Georgia Fishing Reports

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Stripers November 26, 2003 It’s here! I really get a lot of laughs when I tell people that fishing season is just about to began and we are 3 days away from thanksgiving. Most people look at me, cross their eyes, and mumble something about how more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Stripers November 4, 2002 IT IS JUST ABOUT HERE! This has to be my most favorite time of the fishing season as we start chasing those huge stripers in Lanier and Hybrids at Oconee. The weather is getting cooler and the bait is starting to stac more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Stripers October 15, 2002 Hello everyone! I am sorry about not placing reports lately, but we have just been through a family tragedy and lost our godson. Everyone is trying to get back to normal and with the Lord’s help, I know we will. The f more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - August 2, 2002 I have been sitting in my house, looking out my window and counting the days until cool weather will finally arrive. I have a feeling that this may be the biggest fishing year we have had in some time. The hybrids and crappie I hav more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie July 17, 2002 I must confess I have limited all my crappie fishing to after hours on the lake. It is a lot easier and certainly a lot cooler. If you have read my post before you already know what I am going to tell you. Target lighted more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 6/23/02 After 2 weeks at fishing in stormy south Florida, I am back home and once again chasing our quarry. I understand that the crappie fishing has been super at night. Areas like Sugar Creek, the channel below I-20, and everywhere in b more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Hybrids 6/3/02 I’m really surprised at the number of people that wait for this time of the year when we get the surface school activity for Hybrids and White bass. And right now it is fast and furious. I fished a couple of gentleman last week and more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 5/30/02 This is the time of year when you see guys fishing for hours at a time, and not picking up one fish. But it is better than being in the office, right? However if you know the right places you can turn your fishing into catching an more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie 5/2/02 The spawn is over but that will not keep you from catching a cooler full of slabs on Lake Oconee. I think that catching fish during this time of the year is probably easier than any other time and once you figure out how, there is more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Crappie The dogwoods are blooming in Georgia and now is the time to get out there and catch crappie. The crappie on Lake Oconee are biting like mad right now and boats are showing up, rigged from stem to stern with lanterns, and doing these all ni more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee