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Air Temp: High: 82 - Low: 59
Wind: Up to 15 Mph Gusts
Lake Level: Approx. 840' (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Temp: 73 - 76
Water Clarity: Clear Green!
Area Fished: Victoria Area, Kellogg/Owl Creek, Galt's Ferry area, Illinois Creek & Little River
Jigs Used: Motor Oil Red - Dagger, Splatter Back - Dagger, Watermelon Ghost - Dagger and UV Smoke - Dagger
Technique: Casting & Spider Rigging
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The last full week of May 2025 was a wash for the most part as it rained in the morning, the afternoon and evening for several days! We were only able to get out a couple days this past week due to the unpredictable rains and thunderstorms. Hopefully this rainy pattern will not be as prevalent the month of June so we get more time on the water for better reports!
Crappie: As mentioned in previous reports the summer Crappie pattern is upon us and will be the norm until the September/October time frame. We are seeing crappie on structure ranging from 16' to 22' deep. This past Friday a cool front moved in with high winds and lower temps which had crappie glued to the bottom at 18' - 20'! They were not suspended at all, so keep that in mind when a front moves in the crappie may go to the bottom and are not in the mood to bite. We were able to pick up a couple with the Red Rooster Dagger but it was tough once the front came through. Our buddy Hunter Moore with Moore Outdoorz Guide Service had a couple of good days in between the rains. Hunter had some happy clients one day as they netted a 1.8lb and a 1.6lb black crappie pitching a Red Rooster Dagger around docks and nearby brush. Normally, with no fronts, the crappie should be suspended anywhere from 10' to 14' above structure or possible buried in the limbs. Two proven methods of netting some crappie through the summer is casting jigs and spider rigging minnows. We throw natural color jigs at brush and structure using Red Rooster Daggers on a 1/16th or 3/32nd oz. jig head to get the jigs down to the strike zone in a hurry. The colors that we used this week were UV Shad, Splatter Back, Watermelon Ghost and UV Smoke. You can't go wrong this time of year with a Spider Rig and a minnow. If you have some good brush piles marked set your minnow anywhere from 10' to 14' and you should find some nice slabs.
Bluegill: The bluegill are still hanging around shallow structure in the backs of creeks and cuts. We expect this pattern to hold for the next few weeks. Crickets are the number one bait of choice but they will hit worms as well. You will want to 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 if you find something different.
Shellcracker (Redear sunfish): We spent some time looking for Shellcracker but not as much as we have past weeks due to time on the water. We did manage to catch a couple in 8' - 10' 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!
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 May 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: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. ~ Proverbs 4:23.
Hunter Moore with Moore Outdoorz Guide Service landed these two Allatoona slabs using a Red Rooster Dagger!
Crappie were deep and hard to come by after storms and a cold front but we managed to catch a few slow rolling a Red Rooster Dagger on brush.