LAKE ALLATOONA IS FULL, CLEAR & 84 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. The pattern now is to find the fish suspended and then catch them on the drop shot rig or a jerk bait. Larger fish a much harder to come by. Most of the fish now are small at 10 to 14 inches and they are at 18 to 20 feet deep. The dissolved o2 level are pretty bad right now and the fish are sluggish. Small baits like the Bio minnow or shaky squirrel from Big Bite are the baits of choice on the lake. With still more rain on the way, the lake will be high so have the top water baits ready in the mornings and evenings as there might be a short run of top water action through the week.

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Line side fishing is good. The bite has been a little up and down this week. Down lining shad is still the ticket to catching big numbers. The water temperature is rising and the Dissolved oxygen levels are falling and bait isn't living very long very long on a hook, fished deeper than 24 feet so make sure you carry plenty of bait with you. There are two bites going on right now. The first one is from the dam to Holiday Marina. The other one is from the mouth of Kellogg's to Bartow carver. Down lines fished in the mouth of any creek, creek channel or river channel will get you bit. Trolling is good with the umbrella and we are starting to see multiple hook up on our trips. We are fishing our rigs 120 to 150 feet behind the boat at speeds of 2.4 to 3.3 miles and hour. The umbrella rig bite should be on fire next week. Call Ken about the Southern Fishing Schools exclusive ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR or Rods Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.