
2015-01-22 10:09 AM
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It begins!! - While the crappie are getting ready to crank it up for our exciting 3 month long season, the stripers have been about the best I have ever seen on Oconee. This is the beginning of long days, lots of fish, and exciting times for us guides. The big cr more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-12-03 8:34 AM
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The Crappie and Stripers Return - There is a lot of activity going on Lake Oconee right now, and we are having huge catches of stripers. This is the time of year we fish our spoon bite really strong, and the fish are responding very well. On our last half day trip we boated over 40 s more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-11-06 8:57 AM
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The fish have returned - The summertime can be a drag on Oconee, but since all the cooler temps have returned, so has the fishing. Yesterday we boated some very big crappie on a half day trip. They were some of the biggest I have seen since March, and it looks like it will j more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-07-01 10:51 PM
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The stripers are doing the summertime thing - Its really kinda weird!! Just when we thought the stripers were over, they show up with a vengeance and it is great fishing again.
It looked like our fish were just not going to show up for the U rig bite, and they are about a month late, but ove more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-04-24 7:54 AM
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the stripers are showing up strong on Oconee - It has been our guess that everything is running about 3 weeks behind this year, due to the freakish weather we have had here. The stripers have finally showed up at the dam, and in an unexpected twist, there are more of them UP the river, than at th more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-03-13 8:57 AM
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The crappie are fired up! - Yesterday was the biggest poundage day my customers have ever experienced on Lake Oconee. We boated 4 fish over 2 pounds and 24 other that were over 1.8lb. The bite should continue for another 3 weeks and if you want to get in on this great bite, jus more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2014-01-30 10:57 AM
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Its here!! - It is COLD, it is muddy, and for the most part pretty miserable in Georgia. But there is great news. It is not going to last and in just a few days the start of our 2014 crappie season will be underway.
Its not like there is an official starting d more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2013-12-05 10:56 PM
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Getting that time of year - The water is cooling down and the fish are heating up on Lake Oconee. Most of us guides always try to rush the process but no matter how hard you try, the fish are going to do it when they get ready. This week we have seen signs they are getting read more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2013-10-31 8:36 AM
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Fishing has arrived - Every year during the summer Lake oconee becomes very hot because of the humpback, and it takes some time for the lake to turn back over and good fishing to return. I am happy to say it has started, and by the looks of things, it is going to be a gre more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |

2013-08-17 10:26 AM
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Fall Fishing for Crappie is not Far - Even though the water is really warm on Oconee, the crappie are doing really great. It appears they will continue right into the fall bite! The fall bite is when the bigger fish began to show up, and we go to our full spider rig set up.
I think more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee |