LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 10.7 FEET, STAINED & LOW HIGH 40’S DEGREES

Bass fishing is fair. The fish are hungry but catching has become a challenge due to a large shad die off. If you can find any warmer water use a ¼ ounce Rat L Trap in Fire Tiger or Crawdad colors. Second choice, keep throwing the jigs. Green pumpkin jigs with a Zoom Super Chunk trailer in Root beer green pepper. Pitch it to shallow cover with a Stanley jig in ¼ or 3/16 ounce and use 10 pound test Sufix line on a spinning rod. Concentrate on whatever brush you can find from 2 to 10 feet. The hot colors have been the watermelon, watermelon gold and green pumpkin. Use a Jr. sized trailer on the mini jigs. The spots are after shad schools and that means Shad Raps. Best bet is to fish the NW side of the flats as they tend to warm up first. Rip raps are also producing some fish as well with small cranks like small Rat L Traps and Bandits in any color as long as it is pearl white. Start at the mouths of creeks and pockets and work to the back. Use the same ¼ ounce mini jig with a matching Zoom trailer and be sure it looks a lot like green pumpkin.

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Line side fishing is good. The south end of the lake is still the place to be right now. All of our stripers are coming on trout and shad fish on planner boards and free lines out over open water. And all of our Hybrids are coming on trout and shad fish on down lines 20 to 30 feet deep on humps and points. The umbrella rig bite has slowed down, but I look for it to pick back up as the lake clears. Over all I am pleased with what I am seeing out there right now. The lake is fishing well, and hopefully it will stay somewhat productive throughout the winter.

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]

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

The Forsyth County Parks and Recreation department will host an “Outdoor Fun Festival 2015” on April 25, 2015. The location will be the Caney Road Park in south Forsyth County off Highway 141. See the web site at www.outdoorfunfestival2015.com. Call 770 887 2217 2217 Carrie Toth or [email protected] for all the details and vendor options.