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Lake Allatoona
Lake Allatoona is a 12,010-acre reservoir in the north Atlanta suburbs located primarily in Bartow and Cherokee counties. The major tributaries are the Etowah and Little rivers and Allatoona and Stamp creeks, although numerous other creeks flow into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers impoundment. Allatoona is known as a good lake for catching numbers of spotted bass, and it's also known for good striped bass and hybrid bass. Allatoona is a very busy lake for recreational boaters during the summer, when many bass anglers opt to fish at night.
Allatoona: Level: 1.2 feet below 840. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Stain of all levels. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “April on Allatoona is on fire! Bass are in all phases of the spawn. This is the month when you pick your favorite way to fish, and that’s how you can catch them. Most fish are shallow, but they can be caught in depths up to 20 feet deep. Pebble/rock points and red-clay banks are great areas to start. Jig-head worms and Carolina rigs are great techniques this time of year. A good rule of thumb is to fish them…
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Jonathan Ray considers Lake Lanier his home lake, but the Ball Ground resident likes to venture to Lake Allatoona several times each year. He plans to go to the Stamp Creek section of the lake a lot more in the future. All Jonathan did was what all bass fishermen dream of but what few accomplish.…
Spotted bass, largemouth and shad are all spawning this month on Allatoona, and anglers can catch bass by keying on the different spawning areas for each species. If you want to have fun and catch a bunch of fish, target spots. If quality fish are your goal, look for bedding largemouth. And when the shad…
An estimated 4,000 people drown to death each year in the United States. Of those deaths, more than 50% could have been prevented if those victims had been wearing a life jacket. That’s where Travis England steps in. England, a public affairs specialist at Lake Lanier and a former park ranger at Lake Allatoona, coordinated…
James “Moby” Carney, a popular country music radio DJ with strong ties to the Georgia outdoor community, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at age 69. Moby had battled stage 4 stomach cancer. The GON Community got to know Moby not just from his morning show on Kicks 101.5 from 1991 to 2012, but also through…
The record for longnose gar on Lake Allatoona was smashed last week by angler Caleb McClure. The huge fish was just shy of 5 feet long and weighed 27.25 pounds. Caleb caught the gar while fishing with his friend Trent Hall. “We were fishing right next to Sweetwater Campground in an area that we knew…
Allatoona Lake Records
Largemouth Bass | 16-lbs., 9-ozs. | Greg Rymer | 08/31/82 |
Spotted Bass | 7-lbs., 11-ozs. | George Clark | 11/18/74 |
Hybrid Bass | 13-lbs., 9.5-ozs. | Danny Alsobrook | 02/07/90 |
Striped Bass | 42-lbs. | Clint Hight | 02/15/02 |
Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 7.36-ozs. | Corey Harmon | 03/05/22 |
White Bass | 3-lbs., 2-ozs. | Darrell Baxter | 05/15/94 |
Flathead Catfish | 35-lbs., 10.88-ozs. | Sandy Sanders | 06/20/08 |
Blue Catfish | 52-lbs., 1-oz. | Aaron Churchwell | 10/27/20 |
Tiger Trout | 2-lbs., 12.8-ozs. | Bob Geresti | 02/01/18 |
Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 1.44-ozs. | David Brewer | 12/02/23 |
White Crappie | 3-lbs., 4.24-ozs. | Cody Hopkins | 02/10/22 |
Longnose Gar | 27-lbs., 4-ozs. | Caleb McClure | 06/24/23 |
Shellcracker | 1-lb., 9-ozs. | Dan Huizinga | 05/04/23 |
Etowah River Records
Largemouth Bass | 7-lbs., 7.68-ozs. | Eric Black | 01/27/2016 |
Flathead Catfish | 38-lbs., 0.8-ozs. | John Morgado | 05/17/2022 |
Blue Catfish | 50-lbs. | Seth Shoults | 04/21/23 |
Striped Bass | 38-lbs. | Keith Cole | 05/1994 |
Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 10.2-ozs. | Eric Black | 01/14/2015 |
Longnose Gar | 19-lbs., 4.64-ozs. | Kyle Williams | 08/08/2018 |
Spotted Bass | 4-lbs., 0.5-ozs. | Jackson Sibley | 03/21/2022 |
Rainbow Trout | 2-lbs. | Todd West | 10/01/2020 |
Channel Catfish | 7-lbs. | Seth Shoults | 04/21/23 |