Oconee Hybrid/striped bassfishing: it’s finally time to chase the “gulls” one of my The spoon and live bait bite has started! This is where it can get crazy when you hit the right school and limit out in no time with 2-5lb hybrids! Oconee stripers, If you have never caught one on a spoon then…
Lake Oconee has gotten 5 inches of rain in the past week, but it hasn’t slowed down the Oconee Crappie fishing at all. The cooler water has increased fishing activity and long line trolling is now in full swing. We really enjoy this style of fishing because it gives us the chance to have all…
Dominick showing off his very first striped bass this morning making it for a great guided trip. He caught it all by himself, along with his sister Elaina for a total of 12 nice fish on Lake Oconee. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms
The month of August always brings great Crappie fishing on Lake Oconee. Yes, it’s hot, but the morning trips are nice and we get back to the dock before all the recreational boaters take the the lake for their afternoon jogs. It is not unusual for us to boat 20 or more fish in just…
The weather is getting hot, but so is the fishing on Lake Oconee. The Oconee Crappie fishing is at its best right now. We are dipping in the numerous trees that are all over the lake and it is the proverbial “fishing in a barrel” as the Crappie are hanging tight to the trees. The…
It is now safe to say the crappie fishing on Oconee is on fire! We are going out in the mornings and catching a limit of big fish, then turn around in the afternoon and go right back out and do it again. This is the time of year that I look so forward too.…
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…