Lake Oconee Fishing Reports

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 38! If you are planning on coming to Lake Oconee and fish, DON’T! Sorry to sound so negative but with the “ice melt” we had just a few days ago, it has chilled the water and the hybes have gone into hibernation. I ha more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 47-51 The water temp has a 4 degree difference from my home in the north arm of the Apalachee River to the water at the dam. As a result of this the fish and bait are stuck in the middle. A few days ago I went out to more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 55 Hey guys! Sorry about the late fishing report this time. I have been out of the country on one of those nice cruise ships enjoying the holidays. Don’t be hating! As far as the fishing is going, it is wild and woo more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 70 Ignorance is truly bliss! Many anglers are storing their boats up for the winter time, greasing up rods and reels for storage, all the while having no idea what is going on at Lake Oconee. On the other hand I am co more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 70 If you love to catch big hybrids but sitting on a boat and baking like a cookie in a gas oven is not your style, now is the time to come to Oconee. I love fishing this time of year maybe more than any, because the le more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 79 Hallelujah! We all knew it would happen and finally it has. Officially our fall hybrid bite has started off with a bang and it looks like it is going to be a great year at Lake Oconee. The reason these bullets are more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 83 The fall bite is just about here and now is the time to start making the final preparations to get ready for an awesome fishing season here at Lake Oconee. The spring was the best I have seen in a long time for hybri more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 79 I am very sorry for the late fishing report, ladies and gentleman. I have been out of the state for a few weeks and really missing time that I should be spending on the water. So I will have to submit this report fr more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 88 August 15, 2003 I answered a question posed by another angler just a few days ago that completely caught him off guard! He asked, “What is your favorite time of the year for fishing?” I smiled and told him, “Augu more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report Water Temp 86 August 4, 2003 Have you heard the expression, “It doesn’t get any better than this!” Well I have a similar expression that describes summertime dog days fishing on Oconee.. “It doesn’t get any harder than this!” more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee