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Air Temp: High: 75 - Low: 37
Wind: Up to 10 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 828' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 48 - 52
Water Clarity: Stained with a brownish/green tinge
Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek
Jigs Used: Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n, Lemonade - Slab Dragon, BlueGrass - Slab Dragon, BlueGrass - Small Fry, 'Lectric Chicken - Slab Dragon, 'Lectric Chicken - Small Fry and Tannic Flo Orange - Talon 2.0.
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
The first week of February has been PHENOMENAL for Allatoona crappie! The warming trend in the weather changed the water temperature from 38 degrees two weeks ago to the low 50's! The crappie have schooled up and can be found in depths of 4' - 8'. Next week looks like a cool front and rain will come in but if you can make it out to the lake this would be a good time to catch a limit of shallow schooling crappie. We were on the water most every day this week and the crappie did not disappoint. We caught several crappie of all sizes from 8" crappie to straight up 15" slabs! One thing that we are really excited about is how our new test bait performed! Our new test bait will soon be in production but it is a 2.3" version of the Kic'n Chic'n. Some folks said "it's too big! That will never work!", well not only did it work it caught some big time slabs! Our theory is that if you want bigger crappie then you need to troll a big profile bait. We couldn't be more thrilled with the results and it will soon be available for purchase on the website. If you want more information, give us a call and we will get you some samples. Our trolling process this week due to the warm water temp was to stay in water depth's of 4' to 12' of water as the fish are suspended between 4' to 8'. We trolled using 1/32nd and 1/24th oz. jig heads at .7 to 1 mph to keep our jigs in the 2' to 6' range. Several colors were working well but our top producers were Sour Grape, Lemonade (Glow White/Chart Tail), BlueGrass, 'Lectric Chicken & Tannic Flo Orange. We should be rocking and rolling for the next few weeks UNLESS this cold front and rain changes things...which is not uncommon this time of year because it is fast and furious when the water warms 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. 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: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ~ John 3:16.
February is what I would call the "month of love" as we look forward to Valentine's Day. It is a day that we let folks know how much they mean to us by a card, flowers, candy and gifts. Our gifts are but a small comparison to the Ultimate Gift of Love that our Heavenly Father bestowed on those He loves through the gift of His Only Son. God loved and loves the WORLD, that's everyone, so much that he gave us the free gift of salvation. He does not want anyone to slip into eternity WITHOUT His love. He longs for a relationship with you now and forever. Let's take time to reflect on how much our heavenly Father loves us and make a point to walk closer to Him during the month of February!
Danny holding up two Allatoona Slabzillas!
Robbie the Rooster with a solid Lake Allatoona Black Crappie caught on the new test bait in Blue Grass color.
Jeff "CrappieMan" Albright showing off another Allatoona slab caught on the new test bait in the Blue Grass color.
Danny with a nice Allatoona White Crappie caught on the new test bait in the Pearl color.
Robbie with two nice Allatoona Black Crappie!