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Air Temp: High: 75 - Low: 37
Wind: Up to 25 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 834' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 48 - 55
Water Clarity: Heavy Stain to Muddy
Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek
Jigs Used: Jive Turquee Chartreuse - Slab Dragon, CopperHead - Slab Dragon, Green Bean - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Black & Blue Flake - Kic'n Chic'n XL, UV Smoke - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Cajun Chicken - Kic'n Chic'n XL and Tre's Gold - Slab Dragon.
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
The last week of February 2025 was not too shabby! We got out several days this past week and had an absolute blast catching these Allatoona crappie! Last week the lake was almost about a 1' over full pool, but this week we are back down around 834' which is in the same range that it was this time last year. What a difference a week makes in weather and water temperature. We are seeing temps anywhere from 48 degrees in the mid lake to 55 degrees in the backs of creeks and cuts. We are seeing crappie in schools and roaming anywhere from 18' to 8' suspended at 4' to 6'. We trolled this past week using a combination of 1/16th, 1/24th and 1/32nd oz. jig heads at speeds between .7 - 1 mph. We were finding crappie in the mouths of creeks to mid creek as well as shallow flats. It seems that the larger crappie are still deeper in open water which is where a 1/16th or even a 3/32nd oz. jig head comes in. This time of year you can find them in several depth ranges which is why you want to mix up your jig head sizes and troll between 20' to 6' until you find ' em. Don't overlook the flats! Shallow flats will warm up and hold fish as the weather continues to warm. We trolled a flat in 8' of water and had several rods go down as a school was hanging on the edge where the shallow flat dropped down into deeper water. Don't be afraid to troll into any cut that you see if you have room because these may be spawning pockets and the crappie in the pockets will bend your rods! Crappie will also hang on the end of points...you could come up with a mixed bag of crappie, bass and hybrids on points. Moral of the story, crappie fishing is about to get real good as we move into March so get ready to cover a lot of lake looking for slabs! This time of year there is no wrong way to troll that is what makes it so much fun! The amateur can outfish the expert when the lake warms up...the main thing is to get out there and have some fun! We are very excited about the success of our new Kic'n Chic'n XL paddle tail swimbait crappie jig! We have folks who are pulling this bait exclusively and are catching some nice slabs. The smaller crappie seem to love the Kic'n Chic'n XL as well as we have caught several 8" to 10" crappie. 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 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: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8.
As we round out this last week of February 2025 we wanted to present bible verses that focused on "Love". The reason we did that was because many of us celebrate Valentine's Day which is a day that we show our love and appreciation to our loved ones and significant others. Romans 5:8 tells us that God demonstrates His own love through Jesus' death on a cross for our sins. This is one of my most favorite verses because it is so powerful. God, the creator of all things, loved little old me (and you) so much that in order for me to be made right with Him was for Him to do all the work! I thought that by being a "good person"...saying "please", "thank you" and holding doors open for people...etc, that I was good to go! I mean I was a prize catch to to speak...God you are lucky to have me! Then it hit me, I could never do enough "good things" to outweigh any and all of the bad things that I had done. Doing "good things" is what you are supposed to do, not to get credit, but it's how things are supposed to be. I realized that I had NOTHING to offer a Holy God but to accept His Son. This is the only truly "good decision" that I would ever make in my lifetime. I hope that you are blessed by reading this fishing report and it helps you catch more crappie but more than that I hope that you know the Lord and that your salvation is secure IN HIM. God Bless!
Robbie aka Red Rooster with a nice Allatoona Black Crappie
Larry showing off a nice black crappie while trolling Lake Allatoona
Trolling Rods all over the boat...we are bound to catch something!
Nice Allatoona black crappie caught on a Red Rooster Slab Dragon in the Jive Turquee Chartreuse color.
Doug with a nice Allatoona black crappie caught on a Red Rooster Slab Dragon in the Tre's Gold Color