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Air Temp: High: 77 - Low: 39
Wind: 5-15 mph
Lake Level: Approx. 831' and dropping (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 55 - 60
Water Clarity: Clear Green to Stained depending on area of the lake
Area Fished: Blockhouse, Kellogg Creek, Victoria Area & S-Turns & Little River
Jigs Used: 'Lectric Chicken - Dagger, 'Lectric Chicken - Slab Dragon, and Fried Pickle - Slab Dragon
Technique: Casting & Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The weather was back in the 70's this week and was a great week for chasing slabs on Lake Allatoona. The trolling bite is starting to pick up with the water temps ranging from 55 - 60 degrees. The crappie are starting to school up and move around which is a good indicator it's time to put those trolling rods to work!
Crappie: We got on the water a couple of times this week, one early morning trip and one later afternoon. The morning bite is by far the best for trolling this time of year. As the temps start dropping in December both morning and afternoon bite seems to be interchangeable. Some folks like to get on the lake early and off by lunch and others like to get on the lake from lunch to sunset. We have done both and did well morning and afternoon. We trolled on our morning trip and netted several keeper crappie trolling 1/16th oz. jig heads at speeds of .7 to .9 mph. The morning we went the crappie seemed to like the jigs moving at .8 mph. The Red Rooster Slab Dragon in 'Lectric Chicken and Fried Pickle were the colors that they wanted. We pulled a mix of colors as usual but for some reason they preferred those two colors! The crappie schools were suspended in 5' - 8' over 10' to 15' depths. We targeted flats and points close to creek channels. When the sun came out the bite slowed a bit so we started throwing a Red Rooster Dagger in the 'Lectric Chicken color and pulled a few out of the brush. We expect the trolling bite to pick up steam over the coming weeks. Check back weekly for updated reports! Lord willing we will continue to have good reports as we move through fall and into winter!
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. Be sure to check out the archives for November 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.
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