crappie jig, Kic'n Chic'n XL all day and it did not disappoint. The Kic'n Chic'n XL is a larger 2.3' version of our original 1.7 " Kic'n Chic'n. The Kic'n Chic'n XL is a paddle tail crappie jig with a larger profile that is working well in the stained/muddy water. This bait is now in production and is available for purchase in the Red Rooster Store and soon on the website. If you are interested in trying the Kic'n Chic'n XL, give us a call and we will get one in your hands! 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 February 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.
Verse of the Week: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.
As it turns out this Lake Allatoona Weekly Report falls on Valentine's Day 2025 so we wanted to feature verses that define what Godly love looks like. The world would have you focus on "surface love" or love defined by emotions and feelings. Love is surely tied to feeling and emotions but down deep it is rooted in commitment, dedication and hard work. If you are married, you committed yourself to your husband or wife through good & bad, thick and thin, sickness and health. You are dedicated to providing for your family, your wife, your sons and daughters. You work hard to ensure that they have everything possible to succeed and become something on their own. Real Love is Real Hard and it takes grit, determination, sleepless nights, anxious days and more energy than what we have in our frail human bodies at times. A blessed life is rooted in love, it's hard work but nothing satisfies the soul more than a life with your spouse, seeing your children grown and thriving, talking and confiding with old friends that have known you for years and still have your back. Let me end by saying that God's Love for you is so powerful and complete that He came to this earth as Immanuel (God With Us), born of a virgin, as a baby to experience every hurt and emotion that we feel. Jesus (God in Flesh) lived a sinless life to ensure that your sins were absolutely forgiven. He then died a horrible death on a cross to atone for mine and your sin(s) and rose again on the 3rd day. Why did God do this? Because He Loves Us...and real love is hard and involves real sacrifice. God Bless and Happy Valentine's Day!
Kic'n Chic'n XL (Left to Right) - Sour Grape, BlueGrass, Lemonade, Tannic Flo Orange & Pearl
The Kic'n Chic'n XL lineup from this past week that did well in stained water before the monsoon!
Kic'n Chic'n XL in the Tannic Flo Orange taking care of business in stained water!
Kic'n Chic'n XL in BlueGrass was one of the top colors in stained water this past week.
Another Allatoona Slab caught using the new Kic'n Chic'n XL in BlueGrass
The Lemonade Kic'n Chic'n XL was another top producer in stained water.
Another nice Allatoona Black Crappie caught on a Pearl Kic'n Chic'n XL
And then the bottom fell out and the lake filled up in 3 days!