Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – August 2021

Allatoona: Level: 1.4 feet above full. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of August is extremely tough. Hot weather and boat traffic make it difficult to catch a good stringer. With patience, you can catch them. A lot of the fish that we are catching right now are small, but a few decent fish show up from time to time. The most consistent bite right now is on bluff walls with a drop-shot rig and a Ned rig. With all the rain we’ve had, the water has been up higher than normal, but water temps are slightly cooler. That could possibly change later this month if the rain slows down. Most of the time I am a run-and-gun style fisherman, but with summer heat and a non-aggressive bite, I am slowing way down. The Berkley PowerBait Flat Worm and the Missile Baits Bomb Shot are working the best right now. The Picasso Ned rig tipped with either a morning dawn or bluegill colored RoboWorm is the way to go. I am downsizing my line to 5 and 7 pounds fluorocarbon. The month of August is probably the toughest month in my opinion for good fish, but fall is coming, so be patient. Once the temperatures start to cool and the lake has less boat traffic, things will get better.”

Linesides: Guide Robert Eidson reports, “Fishing is outstanding! The downline bite is in full swing, and the hybrids are just killing live bait right now. Our boats are having very good mornings right now. On most days, we are seeing 20 to 50 fish per boat on half-day trips. Shad is still out-fishing shiners, but the shiner bite is probably the best we have seen in years. But with that being said, shad is still out-producing shiners five to one. The better bite is on the south end of the lake. Stamp, Cooper Branch, Iron Hill, Red Top and Clark creeks are all fishing well right now. There is also a bite mid-lake, but it just doesn’t compare to the bite on the south end. The trolling bite is also starting to pick up. It is hard to beat a Captain Mack’s four-arm umbrella rig loaded with 9 1/2-oz. jigs fished 100 feet out at 2.4 mph. The topwater bite is also starting to get good early and then again right before sundown within eyesight of the dam. Fishing right now is as good as it gets on Lake Allatoona.”