LAKE ALLATOONA IS FULL, STAINED & LOW 80’S

This bass fishing report is by Matt Driver, www.proanglerradio.com 404 456 6094

Bass fishing is fair. The bass are finally getting settled into a full summertime and the brush bite is picking up. Most fish can be found in mid depth brush and some are showing up in deeper brush 20+. A Texas rigged Yo Mama and a jig are working in the brush. Right at dark there has been good. Watch for schooling on the main lake and sometimes there are some pretty big schools. A spoon a soft jerk bait like the Big Bite 5 inch jerk minnow and a popper type bait like the Spro Hydro pop in a bream pattern has been producing. Fish can also be found on the ends of points new the river channel. The medium to deep crank bait like the Spro big papa, the little john DD and Little john tiny DD are good search bait. The 3/8 or 3/16 ounce green pumpkin jig and jig head are a pretty solid plan to put fish in the boat. The drop shot with a sunrise colored big bite shaky squirrel has been productive as well.

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 [email protected] 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.

This Lake Allatoona fishing guides report is bought to you by Robert Eidson of First Bite Guide Service. www.firstbiteguideservice.com 770 827 6282. [email protected]

Line sides fishing is great. The summer bite is in full swing, and we are catching a ton of fish down lining and pulling umbrella rigs on the south end of the lake. The dissolved oxygen levels have plummeted up north, and the fish have all moved south to between Bartow Carver and the dam. Check Clear, Stamp, McKaskey creeks and Cooper Branch on up to the Bethany Bridge area and into the Allatoona Creek Arm. The thermocline is starting to set up at about 28 feet, and we are catching all of our fish either down lining or trolling u rigs between 18 to 28 feet. Down lining a threadfin shad is absolutely the best bite on the lake with trolling running a close second. But remember we are in the dog days of summer and shad will die quickly on the line, so take a lot of bait or keep a bucket of shiners as a back up They're biting shiners about 25 percent as well as they're hitting the threadfins, but you'll need to match the size of your hook to the size of your bait or the fish won't hit. For example, a size #6 Gamakatsu octopus on a medium shiner is a good match. When using smaller hooks, be sure to use quality hooks so the fish don't straighten them out. Our top water bite is gone. We rode from one end of the lake to the other this week and the top water is gone.

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

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