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Air Temp: High: 68 - Low: 25
Wind: 5-15 mph(Up to 25 mph Gusts!)
Lake Level: January 9th - 824.5 by January 16th - 831' - A RAPID 6.5' level change! (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 48 - 52
Water Clarity: Heavy Stained to Muddy depending on area of the lake
Area Fished: Kellog Creek, Blockhouse & Little River
Jigs Used: Cajun Chicken - Small Fry, Bluegrass - Small Fry, Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
We all knew that it was going to happen at some point and this past week we got a triple whammy! Heavy Rains, High Winds & Frigid Temps. Up to this point we had a mild winter in terms of temps, wind and rain but that all changed last Friday. Over the weekend we got 2-3 days of steady rains and down pours amounting to 4" - 5" rain depending on where you pull the measurements from. You may not know this but the general rule for Lake Allatoona is that 1" of rain can raise the lake level a foot. So 1" of rain = approx. 1' of lake level. With that being said, we got 4+ inches of rain and Lake Allatoona rose approx. 6.5'! With that amount of water rushing into the lake the water does 2 things: 1) Water clarity becomes heavy stained to muddy and 2) Silt, Trash and debris come flooding into the lake. This changes the crappie game rapidly and adversely and to be honest there is not a lot that you can do about it other than sit at home and wait for the lake to settle down!
Crappie: This report will serve primarily as a history lesson as the rain, wind and cold temps pretty much shut us down this past week. We did get out on the lake one day where the temps and wind were behaving...briefly. We only manage 4 fish in four hours so we packed up and went home. The weather damage had been done from 4+ inches of rain, rapidly rising water levels, stained to muddy water clarity and frigid temps. It was not a good week for Lake Allatoona Crappie Fishing. We will hope for better weather next week and give it another shot and report the good, bad or the ugly. Better crappie weather will be coming soon and during these times we spend our down time organizing our tackle, re-lining our reels with NEW line, organizing the boat and such. If you can't get on the water, there is always something fishing related to occupy your time to ensure that when the weather is better and the crappie are biting that we are ready to go!! January can be frustrating and discouraging but when the weather stabilizes it can be a BIG SLAB month! 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 January 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.
Verse of the Week: Jesus Said: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” ~ Matthew 7:24-27. What does it mean that the wise man built his house upon a rock?
Robbie with one of the four crappie caught while long line trolling on a MUDDY Lake Allatoona!
