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Air Temp: High: 82 - Low: 55
Wind: 5-10 (Up to 25 mph gusts) mph
Lake Level: 833' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 64 - 66
Water Clarity: Heavy Stain on each end of the lake, stained in mid lake.
Area Fished: Clark, Tanyard, S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek & Little River Area
Jigs Used: Catawba - Slab Dragon, Tre's Gold - Slab Dragon, Pappy's Magic - Kic'n Chic'n, Chicken Pox - Kic'n Chic'n, Mardi Gras - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Contrail - Slab Dragon, Black & Blue - Slab Dragon, VooDoo Bloo - Kic'n Chic'n, Lemonade - Kic'n Chic'n & Tannic Flo - Kic'n Chic'n
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
This past week was absolutely awesome for crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona! We are in prime time long line trolling season and as the water temps are on the rise and the crappie were extremely active this past week. The weather was perfect most every day until the rains came in early Thursday morning. It was not uncommon to have a 60+ crappie day! We caught several small crappie which is a great sign that our lake is healthy and the crappie population is strong. This time of year you will catch several 6" to 8" crappie as well as BIG SLABS in the 15" to 16" range. We had several crappie close to 2 lbs with some going 2.5 lbs. If you are reading this we urge everyone to release any crappie over 12" as larger crappie are what keeps Lake Allatoona stocked for generations to come. We practice a self imposed "slot limit", meaning we only keep crappie that measure 10" to 12". Anything smaller or larger go back in the lake for a healthy spawn. If you do catch a big crappie we ask that you practice "CPR", Catch - Photo - Release. We know that most folks are keeping some for the freezer but when you can keep only what you can use. Remember 10 crappie equals 20 filets and is plenty for a meal or two.
Crappie: The water temps are approaching the high 60's and the water clarity is heavy stained to stained. During this time of year we troll a mix of bold bright colored jigs that show up well in the stained Allatoona waters. When the water temps are on the rise we are trolling shallow water using 1/24th and 1/32nd oz. jig heads. We generally start trolling in 12' of water to 4' of water from the mouth's of creeks to the back as well as shallow flats. Our troll speeds are .9 to 1 mph as the crappie are active and chasing jigs. Keep your eye on the sun and cloud cover as we have found that certain jig colors produce better in the sun and certain jig colors produce when it is overcast and a lot of cloud cover. If the sun is high and bright in stained water, colors like Tre's Gold, Lemonade, Mardi Gras, Contrail, Green Glimmer & Chicken Pox are working well. During low light conditions, Black & Blue, Black & Chartreuse, Tannic Flo Orange, June Bug & Pappy's Magic work well. We just report what we experience on the water as everyone has their favorite colors at certain times but hopefully this little tid bit of color selection information helps you on your next trip. A mix of bold bright colors such as white, pink, orange and chartreuse are what we are pulling right now paired with bold jig head colors like pink, chartreuse and orange. We like to use a lot of contrasting colors to generate reaction bites when the crappie are active. The main thing is that this is a great time of the year to be on the water and the basics of trolling is to get on the water, toss a few lines out, troll at speeds of .9 to .1 mph with 1/32nd to 1/24th oz. jig heads and cover a lot of water til you get bit. Once you start catching stay in that area when you find active crappie. Like our buddy Crappieman says: "Don't LEAVE Crappie to FIND Crappie!". Get out and have some fun with your friends and family as there is no better time than right now to be crappie fishing! Good luck out there and we hope this report blesses you in some way and helps you catch more Allatoona crappie!
Our go to colors for muddy to heavy stained water are Lemonade, 'Lectric Chicken, Black & Blue, Black & Chartreuse, Flo Pink Pepper & Bubble Gum. Now if the sun pops out on that muddy to stained water we switch to reflective colors like Tre's Gold, Green Glimmer and Mardi Gras. There are other colors that we use during the month of March and you can see our article "The Best Crappie Jig Colors For Lake Allatoona In March" for the complete list. 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 color 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. Red Rooster makes 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.
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Tori showing off two Allatoona Slabs caught on Red Rooster Crappie Jigs!
Jerrod with a 1.9 lb. Allatoona White Crappie caught trolling a new color we call Loonatic on a 1/24th oz. jig head. Loonatic mixes pink and orange which are two proven muddy to stained water colors and has produced some good Lake Allatoona Crappie!
2.5 lb Allatoona Black Crappie Caught On a Red Rooster Crappie Jig!
Robbie with a nice Allatoona crappie caught on the Catawba Slab Dragon
Shy Danny with a nice Allatoona slab caught on the Catawba Slab Dragon.
