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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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After a 42-year run, the Lake Allatoona white crappie record has been broken. Cody Hopkins, of Canton, is the new record holder after catching a 3-lb., 4.24-oz. slab on Feb. 10. “It was only the third fish I’ve caught since moving here on Dec. 4,” said Cody. Cody is the new caretaker at Cushing Memorial Park…
January’s cold temperatures reduce boat traffic, but that cold only increases spotted bass activity on Lake Allatoona. Fish rocks and brush in ditches and channel edges 25 to 30 feet deep for numbers of fish, or go deeper for bigger fish. Either way, it is a good time to be on Allatoona. With 12,000 acres…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a pair of news releases yesterday with information for those interested in turning their live Christmas trees into fish habitat. The drop-off locations are in various locations around West Point and Allatoona. Lake-specific information is below. West Point Christmas Trees The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West…
After 54 years, the black crappie record has been broken on Lake Allatoona. The angler was Ralph Evans, of Marietta, who caught the 3-lb., 2-oz. fish on April 6. Below he shares the story of the catch as he pays tribute to a close fishing partner who passed away recently from COVID. By Ralph Evans…
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 |