Bass fishing is fair and the water is 55 degrees at first light and 60 by late afternoon. The water level is 4.6 feet low and water clarity is mostly clear with some off clear water in areas. Fishing is hit and miss for numbers and quality. With the cold snap and the 25mph + winds the fish are in a not reacting well to any baits and the fish are hard to pattern. Use small jigs and worms as the fish are hitting the slower stuff. There is no size to thee fish. Look for pods of schooling fish but if the winds come up they are not active. Cover a lot of water and try to find those pods of fish and look for any bait. The fish are there and traveling in wolf packs. If you can get one to bite, you can usually bring the whole school to the boat for your partner to get a shot at them. We can hope for a pre spawn all over again.

Line sides fishing is good and look from south end to the north end including the rivers. The bite up the rivers is getting stronger each passing day. There are still a few fish on the south end of the lake but your best bet is up north. Mid lake fishermen should fish mid lake in the mouth of the creeks where we have been getting the better fish and down lines seem to be working best. Trollers are using the Mack Farr umbrella rig right now and the key speed right now is about 3.1 miles an hour and color does seem to matter. April is one of the best months for line sides on Allatoona get the kids and let's go fishing. There are some fish on the creek mouths early every day. The river fish are moving a lot and trolling will find them. Use medium shad crank baits and pull them very slow up the river. Once they are located use live bait right in the schools. Keep moving until the fish are located.

Crappie are everywhere in the creeks down lake. Fish in any of the shallows in the backs of the creeks. Troll or drift the backs of creeks and use minnows and bright Hal Flies. Bridges are holding pre spawn fish and at depths of less than 5 feet. Work tree lines, standing timber or brush and stump rows.

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