Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

The 2010 Tailrace bite is on! - Water is clear up Richland Creek Water temp is 84 degrees We are entering our late spring/summer bite on Lake Oconee and it is during these months that things can get really interesting. We began to focus our attention in the tailrace of Walla more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

It is striper season again! - Water is stained clear and 63 degrees The hybrids and stripers have showed up at the dam and for the next month it should be great fishing. If you have never fished there, you don't know what you are missing. There is a flotilla of boats jockeying more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

The stripers have returned - Water is stained and 59 It is time, to get in line, to catch the big fish on Oconee. Striper season is here and it appears they are going to be extra big, hungry, and aggressive this year! We had a super shad kill over the winter and our linesi more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

It is time for crappie crazy fishing - Water is stained and 53 degrees The crappie bite is just awesome right now! Over the past 2 days we have caught our limit on guided trips and I have witnessed many other anglers leave with their limits too! We wait all season long for these h more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Crappie season in underway - Water is stained and 45 degrees I think by now it is safe to say that our 2010 crappie season is under way. It appears that everything is going to run a little late this year, due to all the cold snowy weather we have had. The water is still cold more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

We are freezing our props off! - Water is stained Water temp is 39. The brutal cold weather we have experienced last week has caused the crappie fishing to be hit and miss, mainly miss. The water is around 15 degrees colder than normal however we all feel like just any day now more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Shad Kill on the Way, Great fishing just after - January 3, 2010 Water Temp is 47 Tonight's temperature is supposed to drop into the lower teens, which means the fishing is about to get really great on Lake Oconee. The fish will start appearing around the same area where you will see gulls. more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

December fishing - December 8, 2009 Water temp 59 The water is highly stained from the middle of the lake to the north end. Everything is scheduled to come on line and be in full swing this month. In comparison to last year, we have had mild temps that has kep more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Fishing is great on Lake Oconee - November 10, 2009 Water temp 66 Water is stained and Ida is raining on us today! Not really sure how Ida is going to effect us, but just before she showed up the fishing was really getting awesome. There are more schools of bait showing up more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

The season is underway - October 21, 2009 Water temp 73 I know it has been a couple of months since I posted a report, but it takes some time for Oconee to recover from the dog days of summer. The water has still been too warm to find any substantial fish, but that i more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee