Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

Great Summer time fishing ahead - Water Temp is 85 The fishing on Oconee has reached a fevered pitch. I think the introduction of striped bass has made a difference in the summer time patterns and is now offering anglers a longer fishing season than we are accustomed too. When ther more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Crazy Oconee Fishing - June 10, 2008 Water Temp is 84 at Lick Creek Thank God for crazy again! Crazy is on at Lake Oconee. Ready for this, true story. Last week I had 2 customers out fishing. First rod went down, customer number one grabs it. Second rod went dow more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Hot Weather Stripers - June 3, 2008 Water Temp is 84 at Sugar Creek The shad run has ended and we are getting back to fishing as we know it can be on Lake Oconee. Yesterday afternoon we boated 4 really huge stripers and hybrids, and caught the biggest one casting t more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

fishing getting better - May 22, 2008 Water Temp is 73 at Wallace Dam The shad run is just about finished on Lake Oconee, which means the hybrids and stripers will start showing up in their normal places. For about 3 weeks out of every year the shad run leave fisherm more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Hybrids and Stripers are loose! - May 5, 2008 Water Temp is 72 at Wallace Dam There is alot of muddy water at the dam, which has slowed the lineside fishing down considerably, but just before it showed up the fish were showing up. This year we have caught more big fish than I more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Red Hot Linesides! - It is on again, still, right now, however you want to say it, the fish are doing really great on Lake Oconee. By far this has been our greatest Hybrid and Striper in a long time, and it is not over by no means! The fishing should be great for the more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

The Hybrids and Stripers are back! - Crazy, Crazy, Crazy fishing! It is on and it is wide open on Lake Oconee. The linesides are at the dam and they are in full swing. They are full of eggs and eating everything that comes into their path. Normally it is good for the water to be r more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Hybrids are at the dam! - March 30, 2008 The crappie have moved up on the shallows and they are in full spawn, which means for me it is time to chase the hybrids! I have never seen such big fish taken at the dam as I have this year. Wow! The hybrids are huge! I have more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Only two weeks left - You have about 2 weeks left to have the crappie fishing experience of a lifetime! I know this sounds like a shameless headline for an end of the year car sale, but if you are going to catch the really big slab crappie on Lake Oconee, you only do more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Still Catching Crappie - Most of you understand that my bread and butter, so to speak, is hybrid and striper fishing. However here lately all we have been talking about is how good the crappie fishing is. It is really good, no kidding, and for a lot of you anglers who don't more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee