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Air Temp: High: 77 - Low: 36
Wind: Up to 25 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 834' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 50 - 52
Water Clarity: Heavy to Medium Stain With Greenish Tint
Area Fished: Little River, S-Turns, Victoria, Kellogg/Owl Creek, Blockhouse Area (Clear Creek/Tanyard) & Stamp
Jigs Used: VooDoo Bloo - Kic'n Chic'n, Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n, Lemonade - Slab Dragon, Pappy's Magic - Kic'n Chic'n XL, Sour Grape - Kic'n Chic'n XL, UV Smoke - Kic'n Chic'n XL and Chicken Pox - Kic'n Chic'n XL and Green Bean - Kic'n Chic'n.
Technique: Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
The second week of March 2025 started off with a bang! Crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona is about to be off the charts through the rest of March if the weather holds! Looking ahead at the March weather pattern we should be in for some great fishing all around with day time temps in the 60's and 70's. We are fired up and ready! The current water temperature is around 52 degrees but it will soon be in the mid to high 50's which should spark the beginning of the crappie spawn. To keep it simple, the crappie will start moving to the shallow flats, mid to back of creeks, spawning pockets...etc. Shallow water between 2' - 8' where the water warms up faster in the Spring. If I had to guess this pattern should start happening by next week and it will be "Katie bar the door" but in a good way! This week the weather was up and down with wind and fronts but we found schools of crappie in the 10' - 14' range suspended anywhere from 5' to the bottom. The barometric pressure due to the fronts had a LOT of crappie glued to the bottom. When that happens, you need to either:
- Use a heavier jig head like a 3/32nd oz,
- Use a 1/16th oz. jig head but slow troll around .5 to .7 mph to keep that jig deeper or,
- Periodically turn off your trolling motor until the jigs start bouncing the bottom and then back on the trolling motor to get you back up to speed.
If you are new to fishing and want to learn more about electronics, jig head sizes, jig colors and more be sure to tune in to FRIDAY NIGHT BITES which is a 30 minute Facebook livestream that we do on "Most" Friday Nights around 7PM you might learn something or teach us something new! 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 March 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: Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
I don't know if any of you reading this have days where you just feel old! I am getting older by the minute and my body lets me know that I am no longer in control of "how I feel". Spring is here and we just got an extra hour of daylight which means that many of us will be doing more outdoor activities like walking, yard work and hopefully more fishing! But as I do more physical activity this old and aging body gets tired, sore and achy. When I was younger I had plenty of energy, strength and stamina but many of those physical days are behind me and it takes me twice as long to get things done. Even though my mind and body get tired quicker these days...I KNOW that my BEST DAYS are ahead of me. 2 Corinthians 4:16 says "Our outward man is perishing..." as a result of sin and death. It also says: "Our inward man (soul) is being RENEWED day by day." My best days are ahead of me because of what my Lord and Savior accomplished on the cross and when he rose again conquering sin & death. If your best days are not ahead of you and all you can see is an aging earthly body...I pray that you will come to know Jesus who will redeem and restore us one day soon. God bless, be safe and I hope to see you on the water enjoying the amazing gifts and blessings that our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon us all!
Lilly giving a big "THUMBS UP" for this Allatoona crappie caught on a Red Rooster Kic'n Chic'n XL in Pappy's Magic color
Our good fried Jake with a nice slab caught on a Red Rooster Kic'n Chic'n in the Albright Special Color
Another nice Allatoona black crappie caught on the Albright Special Kic'n Chic'n!
14" Black Crappie caught on the Kic'n Chic'n XL in the Pappy's Magic color
Allatoona Slab caught trolling a Slab Dragon in the Lemonade color
Sometimes you have to fight the wind to catch the Allatoona Crappie! Nice slab caught on a Kic'n Chic'n in the VooDoo Bloo color