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2019-08-28
11:08 AM
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Top Water Stripers - The water temp is 89 degrees when the sun comes up and it has made the fishing the best of times and the worse of times. Because the oxygen content is not great, the fish are taking the best opportunity to feed, which is early morning when the pumpba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2018-12-24
4:02 PM
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Christmas Time on Oconee - The gulls have arrived and the fishing is great on Lake Oconee. The lake is incredibly muddy from north to south, but after days of slow bites, the fish are finally starving and have started eating. We are casting lures and live baits to the pods of more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2018-07-05
9:20 PM
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Early Morning Bite on Oconee - The early morning striper bite has started at Oconee. We are throwing artificals and dropping live bait to the fish. It seems to be lasting only about 3 hours, but within that time period it is wide open. On a good day we are boating 35 - 50 fish bef more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2018-01-30
9:00 AM
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Crappie Times - Its the time of year when the broke necks appear! I'm talking about huge crappie, big girls, mongos, slabaroonis ..whatever you call them, they have began their annual migration on Lake Oconee. I just love this time of year. I get to fill our freeze more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2018-01-02
5:16 PM
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Cold Weather, Red Hot Fishing - Our Big Fish/Big Numbers Season is underway! This cold weather has really been good to us, as it has bunched up the bait and fish into their normal locations. Its cold today, but it will moderate and this month is going to provide some dynamic fishin more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2017-07-09
11:06 AM
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Unbelievable Summertime Bite on Lake Oconee - It typically doesn't happen because the water gets too hot and no thermocline, but WOW! We have been boating 30 to 50 fish before 1030 each morning. Live bait and artificial lures are the ticket and the fish start off the morning on top, then move d more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2017-06-22
8:06 AM
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Summer Time Oconee Striper Bite is Underway - This time of year the fish seem to bite all day long. We are starting off early in the morning and catching the pump back at the dam, when the fish feed heavily. Then we work into the afternoon pulling U Rigs for some really big fish. We are concentr more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2017-05-01
12:05 PM
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Red Hot Stripers on Lake Oconee - It has finally started like gang busters on Lake Oconee. With this warm, cold, warm again weather, the fish have just really been timid this early season. Not any more!
We are catching loads of striped bass and crappie (depending on which trip you more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2017-04-06
8:57 AM
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The Shad Spawn is on! - The largemouth, stripers, hybrids, and catfish are all going bonkers on Lake Oconee. The shad are on the banks and the fish are gorging themselves every morning. Just about any rip rap bank will create this frenzy. Throw a white spinner bait, buzz ba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
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2016-12-30
7:14 PM
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Stripers are back and Hungry - This is the start of our wide open, big mad striper bite on Lake Oconee. The water has dropped into the 50's, the bait is grouping and the fish are gorging themselves. The best bite is in the morning and we are boating between 30 - 50 stripers and hy more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |
