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Air Temp: High: 76 - Low: 40
Wind: 5-15 mph
Lake Level: 827 (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 52 - 58
Water Clarity: Light Stain (Brownish/Green to Clear in Most Areas)
Area Fished: S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek & Little River Area
Jigs Used: Catawba - Slab Dragon, Tre's Gold - Slab Dragon, Green Glimmer - Small Fry, Green Glimmer - Slab Dragon, Green Glimmer - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n XL, BlueGrass - Kic'n Chic'n XL and UV Melon - Kic'n Chic'n XL
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
This past week was phenomenal crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona! The water temps are on the rise which means those Lake Allatoona crappie are starting to get active and ready to eat! The water temps are approaching the mid 50's which is up over 10 degrees since last week. The water temps rise rapidly on Lake Allatoona between Mid February and March unless we get several days of cold weather but for now you better have your lines in the water. When the water temps get to 50 degrees and above our primary jigs of choice are the Kic'n Chic'n and Kic'n Chic'n XL. These paddle tail jigs are the ticket once the water temps rise and the crappie get active. The paddle tail action seems to trigger more bites for us. It's go time for Lake Allatoona crappie! Get out there and troll the creeks and any flats adjacent to creeks and river bends.
Crappie: As stated, this past week was a great week for crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona. We are long line trolling 1/24th and 1/16th oz. jig heads as the crappie can be found between 15' to 4' of water. We would recommend a mix of jig head weights and sizes between 1/32nd, 1/24th and 1/16th as the crappie are scattered in depths so you want to troll a range of deep, mid and shallow to cover that range. We are trolling Kic'n Chic'n and Kic'n Chic'n XL paddle tail crappie jigs in the warmer water to simulate active, fast swimming baitfish. The paddle tail action of the Kic'n Chic'n and Kic'n Chic'n XL crappie jigs are triggering great strikes from some big Allatoona slabs! We are catching a lot of small crappie (8" to 10") but we have also hung into some 14" and 15" white and black crappie as the water warms. Our trolling speed in this warm water is between .7 and .9 mph and the crappie are reacting well to those speeds. We are covering a lot of water looking for schools and roamers with a mix of 1/32nd, 1/24th and 1/16th oz. jig heads. The areas that we focus on this time of year is Kellogg Creek, Owl Creek, S-Turns & The Little River Area. Tanyard, Clark and Stamp Creek are also good areas to troll this time of year. With the water warming up you are only days away from some prime trolling action! Our go to colors for light stained water are Sour Grape, Lemonade, 'Lectric Chic'n, Green Glimmer, Black/Blue & BlueGrass. There are other colors that we use during the month of February and you can see our article "The Best Crappie Jig Colors For Lake Allatoona In February" for the complete list. You want to use anything that is bright and will stand out when fishing this type of water during this time of year. We also believe that it helps to use a bright jig head such as pink, chartreuse, orange and glow white. Red Rooster Custom Baits is your "Long Line Trolling Authority" for all things long line trolling for crappie. If you have questions about when, what and where give us a call or shoot us an email. We make 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.
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. Be sure to check out the archives for February 2025 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.
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Lilly is all smiles with her keeper Allatoona crappie in Tre's Gold Kic'n Chic'n XL
The Catawba Slab Dragon was one of the preferred colors this past week!
Danny showing off a solid Allatoona Crappie!
Larry with a nice Allatoona crappie on the BlueGrass Small Fry.
Brad & Lilly with a nice keeper crappie!
Brad with a huge Allatoona white crappie on the Catawba Slab Dragon
Tre's Gold Slab Dragon caught several crappie in the stained water and sunlight.
Lectric Chic'n Kic'n Chic'n showed out once the water warmed up to 50 degrees!
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