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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.
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Allatoona: Level: 4.8 feet below 840. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: The water color is ranging from “Allatoona green” to slightly murky. With the effects of Hurricane Helene, the lake level was almost 2.5 feet above full pool. It will take the better part of November for the corps to catch up with the winter drawdown schedule. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing had a downturn toward the end of October when the lake was in the process of turning over. For Lake Allatoona, turnover typically begins once the water reaches that mid to upper 60s range. We are now…
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The summer of 2005 began on Georgia’s lakes the way most summers do. Anglers, skiers, and pleasure boaters took to the water in droves as temperatures warmed. And until the last week of June, there had been very few accidents. However, in a 10-day stretch between June 20 and July 1, three separate boating accidents…
A pick-pocket artist is a master of a disreputable craft. There’s nothing disreputable about catching bass, but when it’s this easy it should dang near be illegal. The bass fishing on Lake Allatoona this month is great because the fish are up shallow and feeding heavily, and to catch them an angler doesn’t have to…
We were gliding along near the mouth of Kellogg Creek with eight long rods sticking out in all directions over the side of the boat. Four rods were in bow-mounted rod holders and four were in holders along the stern. This is not an uncommon site during March on Lake Allatoona north of Atlanta. Water…
With the increased possibility of bad weather this time of year, it is great to have a lake almost in your back yard for a quick, cold-weather trip. It is even better if that lake is full of spotted bass willing to hit in the winter. Atlanta fishermen are lucky to have just that kind…
Although Allatoona can be a very tough lake, it can also come alive late on an August afternoon. It can be tough to catch fish on Allatoona, but bass are feeding if you know where to go and what to use. Spend some time on the lake and you can have a decent catch for…
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 | 2-lbs., 5-ozs. | Dan Huizinga | 04/20/24 | ||
| Redbreast | 10-ozs. | Dan Huizinga | 08/03/24 |
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., 10-ozs. | Bryant Nicholson | 05/17/24 |
| Rainbow Trout | 2-lbs. | Todd West | 10/01/2020 |
| Channel Catfish | 7-lbs. | Seth Shoults | 04/21/23 |