The big fish bite today. As the weather gets warmer, the bigger fish will gravitate more into the deep timber and get hungry. Today was the first trip where I noticed the change has begun. Book your trip today. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms
Crappie fishing on Lake Oconee is beginning to enter into its early summer peak, with water temps approaching 80degrees. This only means one thing…the big fish are coming and they are bringing friends!! We are focusing on standing timber and the many BrushPiles that are scattered all over the lake. On some good days, we…
The brush pile is on fire right now. This is Crappie Fishing at its best. You’re in control, rod in hand, waiting for that wonderful thump, as a big slab inhales the minnow. Lake Oconee lately we have been boating a limit of fish on every trip and as it warms up, it will only…
The lake Oconee crappie have began showing up In the brushpiles and we have been waiting patiently for them. Today was the first day targeting them and I was not disappointed. We boated over 31 fish in 2 hours and many of them were over a pound and half. Even had a monster 16 inch…
The Stripers and crappie have spawned and now the next phase of our awesome fishing begins. It’s a numbers game from here forward as we target crappie in tree tops and brush piles. It’s not unusual to have 100 fish half day during this time of the year. Our Stripers will begin to hang out…
The Stripers are doing their thing on Lake Oconee and I mean right now!!! The spawn has started and we are boating the most and largest fish of the season. We are fishing live bait, which means you can have up to 5 people on the boat. The Oconee hybrid striped bass are a mixed…
The Crappie and Stripers are absolutely on fire!!! We are seeing some monster fish come to the dock every trip and the big Stripers are spawning at the dam. This means live bait fishing with explosions that will send chills all the way to your socks. The Crappie are so big right and preparing their…
The Oconee Crappie have showed in the annual winter time spots and it appears this will be one of the best seasons we have had in a long time. The size of the fish are incredible, the numbers are great, and a recent study from the DNR tells us that we have the healthiest crappie…
Lake Oconee fishing report As of late The striper and hybrid fishing on Lake oconee has been great! Averaging 30-40 fish each half day trip! Spoons and live bait have both been producing great amounts of fish! There have been some real hefty fish being pulled in as well! Look for this bite to continue…
Lake Oconee Fishing report: It has started! The gulls have arrived, the water has cooled and the stripers and crappie are doing their thing. This is our most favorite time of the year and it is the official start of our season. Lake Oconee anglers are catching a lot of stripers every morning on artificial…