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Lake Allatoona Fishing
Lake Allatoona is an excellent crappie (speckled perch) fishery, with numbers and size increasing every year. Previously the lake got a bad reputation for fish in the 1980's, earning the moniker "The Dead Sea" among local fishermen.

Perhaps this reputation is what allowed these fish to come back in population. The most common and successful daytime method for catching them is live minnows or small jigs fished around downed trees, brush, and bridges in 15 feet of water or less. At night, a simple lantern or dock light will attract smaller minnows which crappie feed on, and they'll school together under the light just out of site. Use live minnows right under the light for steady action all night.