Fishing Reports by Doug Nelms

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...
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...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Crappie Gone Wild! - The crappie have gone wild on Lake Oconee and we have been right in the middle of them. They have knocked rods down, pulled drags and made this one of the most memorable crappie seasons we have had in a long time. Yesterday just in an afternoon more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Big Time Crappie Fishing - The crappie fishing is just silly good on Lake Oconee right now! I know the last few reports have all sounded the same but we are having so much fun catching these things. Between now and the last big moon in March the fishing is going to be crazy! more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - February 25, 2008 Water temp 52 I can’t tell you just how good the crappie fishing is on Lake Oconee! You just have to come and see for yourself. Last year the crappie fishing was so-so; we caught a lot but it just never really took off like it more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - February 8, 2008 Water temp 45 The hybrids have been kind of hard to find over the past couple of weeks, but alas, when one fish goes on strike, the other fish show up to work! The crappie fishing has been awesome! I am talking about 2 plus po more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - February 8, 2008 Water temp 45 The hybrids have been kind of hard to find over the past couple of weeks, but alas, when one fish goes on strike, the other fish show up to work! The crappie fishing has been awesome! I am talking about 2 plus po more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - January 9, 2008 The lake is at full pool! No kidding, it happened just about overnight and we are glad that things are getting back to normal. We didn’t get hurt too bad even when it was down, and anglers caught a lot of fish, but it is nice to kn more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - December 13, 2007 I have to tell you, I am very surprised at just how great the fishing is on the lake right now. Lake Oconee is only down about 5 feet, which is not bad compared to the other Georgia Reservoirs, and the fishing is awesome. I h more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee, Madison Georgia - November 23, 2007 Water Temp is low 70’s The lake level for Oconee is dropping on a daily basis. As of my knowledge, right now, there are no official boat ramp closings, however there are a few that are touch and go right now. Sugar Creek Publi more...
Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee