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Air Temp: High: 61 - Low: 18
Wind: 5-15 mph
Lake Level: 825 (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 38 - 40
Water Clarity: Heavy Stained to Muddy depending on area of the lake
Area Fished: S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek & Little River Area
Jigs Used: Lemonade - Slab Dragon, Jive Turquee Orange - Slab Dragon, Cajun Chicken - Small Fry, VooDoo Bloo - Kic'n Chic'n, Sour Grape - Talon 2.0 and Flo Pink Pepper - Georgia Razor
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The first week of February 2026 was not great as we only managed one good day one the water this past week but there were several slabs caught in the 12" to 15" range! We are coming out of two back to back cold weather weeks with ice and snow and below freezing overnight temps. The water temperature is 38 - 40 degrees all across the lake. There were several areas of the lake that were covered with 1/4" sheets of ice! Old man winter was bearing down over the last couple of weeks but the temperatures are headed back in the right direction and we are ready for it. Keep your eye on the forecast as the overnight and day time temperatures are set to rise over the next week. The water temps should get back into the mid to high 40's and trolling will get back in stride.
Crappie: The water temps on Lake Allatoona were 38 - 40 degrees this past week and the water is stained to muddy all over the lake. Several Red Rooster Pro Staff hit the water this past Tuesday as it was the best day by far to be on the water with temps getting up into the high 50's. Even though the afternoon temps hit the 50's the cold sub freezing overnight temps from the past week put the lake in the freezer. We made a run from Galt's Ferry up to the Little River area and there was floating ice and sheets of ice from Victoria to Sweet Water creek. After busting through some 1/4" sheets of ice we decided to head back below Victoria and troll from Victoria into Kellogg and Owl Creek. As expected, the cold water had pushed the crappie out into deeper water. We saw schools of crappie suspended at depths of 10' - 16' in 25' to 30' of water. Theses crappie were deep and moving slow. We trolled 1/16th oz. & 3/32nd oz. jig heads at speeds of .5 to .7 mph. When the water gets this cold you have to troll SLOW for two reasons: 1) The crappie are deeper and to get your jigs down to their depths you have to move slow and 2) The crappie are not aggressive as the cold water has really slowed their metabolism. BUT...you're chances of catching some big time slabs are really good as we hung into some 12" to 15" slabs that doubled the rods. Several boats were out trolling on Tuesday and each boat had at least one or two 14" crappie. The numbers were low but every crappie caught on Red Rooster crappie jigs was a keeper over 10". With the water temps being what they were we were blessed to catch a fish much less some big time Allatoona slabs! We can't wait until next week as the forecast shows overnight temps in the 40's and 50's and daily temps hitting 60's and 70's. The next few weeks of February are looking good and we are getting excited? You better have those boats ready and a sack full of Red Rooster jigs because long line trolling season is upon us! In this cold muddy water we are trolling (and casting) solid, bright colored jigs to create contrast and profile. Our go to colors for stained/muddy water are Cajun Chicken, CopperHead, 'Lectric Chicken, Lemonade, Black/Blue & Black/Chartreuse. 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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Dale was all smiles holding up these two Allatoona slabs caught while trolling Red Rooster Crappie Jigs!
Dontre snagged a nice 14" Allatoona Black Crappie while trolling a VooDoo Bloo Kic'n Chic'n which is one of our go to colors in cold muddy or heavily stained waters.
Danny holding up a nice muddy water Allatoona crappie caught while trolling a Lemonade Slab Dragon on a 3/32nd oz. jig head.
Robbie with a nice keeper crappie caught on a Cajun Chicken Small Fry on a 3/32nd oz. jig head.
Dale with another solid Allatoona Crappie caught on a Jive Turquee Orange Slab Dragon trolling a 1/16th oz. jig head.
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