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Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-30-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  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 lake is back down to its normal level and there is very little debris. The fish are starting to […]

No Drownings on Allatoona Memorial Day Weekend

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  The official Memorial Day holiday weekend statistics for incidents in Georgia have been released by Melissa Cummings of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division. These figures include information for the entire weekend,  Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27, 2013. The winner of the most odd police report was the damage incurred by a […]

BUIs & Injuries on Lake Allatoona

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Department of Natural Resources Communications/Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings says there was a boating accident on Lake Allatoona on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at 1 PM in Bartow County, near the Highway 41 Day Use area. DNR Rangers saw two PWCs jumping the wake of a boat and attempted to stop the PWCs. While doing so, […]

Update: Lake Lanier Hit & Run Driver Found?

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Melissa Cummings tells LakeAllatoona.com that an 18-year-old white male, accompanied by his father, went to the Hall County Detention Center to voluntarily issue a “statement of involvement” in the hit and run boating accident that happened on Lake Lanier late Friday night, May 24, 2013. Two unidentified people — a […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-25-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Lines-side fishing is Good!! The lake is still out of its banks, but is going down quickly. The spawn run up the […]

Holiday Weekend Boating Tips

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  Those new laws governing blood alcohol limits while operating motor vehicles in Georgia — including boats — are now in effect.  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and TEAM Georgia remind you to refrain from drinking alcohol while operating boats. “Alcohol, mixed with boating activities, can create dangerous conditions that can lead not only […]

Update: Lake Allatoona is Open for Business

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The future for Lake Allatoona is sunny and bright. One of the chilliest spring seasons on record in many areas and rainfall that caused flooding, damage and many closures seem to be over.  For now. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the lake (as of 5-15-2013) is about 4.5 feet above full pool. The […]

Water War Battles Continue

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New skirmishes in the water wars between Alabama, Florida and the great state of Georgia are being reported by Ray Henry of The Associated Press. The federal government is involved.  Again. A draft of the 2013 Water Resources Development Act could undermine the court decision that allows Georgians to use Lake Allatoona, for example, as a […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-9-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Lines-side fishing is Good!! The lake is about eight feet above full pool and there is debris floating everywhere.  So if you’re […]

Allatoona’s Dam Sight

The floodgates of fun are open at Lake Allatoona!

The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) has opened the spillway gates on the dam at Allatoona Lake.  Temporarily. What a sight! ACE says the best views are from the Allatoona Lake Project Management Office or at Coopers Furnace Day Use Park. Heavy rains have flooded Allatoona’s shores and caused many campsites to be closed. Things should […]