This weeks report is brought to you by GB's Lake! GB's Lake has been a family owned and operated pay lake since 1955! If you are looking for a place to take your kids for a great day of fishing look no further than GB's Lake conveniently located at 400 Hurt Rd SW, Smyrna, GA 30082. Tell them you saw them on Red Rooster's weekly Lake Allatoona Crappie Fishing Report!
Air Temp: High: 84 - Low: 57
Wind: Up to 15 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 839' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 68 - 72
Water Clarity: Mid to light stain with a green tinge
Area Fished: Victoria Area, Kellogg/Owl Creek & Galt's Ferry Area
Jigs Used: Motor Oil Red - Dagger, Black & Blue - Dagger and UV Shad - Dagger
Technique: Casting
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The last full week of April 2025 is upon us and we switched it up a little bit and went fishing for Shellcracker and Blue Gill! If you don't know Lake Allatoona is a great Bluegill and Shellcracker lake! It's no big secret that when the water temperature starts getting warmer it's time to start looking around for Bluegill and Shellcracker beds in shallow areas. The daytime and nighttime temperatures are getting closer and closer together so the water temperature this past week was between 68 in the morning and 72 in the afternoon. We were able to find a couple of beds and netted some real nice shellcracker with the biggest one being 13"!
The technique was simple:
- 6lb test fishing line
- #6 or #8 Aberdeen (long shank) hook
- a small split shot pinched on about 12" above the hook.
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 April 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: Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’” ~ Luke 24:1-7.
Nice Lake Allatoona Shellcracker caught on a Red Rooster Dagger experimental color we call "Paydirt"
12" Lake Allatoona Shellcracker
13" Lake Allatoona Shellcracker caught on a in the Paydirt color!
Lake Allatoona Bluegill caught on a Red Rooster Dagger in the Paydirt color
Shellcracker or Bluegill beds look like craters when using sidescan (See top left of the above image)
BOAT FOR SALE:
If you are looking for a great fishing boat have we got a deal for you! 
A good friend of ours has a garage kept classic Ranger 374 for sale. 1992 Ranger 374V, Black Max 150 XR4 with Millennium Rod Racks, Hummingbird Helix 9 to list a few specifics. This is one clean boat with original carpet...NICE! Price: $8500. For more information reach out to Byron at 678-767-4668!
