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Air Temp: High: 74 - Low: 41
Wind: 5-15 mph
Lake Level: Approx. 833' and dropping (Click Here For Current Water Level)
Water Surface Temp: 70-74
Water Clarity: Clear Green, Murky Green in places
Area Fished: Kellogg Creek, Victoria Area & S-Turns & Little River
Jigs Used: UV Shad - Dagger, Gray Ghost - Dagger, Chicken Pox - Dagger, 'Lectric Chicken - Small Fry & Sasquatch - Talon 2.0.
Technique: Casting & Trolling
Allatoona Weekly Crappie, Shellcracker & Bluegill Fishing Report:
The nights are definitely starting to cool off rapidly this past week which means cooler water temps and more active crappie! We love to see the leaves start to change colors because that means that long line trolling is not too far off. The crappie are still hanging close to the brush but as the water level continues to drop the brush is getting closer to the surface. Once the brush gets within 5-8' of the surface the crappie will start moving out to deeper water and schooling in the creeks and mouths of creeks. They will also start moving around in the flats off of the main river channel. This is a great time of year to start getting your baits, jig heads, rods, reels organized as well as to blow the dust off of your trolling bars or rod holders because the time is almost here. The good news is at least for this week is that there doesn't appear to be any major hurricane activity which means that the lake should be pretty stable for the foreseeable future.
Crappie: We got out a few days this past week and had good luck casting a Red Rooster Dagger to active brush piles and hooked up with some nice 10" to 13" crappie that were fairly aggressive and put up a good fight all the way to the boat. We we were throwing the Red Rooster Dagger in UV Shad, Gray Ghost, Splatter Back and June Bug on a 1/16th and 1/24th oz. jig head with good success. Interestingly enough many crappie were hitting the jig on the fall versus chasing the bait. Jeff "Crappieman" Albright had a good day trolling flats and over brush at .7 - .9 mph using a 1/16th oz. jig head paired with a Red Rooster Small Fry in 'Lectric Chicken and the Talon 2.0 in the Sasquatch (Black & Orange) Color. Hunter Moore of Moore Outdoorz had a great day casting the Red Rooster Dagger in Gray Ghost and Chicken Pox and a 1/16th oz. jig head. All signs are pointing to some great fall crappie fishing on Lake Allatoona!
Bluegill: As we move into fall you should be able to find the bluegill hanging around shallow docks and shallow brush, stumps and laydowns. They will be feeding up for winter and should be pretty aggressive. The tried and true method is 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. Aggressive bluegill have been hitting crappie jigs on a 1/32nd oz or smaller jig head as well.
Shellcracker (Redear sunfish): As the water level is dropping the shellcracker should be in 5' to 8' of water and feeding up for the winter as well. 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. We are primarily using either a red wiggler or nightcrawler.
Lord willing we will continue to have good reports as we move through fall and into winter!
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Make sure to download the Red Rooster Long Line Trolling Guide for tips on how to troll for Allatoona Crappie.
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Crappieman had some nice fall Lake Allatoona Crappie while trolling flats and brush piles!
The Red Rooster Small Fry in 'Lectric Chicken and the Talon 2.0 in the
Sasquatch (Black & Orange) color caught a mess of crappie on Lake Allatoona.
Hunter Moore with Moore Outdoorz had some very happy clients as they landed several crappie, bluegill, spots AND catfish on the Red Rooster Dagger!
The Red Rooster Dagger in UV Shad & Gray Ghost are great colors in overcast conditions
A nice Allatoona black crappie caught on the Red Rooster Dagger in the June Bug color
