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Air Temp: High: 88 - Low: 70
Wind: Up to 10 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 840' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 83 - 85
Water Clarity: Clear Green!
Area Fished: Victoria Area, Kellogg/Owl Creek, Galt's Ferry area, Clark & Tanyard Creek
Jigs Used: Blue Glimmer - Small Fry, Bluegrass - Small Fry, UV Shad - Dagger and Gray Ghost - Dagger
Technique: Casting & Spider Rigging
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The crappie, shellcracker and bluegill fishing on Lake Allatoona this past week was great! We had better weather this week than we have in the past few weeks so we had more time on the water. Good weather also means more boater and wave runner traffic which means waves, wakes and a lot of bobbing up and down. If you get motion sickness...afternoon fishing may not be the time for you! In all seriousness there is a lot of traffic on the lake so wear your PFD's and be on the look out for folks who are not looking out for you. The air temperatures are rising and so is the water temperature. This week we are seeing water temps get to 85 by late afternoon. The morning hours between 0600 - 1030 are the best times to be on the lake to avoid boat traffic.
Crappie: The summer pattern report will be very repetitive between now and September/October...it's summer and the crappie will be in their deep water hangouts. The crappie can be found on structure anywhere from 16' to 22' deep and they are typically suspended above the structure in 10' - 16'. You can also find crappie on deep water docks, when we say deep water docks, we are talking about docks that sit in at least 20' of water. If you can skip a jig under the dock you may get the rod knocked out of your hand by a big old slab! When shooting docks, we recommend a 1/32nd oz. jig head for a slow fall. Let it sink for about 10 - 15 seconds and then slowly start reeling to the boat. We like to cast jigs in and around structure using a 1/16th or 3/32nd oz. jig head in the morning or late evening but crappie tend to be most active in the early morning hours. When the bite slows down, we will switch to spider rigging minnows to finish out the trip. If you are throwing jigs make sure to use natural color jigs like a Red Rooster Small Fry in Blue Glimmer, Watermelon or Fried Pickle and the Red Rooster Dagger in UV Shad, Gray Ghost, Watermelon Ghost or Motor Oil Red. These are great colors and sizes to start with first thing in the morning. If you are Spider Rigging, set the minnow at different depths until they start biting. We usually have 2 rods set at 8', 2 rods at 10' and 2 rods at 12'.
Bluegill: The bluegill are still hanging around shallow structure in the backs of creeks and cuts BUT we are starting to catch some in deeper water. We picked up a few bluegill on night crawlers around 8' - 10' while looking for Shellcrackers. Crickets will always be our #1 bluegill bait of choice around shallow water structure but they will eat a red wiggler worm as well. Use a #4 - #6 gold Aberdeen hook with 4 - 6 lb. test fishing line and a bobber set about 8" - 12" above your cricket or worm. You can always adjust your cork depth as needed.
Shellcracker (Redear sunfish): The Shellcracker bite should not change much for the summer. Start looking for shellcracker in 10' - 12' of water around points and rocky humps. The rig we use for shellcracker is a #2 hook on 4 - 6 lb. test fishing line and a #5 clam shell split shot pinched on the line about 12" - 18" above the hook. The bait of choice is either a red wiggler or nightcrawler...they will eat either one!
Catfish: We primarily focus on panfish but from time to time we do run across the cats! We have caught several catfish over the last couple of weeks on a red wiggler/night crawler. We know that is not the standard catfish bait of choice but they don't seem to be too choosy right now. We have consistently found catfish in the 14' - 16' range on rocky points and humps. If you are in the mood for some catfishing it seems to be pretty good right now on Lake Allatoona. Lord willing we will have a good report for you next week!
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 June 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: After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” ~ Mark 1:14-15.
Jesus brings us GOOD NEWS! But if Jesus is GOOD News...there must be some BAD news, right? The BAD News is that we were ALL born into sin. Romans 3:23 says: "For ALL have SINNED and FALL SHORT of the Glory of God." Everyone knows it, it's far easier to do, say or think BAD things. It comes natural to us...it takes WORK and ENERGY to try to be a "good person"! The first step of receiving GOOD NEWS is acknowledging that there is BAD NEWS and that you can't do anything about it without someone's help. That someone is Jesus who came to live a sinless life because neither you nor I could. Jesus willingly lay down his life and took our place on a cross to pay the penalty of sin. BUT death and sin did not have the final say as Jesus rose again on that third day declaring VICTORY over sin and death. The GOOD NEWS is that one day we will be free from the bondage of sin and sharing eternity with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Do you ACKNOWLEDGE the Bad news and ACCEPT the Good news?
Colton and Jackson had a great day with Grand Pappy Larry catching some nice Lake Allatoona crappie!
Colton with some fine Allatoona black crappie!
Larry and the boys found a good mess of channel cats this past week!
This Allatoona Shellcracker aka Redear Sunfish was a chunk and measured 12".
Another nice hand-size Allatoona Shellcracker caught on a red wiggler.
Bluegill are also hitting Red Wigglers in deeper water around 6' - 8'.