Fishing Reports by Capt. Doug Nelms

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

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 85 After a 2 week sabbatical in sunny south Florida, we are back on Lake Oconee doing business as usual. The weather has been warming up and with all the rain falling while we were gone, the lake has stained up a little. I understand more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 82 The hybrids are doing well on Lake Oconee. Even though the spawn is over, we are catching these things like fish in a barrel, during specific times of the day. To be completely honest the bite is better right now than it was during more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 74 Since my last report, just 5 days ago, the hybrids have shown up like gangbusters here at Lake Oconee and we are just “wearing them out”! I knew this weather would finally check up and the fish would get into their normal routine and more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 74 Now is the time of year all of us “professionals” earn our money here at Lake Oconee. The hybrids are still around, but you have to look for them and it can be a difficult task. The easy bite at the dam has slowed considerably and y more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 67-70 It appears that the long awaited false spawn at the dam here at Lake Oconee has finally ended. You will still see “pods” of fish showing up every now and then at striper point and other places, but it is pretty much over with the more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 60 to 65 It appears that winter just refuses to turn loose of Lake Oconee. Just when the fishing picks up and everyone becomes “the expert”, this cold front blows in here and who knows what it will do to the fishing. Just before this more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 59 to 64 Since my last report we have experienced the “feast or famine” scenario here at Lake Oconee. The cold front that came through really effected the fishing in a bad way. One day before the front my customers experienced the grea more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 58 Ladies and Gentlemen, if you have ever wanted to catch a trophy hybrid bass, NOW IS THE TIME. Don’t wait for the dogwoods to bloom, or the moon to change, or the vernal equinox, just get to Lake Oconee and have a blast. Over the pa more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee