Lake Oconee Fishing Reports

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 44 up Apalachee River 47 in middle of the lake I think we are about to get everything worked out on Lake Oconee. Over the past few days and the huge crappie have showed up in thier familiar haunts. You may ask, I thought this was a re more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water temp is 47 at north end Can you believe this weather! It feels like Key West and it is the middle of January and the fish are acting like it is already spring time. Unbelievably the crappie moved into shallow water this week. Anglers were more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - January 2, 2007 Water 60 As promised it has gotten better! The cold weather that we have experienced over the past few days has caused the fish to start bunching up in certain places. On the last trip with customers we boated over 20 hybes. I more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 65 The water is still warm and the fishing has taken a major slow down. Over the past few trip with hybes I have only caught a few fish here and there. However the largest school of hybes I have seen in a long time showed up in double more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - December 6, 2006 Water Temp 61 Over the past few days we have experience some unseasonably, beautiful weather, that has done absolutely nothing for the fishing. In spite of it all, we have still managed to catch some nice stringers. On the las more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - November 21, 2006 Water Temp 66 In spite of tough fishing and the steady move of Hybes, we are still managing to catch a pretty good stringer each and every time we go out. However, you need to be on your game if you plan on catching a hybrid ba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - November 2, 2006 Water Temp 68 Finally, Its On! The hybes have showed up enmass and the beginning of the new fishing season in now underway. You will find the fish in River Bend, Richland Creek and around Flagpole point. We are using big ba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Water Temp 68 We are still waiting for the fish to make up their minds that it is time for them to start the fall bite, but they are being difficult. There are a few catches of crappie coming in over the lake, but no one has found the big ones jus more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report September 15, 2006 Water Temp: mid 80’s The mornings are cooling down, I am noticing fog beginning to build over the lake each morning, and that only means one thing. It is time for me to go back to work! Not complaining, just more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - Fishing Report August 8, 2006 Water Temp: Way too hot! I realize that over the past few weeks I have not issued a report to my favorite place on the website, Cyberangler. And the reason is very simple. It is too hot to fish. I know that man more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee