Air Temp: High: 93 - Low: 66
Wind: Up to 10 Mph
Lake Level: Approx. 840' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 87-91
Water Clarity: Clear
Area Fished: North Lake (Little River Area), S Turns To Victoria, Blockhouse (Tanyard/Clark Creek Area), Galt's Ferry & Kellogg Creek
Jigs Used: Gray Ghost Dagger, UV Shad Dagger, Watermelon Ghost Dagger, Motor Oil Red and MayFly
Technique: Casting Soft Plastic Jigs & Spider Rigging
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
As you can imagine, July is getting HOT but we are still catching crappie on Lake Allatoona in the early morning hours up until about 1030-1100 AM. If you can find brush or structure you should be able to catch a few crappie during the summer heat. A few Red Rooster team members got out at different times this week and were able to catch several during the morning. Some of us had better days than others with 40 Allatoona slabs using minnows and spider rigs. Casting jigs is productive if you can find aggressive crappie in the early morning. Once that sun gets up the crappie are holding tight to the brush/structure/docks and not chasing anything. The summer technique for numbers of Allatoona crappie is spider rigging minnows. The crappie are congregated on deep water brush/structure AND if you access to deep water docks (docks in 20' and deeper) they are holding up in the shade and cover of those docks. We are seeing the crappie in 17' to 22' of water holding tight to cover. Some of the bigger crappie are in the middle to bottom of the brush where the water temperature is lower and more oxygen. Summer can be tough to catch crappie but it can be done with knowledge of the lake, learning crappie routines, expanding your fishing techniques and patience. If you don't know how to spider rig or would like to learn more, do yourself a favor and contact either Jeff "CrappieMan" Albright or Jake Turner with Mainline Fishing. They would be happy to take you out for a fun day of fishing, catching and teaching.We hope this report will help you catch more crappie on Lake Allatoona! Be safe out there and wear your life jackets as boat traffic is in full swing. Remember to keep only the crappie that you need and release the rest to keep our great fishery strong for generations to come! Lord willing the weather will cooperate and we will bring you another report next week!
Wally, Our Good Friend And Red Rooster Team Member, Showing off a NICE Allatoona Slab!
Doug with an early morning Allatoona crappie!
Robbie showing off a nice Allatoona slab caught on the Red Rooster Dagger!
