LAKE ALLATOONA IS FULL, STAINED & MID 80’S

Bass fishing is fair. The top water bite has been very poor all week long and will not crank back up until our fall bite starts. Most of the fish are relating to the thermocline in about 20 to 30 feet of water. There are a lot of h suspended at this depth level but over 50 to 60 feet of water and just suspending because they can. It's very tough to find schools of fish if you are not familiar with your electronics to find them. Use two baits. The fish head spin and drop shot. Use the 3/8 ounce Fish Head spin. Very long casts are mandatory and count down 12 seconds before beginning the retrieve. The bait falls about 1.5 feet per second. A super long casts expands the strike zone tremendously with the Fish Head spin and it also gives the fish more time to commit to your bait. The fish you catch on the Fish Head are good fish. Stick with the Fish Head if you want the best chance at a good sack of Allatoona fish. Another good pattern that is working is still the infamous drop shot bite and that is a sporadic bite. You will have to cover some water with the Lowrance to find the pods of fish on the drop shot bite and again fish in the 25 feet + depth range. If you catch one you will usually catch a few more in the area. They are hitting very small baits like the Tiny Flukes, Baby Sluggo's and 3.5 inch Yamamoto Cuttail worm. Use the #4 split shot drop shot hook by Gamakatsu on 8 pound Sufix line and the 1/2 ounce Quick drop sinkers.

Lake Allatoona Fishing Guides Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you're ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770 827 6282 or by e mail: eidson6260@gmail.com.

Line side fishing is very good. The live bait bite is starting to fall off some because it's hard to keep your shad alive, and the trolling bite is starting to pick up. We are catching very good numbers stripers, hybrids and White Bass on our morning trips right now. Some mornings, we are catching 30 to 50 fish per boat. The numbers will start slowing down some because the dissolved oxygen is dropping fast. All of the fish seem to be within one mile of the dam. Concentrate your efforts from the mouth of Clear Creek to Clarks Creek. Once you find the fish with the Lowrance sonar, start the morning fishing live shad on down lines at 24 feet. This can be a good bite if you're on feeding fish, but fresh baits is the key, change your baits often Once the live bait bite slows down, switch to trolling umbrella rigs. We have been having most of my success pulling nine 1/2 ounce white buck tails with chartreuse trailers about 110 feet behind the boat, which puts his rigs about 24 feet deep. Also keep your top water baits ready in case any schooling fish come up. They'll hit a popping cork, fluke or Sammy but we use biggest white Rooster Tail he can find. The secret to getting bit is to fish with light line, like 6 pound test and to retrieve your bait as fast as you can crank it in. In these conditions it's important to get your fish back in the water quickly if you want to release it. Keep your camera ready because a quick release can mean the difference between a dead fish and one that swims away. We also suggested riding back over the area you just fished and keeping any floaters. Striper Soup has plenty of bait in stock for those of you that don't want to get to the lake at 4am. Our boats are taking no less then 80 baits out for our four hour trips. Fresh bait is a must right now.

Anglers, we have a book on “BASS FISHING LAKE ALLATOONA” that has GPS 50 coordinates also. Ask for samples of the book and the coordinates from ken@southernfishing.com Try these two N 34 10 846 W 84 43 128 Good spawning pockets in McCaskey Creek. Use Sammy 100 and Big swim baits around the schooling fish. N 34 10 294 W 84 43 092 Good spawning area around Bartow County ramp with a Sammy 100 and big swim bait area.

Meet Lowrance Pro Staffer, Ken Sturdivant at the new Cabela’s in Acworth, Georgia, August 21 though 24, 2014. Ken will be hosting these FREE! Seminar: FRIDAY August 22, 2014 at 3 pm and 7 pm: Fishing Georgia Lakes for bass. SATURDAY August 23, 2014 at 3 pm and 7 pm: Finding Fish with Lowrance technology. SUNDAY August 24, 2014 at 3 pm and 5 pm: The Bass Anglers Tackle Box. Located at the Cherokee Village at I 75 and Highway 92, Kennesaw Georgia

Call Ken about the Southern Fishing Schools exclusive ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR or Rods Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for 770 889 2654 or ken@southernfishing.com for more info

Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Pro Staff, will be at Dreher Island State Park, 3677 State Park Road, Prosperity South Carolina 29127, August 13 through 17, 2014. Ken will doing Lowrance demonstration rides from 8am until 2pm Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday at the park.