Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 5/30/02 This is the time of year when you see guys fishing for hours at a time, and not picking up one fish. But it is better than being in the office, right? However if you know the right places you can turn your fishing into catching an more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 5/2/02 The spawn is over but that will not keep you from catching a cooler full of slabs on Lake Oconee. I think that catching fish during this time of the year is probably easier than any other time and once you figure out how, there is more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie The dogwoods are blooming in Georgia and now is the time to get out there and catch crappie. The crappie on Lake Oconee are biting like mad right now and boats are showing up, rigged from stem to stern with lanterns, and doing these all ni more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Hybrids At Lake Oconee, around the first week of April, the hybrid bass always come to the dam. This year they have arrived early and the fishing has been fast and furious. Yesterday I was given a lesson in humbleness as I watched 3 anglers in a more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 03/13/02 The pattern for crappie has been holding great lately, but I fear that this torrential downpour we had on Oconee will make the fish slow down again. We are catching a lot in the mouth of channels and creeks and it is only a matter more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie It is starting to get red hot, here at Lake Oconee, as the crappie are setting up to take their annual trip to shallow water. Over the last few days we have been boating HUGE papermouths in the 2lb plus range. The fish are being caught in Su more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie: The water in Oconee is begining to warm up, as we have experianced sunshine for the last few days. This is good, however as I look out my window and read my temp gauge, it looks like it is about to turn cold again. Stupid groundhog! We a more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie: Over the last 3 days I have noticed many boats out on the lake, right behind my house. This is where the channel runs deep, from the Apalachee River, and makes up on leg of Lake Oconee. Whenever I see fisherman gathered there enmass it me more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie: The cold weather we are experiancing right now has run the locals back into their warm places, but the fish are still here and in just a few weeks it is going to be awesome! Alot of people who fish Oconee feel this is one of the greatest c more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Cold Water Crappie What happened? After a week of warm beautiful weather old man winter has rolled in again, and put a grip on Lake Oconee. However, the crappie are still here and if you know what you are doing you can still fill your stringer! more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee