LAKE ALLATOONA IS FULL, 69 DEGREES

This Lake Allatoona fishing report is from Mike Bucca.

Bass fishing is still pretty good. The spots are either on the bed or knocking on the door. There are still some staging fish going on and they are schooling and busting shad. That bite is dwindling as the spots prepare for the spawn. I'm doing very well with the Blue Pearl 4 inch Senko with a 5/0 Skip Gap Hook and rigging it weightless. Best thing for schooling bass bar none. I am still getting a few bites on the Hampton Shad which will be readily available in a few more weeks. The 6 inch version is doing most of the damage for me right now. Largemouth are in their typical areas they are now mostly post spawn and hovering out in front of their spawning type areas. Same type of baits such as swim baits and Senko's, Sammy 100 and also some Flashminnow 95MR jerk baits by Lucky Craft. The Flashminnow is an excellent representation of the spot tail minnow that is now cruising the shallows. The key now to me is put that trolling motor on high and find those high concentrations of fish.

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Lines sides fishing is fair and the cold front that we had earlier this week shut the bite down. Look for the bite to rebound quickly as the water warms back up. The spawn is all most over and the fish are coming back down out of the rivers to feed. And they should be grouping up soon . There are fish from the mouth of the Etowah River and as far south as Allatoona Creek. All of your major creeks have fish in them right now. If you find the baitfish, you'll find stripers and hybrids nearby. Flat lines in the morning and afternoon and down lines mid day is the way to go. Trolling is working really well right now. The Mack Farr 3 arm umbrella rig has been producing best for me right now. Color doesn't seem to matter, but speed is a factor. The best speed for me this week has been between 3.3- 3.5 miles per hour. Remember the month of May is one of the best months for line-side fishing. We still have a few days open this month and we’re offering family trips starting at $250.00. Come on mom and dad – let’s take the kids fishing! Do you like to talk striper fishing? If so please visit my fishing forum at www.lakeallatoonafishing.net