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New Fishing Record: 16 pound Bowfin Caught June 21st

Jimmy Tucker's Bowfish Set a New Fishing Record in Georgia

Angler Jimmy Tucker, 55, from Statenville, set a new fishing record while angling on the Suwannee River on 2014’s first day of summer. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, this 16 lb, 3 oz, 33 1/4”-inch catch beat the existing state record, established in 1976, by three ounces.  A new state record […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (6-25-14)

Robert Eidson's First Bite Guide Service on Lake Allatoona

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides: Very Good!! The summer bite is in full swing.  We are catching a ton of fish downlining and pulling umbrella rigs on the south end […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (6-12-04)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Lineside: Great!!  And the topwater bite is off the charts. There are monster schools of hybrids and white bass busting topwater all […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (6-5-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides:  Awesome!! The topwater bite has started and is some of the best I have seen in years.  All week long we […]

More Dang Troubles at Lake Allatoona Dam

Lake Allatoona Dam ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) office at Lake Allatoona has had its share of troubles recently. A fire broke out in the powerhouse at Lake Allatoona Dam on Monday, May 19, 2014. Thankfully, no one was injured and the dam can still release water using the spillways, not through the generators, as usual. […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-29-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides: Good!!!  FISHING THIS WEEK IS A CARBON COPY OF LAST WEEK.  CHANGE NOTHING!!! The fish are back on the main lake […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-23-14)

Robert Eidson's First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides: Good !!! The spawn run is over and the fish are back on the main lake. The bite is good from […]

Update: Fire at Lake Allatoona Dam

Allatoona Dam ~~ Photograph courtesy of Army Corps of Engineers

Lisa Parker of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a statement on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, regarding the fire that took place in the powerhouse at the Lake Allatoona Dam on the afternoon of Monday, May 19th. USACE had scheduled a power outage in order to perform repairs to the “switchyard,” according to […]

Lake Allatoona Day-Use Parks are Open

Day-Use Parks Abound on Lake Allatoona

Lake Allatoona offers more than a dozen picture-perfect parks managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to spend the day reading in the breeze, boating, playing ball or cooking out with friends and family. They all have restrooms, but there’s a variety of amenities available: ball fields fishing jetties picnic tables swimming beaches horse-shoe pits […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-15-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides: Good!!! The spawn run is almost over.  Most of the fish are back on the main lake and are starting to […]