Bass fishing is fair. The bass are in transition to shallower water and the spawn will start toward the end of the month. Covering water in search of bass is the ticket. Lipless crank baits and medium and shallow runners will be hot. Spro Little Johns, Spro Fat Johns, Aruku Shads and McStick jerk baits are a few that we will be using. Ten feet and shallower is the depth to target. Don’t let stained water deter you. Muddy water heats up faster. The late to day bite is better as the water warms. Ditches near spawning flats give bass the ability to have the best of both worlds or deep routes to shallow flats. Once you locate these schools, the Kacys Kustom jig in green pumpkin and bluegill fire is the ticket to pick them off. March is the best time to catch a big fish on Allatoona.

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Line side fishing is fair. The shad kill is almost over and the bite should be returning to normal very soon. This was one of the biggest shad kills we have seen on Lake Allatoona in the last 10 years. This made fishing tough for a few weeks. But the good news is it will make for a great spring. We look for the fish to move north this month. We should start seeing them show up the mid to lake areas like around Bartow Carver the first week of March. They should starting heading to the Delta by the end of March to start staging for the spawn run the first week of April. We are targeting the backs of the creeks from Cooper Branch to as far north as Kellogg Creek. Working best right now are gizzard shad and small threadfins fished on free lines and planner boards early and then again late in the day in the back of the main to lake creeks. As we move into March, look for these fish to move out of the creeks to main to lake humps and points. Once these fish move to the main lake, down lining live bait and trolling umbrella rigs will be your best bet. 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 [email protected] for more info