Lake Allatoona | Weekly Crappie Fishing Report | January 10th 2025

Air Temp: High: 54 - Low: 19

Wind: Up to 25 Mph Gusts

Lake Level: Approx. 828' and Rising (Click Here For Current Water Level)

Water Temp: 43 - 46

Water Clarity: Stained to Muddy (Depending on the area of the lake, North End Muddy, Mid Lake Stain to Heavy Stain)

Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns, Victoria & Kellogg/Owl Creek

Jigs Used: Black & Blue - Talon 2.0, Cajun Chicken - Slab Dragon, CopperHead - Slab Dragon and Jive Turquee Chartreuse - Slab Dragon and and Black & Chartreuse - Kic'n Chic'n

Technique: Trolling

Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report

Old Man Winter paid Lake Allatoona a visit this week and apparently he was mad at the crappie anglers because it got cold and windy...not just windy...but sho 'nuff gusty. We were able to get out a couple of days just to show Mr. Freeze who was boss around these parts and snag a few slabs. The rains came in on Sunday and muddied up the north end of the lake all the way to Victoria. Most creeks that have run off areas were muddy as well so times are tough. If you can find stained water, not muddy water, but stained creeks and flats you may have a the best shot at some roaming crappie...but you fish the are you are confident in muddy water or not. We trolled using 1/16th oz. jig heads and 3/32nd oz. jig heads at .7 - .9 mph as we were seeing roaming crappie suspended at 6' - 12' over 18' to 22' of water. Even though the areas were muddy we found a few nice keepers. We were able to get back out on the water Thursday afternoon the day before the weekend snow and ice for a couple of hours. Had a great day trolling with several keeper crappie as well as some spotted bass. The water was heavy stained to muddy so we were using a combination of dark and bright colors. We found the fish anywhere from 12' to 18' of water pulling a mix of 1/16th oz. jig heads and 3/32nd oz. jig heads at .7 - .9 mph as the fish were suspended between 6' - 12'. We netted a nice 14" and 13" crappie which is not uncommon in January as the larger crappie are out roaming and looking to feed up for the winter. We are excited about a new jig model that we are field testing...early tests are showing great promise! Stay tuned for more updates on the results! Lord willing we will have another report for you next week. Be sure to check out the archives for January 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: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. ~ Romans 12:2

With this new year, we have a fresh start to "Renew" our hearts and minds. We hear a lot about "New Year Resolutions" and many folks make a list of things that they are going to do better, do differently or things that we will stop altogether. As we think about how to improve ourselves, let us remember that we have already been made perfect in the sight of God through His Son Jesus for those who believe. God could not love you any more or any less...and that has nothing to do with your New Year's Resolution. In the New Year, let us focus more on drawing closer to the PERSON, The ONE who needs no "resolutions" as His sinless life, death on the cross to pay our sin debt and resurrection three days later overcoming death and the grave, has cancelled out all of our imperfections and shortcomings and made a way to be in the presence of God Almighty. May we "renew" our hearts and minds this year through an ongoing relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Cold Water Allatoona Slab! Caught on a new test bait!

Nice 14" Allatoona Black Crappie which is not uncommon on Allatoona in January

Another nice January slab caught on the Red Rooster Talon 2.0 in the Jive Turquee Chartreuse color

January on Lake Allatoona is typically heavily stained or muddy. Bright colors like chartreuse and orange are our go to color combinations under these conditions.