Air Temp: High: 82 - Low: 54
Wind: Up to 20 Mph
Lake Level: Approx. 836' and Dropping (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 74-66
Water Clarity: Clear to light stain (Allatoona Green)
Area Fished: Blockhouse, Galt's Ferry, Kellogg Creek & Little River
Jigs Used: Glow White - Slab Dragon, 'Lectric Chicken - Small Fry and Chicken Pox - Slab Dragon
Technique: Trolling & Casting Jigs
Allatoona Weekly Crappie Fishing Report:
Fall showed up in a big way this past week on Lake Allatoona with temps dropping into the 30's overnight! The water temps are dropping quickly and that will get these Allatoona crappie ready to roam! The first part of the week was windy as a cool front rolled in which made it hard to fish all over the lake. The second part of the week was more conducive to trolling or casting. Our good friend Dontre Sims was able to get out early Tuesday morning before the wind kicked up and was able to catch some nice crappie casting a Red Rooster custom hair jig around brush and structure. The water temperature dropped from 74 on Monday to 69 by Tuesday morning! We were able to get back on the lake Thursday morning and the water temp had dropped even more to around 66 degrees! We were longline trolling 1/16th oz. underspin jig head, 1/16th oz. round ball jig heads and the new pro model 3/32nd oz. roundball jig head in a candy red color. Our most productive trolling speeds were between .7 to .8 mph. We were targeting brush piles in the 10' - 14' range and hooked up on active crappie in 10' - 12' depths. We managed 18 crappie trolling several colors but the Slab Dragon in the Glow White color was the top color. The Small Fry in the 'Lectric Chicken color came in second and the Slab Dragon in the Chicken Pox color caught a couple of nice Allatoona slabs. We did have several short strikes that made the rods bounce around a bit but did not commit. We also caught 5 small spotted bass, a catfish and 2 Gar! Trolling is a great way to spend the day because you never know what you are going to catch! The bite slowed around 11 o'clock and we loaded up and headed back to the house. We are a couple of weeks behind schedule in terms of water level due to the hurricane rains but we are rapidly getting back to the 835' water level that is critical for the fall troll bite. If the weather stays consistent from now until November we will be in good shape for late fall/winter trolling. Lord willing Team Red Rooster will bring you another report next week! We now have a years worth of fishing reports archived on the site. Be sure to check out the archives for October 2023 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: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. ~ Psalm 23:6
Dontre with A nice October Allatoona Slab!