Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - February 19, 2007 Water Temp 45 The fishing has really picked up over the past few days and those trophy-sized crappie are beginning to make a show. Most of you know that my bread and butter is hybrid bass fishing, but oh how I love to catch the more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - February 2, 2007 Water Temp 45 The cold weather is helping the anglers out on Lake Oconee and if this trend continues we are going to have some really awesome fishing in just a few days. It has just been too warm for anything substantial to happ more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 44 up Apalachee River 47 in middle of the lake I think we are about to get everything worked out on Lake Oconee. Over the past few days and the huge crappie have showed up in thier familiar haunts. You may ask, I thought this was a re more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water temp is 47 at north end Can you believe this weather! It feels like Key West and it is the middle of January and the fish are acting like it is already spring time. Unbelievably the crappie moved into shallow water this week. Anglers were more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - January 2, 2007 Water 60 As promised it has gotten better! The cold weather that we have experienced over the past few days has caused the fish to start bunching up in certain places. On the last trip with customers we boated over 20 hybes. I more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 65 The water is still warm and the fishing has taken a major slow down. Over the past few trip with hybes I have only caught a few fish here and there. However the largest school of hybes I have seen in a long time showed up in double more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - December 6, 2006 Water Temp 61 Over the past few days we have experience some unseasonably, beautiful weather, that has done absolutely nothing for the fishing. In spite of it all, we have still managed to catch some nice stringers. On the las more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - November 21, 2006 Water Temp 66 In spite of tough fishing and the steady move of Hybes, we are still managing to catch a pretty good stringer each and every time we go out. However, you need to be on your game if you plan on catching a hybrid ba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - November 2, 2006 Water Temp 68 Finally, Its On! The hybes have showed up enmass and the beginning of the new fishing season in now underway. You will find the fish in River Bend, Richland Creek and around Flagpole point. We are using big ba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 68 We are still waiting for the fish to make up their minds that it is time for them to start the fall bite, but they are being difficult. There are a few catches of crappie coming in over the lake, but no one has found the big ones jus more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee