Motley Fishing

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

🚨Georgia's Department of Natural Resources is working to understand Lake Allatoona's "succession of smallmouth-looking" non-native fish.

Earlier this spring, anglers caught a group of non-native bass resembling smallmouth in Georgia’s Lake Allatoona. Now experts are trying to figure out what’s going on in the 12,000-acre reservoir.

The investigation began after a fishing guide reported the catch of what appeared to be a smallmouth in the lake, which is home to native Alabama bass and largemouth, according to Chris Smith, a fisheries biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

“At first, it was just one fish,” he said. “Then we started seeing a succession of smallmouth-looking fish posted online.”

The DNR has now reviewed seven photos of different fish — mostly posted on an online fishing forum for Lake Allatoona anglers, Smith said. All appear to be smallmouth or some type of smallmouth hybrid in the 18- to 20-inch range. But making a positive identification just from images can be difficult because of natural variations in coloration and body patterns, especially in an era of edited digital photos.

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✍️: Dan Wassmann

06/03/2026

Who is fishing this weekend and where?

06/02/2026

Check out the swag on website
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06/02/2026

Hooks still in stock
30 packs on sale! link in comments

06/01/2026

Orange Tungsten ball jig available in 1/16 and 1/8 with #8 hook
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06/01/2026

Lets see those weekend fishing pics!

05/31/2026

New 4" Motley Bugs in stock
GP orange and Christmas Glitter
On sale at $4.49 10 pack
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05/31/2026

Lets see some of your other wild life pics while out fishing

05/30/2026

Tungsten Worm Weights on Sale!
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