Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – June 2022

Allatoona: Level: 0.2 feet above 840. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona in the month of June begins the summer pattern that will last until somewhere around August. Postspawn bass are feeding up on the shad spawn and migrating to deeper water. Most schools of bass can be found on main-lake points. In June, target 12 to 20 feet of water. Typically most fish are caught in less than 20 feet of water. Baits range from topwater to deep crankbaits. The fish are still chasing shad, so early mornings until around 9 a.m. are on fire for topwater! Fast-moving walking baits are the most productive. Running and gunning rock and rip-rap is the ticket. Some really good hybrids are in the mix, as well. After the sun gets up, target shady areas with a Pop-R style bait or buzzbait. Bluff walls are most productive for this pattern, and it will only last for about an hour or so, and then the sun will be on those areas, as well. After the topwater bite dies down, I go to a drop shot and a small paddletail swimbait over brush. Sometimes fish will be more deeply in the brush and can be caught on a 1/8- or 3/16-oz. Texas-rigged worm. For the evening bite, I go to a soft plastic swimbait and a dark-colored crankbait. I still target the same areas, but I use moving baits because the bass roam a lot more in the evening and at night. Be safe, there is a lot more boat traffic this time of year.”

Linesides: Robert Eidson, of First Bite Guide Service, reports, “Good! The spawn run is almost over. Most of the fish are back on the main lake and are starting to set up on a summer pattern. Big schools of hybrids can be found anywhere from the S-turns to as far south as Tanyard Creek. The downrod bite is the most productive bite going on the lake right now. Fishing live shad at depths from 20 to 30 feet is producing for our boats from one end of the lake to the other. Our bait of choice has been big threadfins with small gizzards running a close second. These fish can be found on your Lowrance on or around most points, humps and flats. Good electronics can be a big help during the summer months.”

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