Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water temp 77 degrees Stained all the way to the dam. Finally! Fishing season has broken and the hybes have recovered from the dog days of summer. According to my latest 2 trips it looks like this may be a wild fall and winter season. Last y more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water temp 82 Water is slightly stained. What a long hot summer this has been. As I last reported, I have never seen the water temp get as hot as it did this year. Which means it will probably take it a little longer to cool off for better fishi more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water is stained and 90 degrees It’s just bad right now. No two ways about it! The water is in the 90’s, Katrina has Lake Oconee stirred up and the fish have taken a vacation. However this should come as no surprise to any one. If you look back more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water temp 85-90 These are the dog days of summer, but suprisingly we have been catching fish all over the lake. It is important to point out here that if you are using live bait, you must be sure your water is cooler than 70 degrees. In my more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 85-90 It is really really hot here on beautiful Lake Oconee. So hot that no one really wants to fish, except yours truly! I am suprised after all the bad weather we have had, the fishing is not all that bad right now. Our hybrids are more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water 85 The dog days of summer are just around the corner, but before it gets here, it looks like we may all drown first. Hurricane weather is about to effect Oconee in a drastic way. As I sit here and look out my window the lake is more than ful more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 83 degrees. Hey Guys, Just fresh back in from beautiful Boca Grande Florida for our annual 2 week O.T.C. (operation tarpon catch) and we had a blast! Now we are back in the real world and the hybrid fishing at Lake Oconee is the real more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water is 78 at Flagpole Point I am leaving in just 2 weeks to go on my annual Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing vacation and the truth is I almost hate to go. I cannot say enough about the hybrid fishing on Lake Oconee right now. What started off as a more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water is 74 degrees in Sugar Creek Finally, after all the rain, wind and cold weather it has finally turned normal here at Lake Oconee and the fishing over the last few days has been outstanding! The last remains of the mud line are just ar more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water is 74 degrees in Sugar Creek The lake is trying to finally clear up, just when the rain looks like it is coming back in. I caught bait today in Sugar Creek and I haven’t seen the water this clear in 3 weeks. The fish have started back bitin more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee