Lake Oconee Fishing Reports

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 50-59 The water temps are fluctuating as much as 10 degrees from the Apalachee to Wallace Dam, which means it is a chore to find hybrids that are settled into their spring pattern. For all purposes, the hybes should be at the dam right more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 55-58 Lake is stained from the Apalachee all the way to River Bend Hey Guys! Sorry about the absences of fishing reports over the last month and a half. I have been out of the country and while here I have been catching the crappie l more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 52-56 The tsunami may have occurred on the other side of the world, but I think it is somehow affecting our weather at Lake Oconee for the last few weeks. But there again what do I know. I am just a lowly fishing guide and I don’t unde more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 53 to 48 Lake is stained from I-20 to Wallace Dam The wintertime hybrid fishing at Lake Oconee is at its best right now. We are producing 15 to 20 fish on a half day trip and most of the fish are over 5 pounds. During this time of th more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 48 The water temp has fallen drastically over the past few weeks. At my last report, the first week of this month, it was hovering around the 65 degree mark. Now you can find it as low as 43 in the upper reaches of the lake. What thi more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 61 It is on! The hybes have showed up at their normal hideouts and the official 2004-2005 hybrid season is under way. Many well intentioned anglers are putting their boats away right now, thinking the cold weather has signaled and e more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 62.5 The late fall, early winter bite is finally here and we are catching a lot of nice hybrids. This is the official beginning of our guided fishing year and it promises to be a really good one. Most people are putting up their gea more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - The water is 70 degrees over the biggest part of the lake. It is probably safe to say the fall bite is on! However all year long we have been running about 2 weeks behind on our fishing. I noticed the fish not showing up in their familiar spots 2 more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 78 Hi Guys, The summer slump is just about over here at Lake Oconee and we are glad about it. It is during these “dog days” that fishing becomes so very hard and it seems to me that the hybes get scattered all over the lake. Just las more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 89 Well the dog days are here and people have left the water, all except the jet skiers and wake boarders of course. The water temperature is really high in some places and our beloved hybrids have chosen their summer time spots to show more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee