Lake Oconee Fishing Reports

Trevor from Fairbanks Alaska put the hurt on some nice stripers this morning!  We chased birds and landed 37 nice fish in 4 hours. Its time to book hour trip for some hot striper action. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Tommy, Mitch, Jason and  dad Charles boated 43 nice stripers, crappie and the odd flathead yesterday on Oconee. The fish are on fire and will get nuclear by time it turns cold. Call now and book your trip!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The stripers have began to make their fall return, and we are excited about it. Very soon the gulls will return and we will be in full swing casting artificials to schooling fish. Finn and Josh from Kansas have started the party early this year! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

On Lake Oconee today Dillan and Riley were excited about their “first ever fish caught”. It’s so much fun watching these kids tangle with hard fighting stripers. Book now to reserve your smiles!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Great day on Oconee with Lizzie and her family, all the way from Portland OR, made short work out of big stripers this week. The bite is as hot as I’ve ever seen it right now!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Fantastic day fishing with singer Montelle Jordan and sons showing everybody….”this is who we do it”. The stripers are on fire. Call to book your lake Oconee fishing trip today! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Had a lot of action this morning. Josh and Kyle from Texas learned that Oconee has big stripers too on a half day morning trip. Give us a call and youll know too. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Over past couple trips, John and Zack from Iowa and Richard from Cincinnati, all here for the Master, have experienced a red hot striper bite on Oconee! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Roady from McDonough GA shows off the 2 biggest Crappie he has ever caught. The lake Oconee Crappie season has taken off with a bang. Give us a call and book your trip today. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It’s the time of year when you can catch big Crappie and big Stripers . Bill and the boys did just that today!! Call now and book your trip for the best time of the year. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It’s the time of year when you can catch big Crappie and big Stripers . Bill and the boys did just that today!! Call now and book your trip for the best time of the year. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Maricel and her daughters, Liz and Elise from Valdosta Ga. boated some great linesides this afternoon. The fish are showing up strong and now is the time to book your trip for non stop action on lake Oconee. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Had a blast with Jeremy, Dale and their buds from Covington Ga went off on some stripers.The wonderful season is now underway and what a great time to book your trip today By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Monroe and his grandfather Allen from North Carolina tag teamed on some nice stripers at Oconee. The cooler weather will only make the fishing better each day. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Customers Feeme and Greg were mean on the Oconee Crappie today!! Its the time of year when we could boat 100 in a half day. Call now and book your next trip! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Magen and Alex, students from UCF made short work of the awesome striper bite that is happening on Lake Oconee right now. No matter which college team you root for, the stripers on Oconee are happy to play with all rivals! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Great day on Oconee Avery, Amanda, and Serenity tackled the crazy wind and ended up putting some nice fish in the boat! Boated 22 Happy memorial days!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Every now and again I actually go fishing all by myself, especially when the fishing is really good. This past week Oconee produced this fine table of fish in just 4 hours. Call me now to book your Crappie fishing trip!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Miss Finley and her dad, Jason from Kansas City put 25 Oconee Crappie in the boat in just a couple hours! The fish are on the brush piles and now is the time to book your trip! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Kelly, Jim and their automotive business crew from Conyers, put a hurting on the big fish this past Friday. The fish are hot on Oconee! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Jennifer from Atlanta really put a hurting on some spawning crappie yesterday. It’s time to book your trip and get on some slabs! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It is that time of year when everything goes off. Richard is holding a 2 pound crappie and Chad is sporting this 15 pound striper, both were caught while fishing in The Derby this week. Book your trip for some great crappie and striper fun today! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The big Oconee Crappie have just started showing up and this February and March promises to be a huge season on Lake Oconee. Let’s get it from the line to your plate…yummy. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Whitney and Mike from Indy had a huge day catching stripers, hybes and white bass on Oconee. Theyre thinking about moving here full time. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

We a fantastic day out on the lake today. The striper fishing is on fire. Just ask these good looking, Pro ball players what they think?? By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Ashley and Jenn from DC got on some really nice Stripers using artificals. First time they ever used jigging spoons and figured it out quickly!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Layton and her mom Whitney from Indiana put 25 nice linesides in the boat this past Tuesday. The time to catch alot of fish is now!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Zach and his boys came up from Jupiter Florida and worked them over really good. Our striper season has officially started. Call and book your trip today! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Mary Anne and Ronnie from South Carolina caught a ton of big crappie this week. Right now your limit is easily obtained. Dont miss this awesome bite! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Fran found the Crappie and Young Hayden found the stripers. We are catching both on half day trips right now give us a call to book your trip. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Finley and her Dad Jason, from Kansas City, were given a big welcome by our Oconee Crappie this week. The fishing is on fire right now. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Andrew and Cole from Atlanta pulled some really nice Oconee Crappie off the brush this morning. The bite is heating up on Lake Oconee book your trip today. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Great morning with Vermonts very own, Nate and Jim, boated 13 huge hybes in just a morning trip. Call now to get your very own hybronies!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Steve from California and Lance from Oconee landed some very nice Stripers this morning. The upcoming warmer months brings these fish into school patterns, which normally last right through the summer. Book your trip now so you don”t miss this awesome bite! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Max and Lucas from Los Angeles had a blast working the striped bass over this weekend. Mom and Dad..(and Capt Doug) had a blast watching the whole thing. The stripers are jiggly right now and its time to book your trip. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Had great time fishing with Derrick from Tampa Fla. The big crappie are beginning to drop their eggs! For us that means, hungry fish, lots of bites and fast action. Call us for some great crappie action By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

This coming week is the full moon of March. Historically the best fishing of the year happens during this time. If you have never caught a monster Crappie, this week is your best opportunity. Let’s get you out on lake Oconee fishing! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The next few weeks the crappie fishing will go off on lake Oconee. Matthew and Irving found out quick how big these fish can get. If you love big crappie call us now!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Steve from Minnesota landed the largest crappie of his life, today on Lake Oconee. Its about to explode here!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

How about the legend Barry Bishop letting us know that the stripers are waiting on you at Lake Oconee. 20 pounder, then a 13 and 10 on the very next. Getting real Right now!!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Ann and Lauren turned striped bass pros today. They boated 27 fish this morning!! Fishing is on fire!!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Lianne came up from Miami with her friends and the Stripers gave them an Oconee welcome. They boated 40 in a half day! Happy New Year. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Hello, Lots of big hybrids are being caught on artificials on Lake Oconee. Jim and Natasha found some nice ones today. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Its the time of the year when our big lake Oconee Crappie show up and we are happy to see them arrive. Give us a call if you want to catch a boat load!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The big Stripers have showed up at Lake Oconee and the bite is so good, we’re only needing to throw artificials to them. Check out Hudson and his dad with some really nice bullets!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Oconee Stripers. Ryan and Jackson from Atlanta managed to put some nice ones in the boat over the past few days. This cold weather coming will only make the fishing better. Great fishing on the way! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

There has been an awaited, strong top water Striper bite over the past 2 weeks. Checkout the big ones that Jackson and his family put in the boat today.Call us to get in on this awesome big fish bite! Everyone love Topwater action! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Great day with James group from Atlanta. Check out video

Today was great fishing. Tyler can’t contain his excitement with this 5 pound hybrid striped Oconee bass that he caught on our early morning top water. The top water bite is as good as it gets right now!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Great day with Miss Samantha. Landed on of the largest Crappie we have seen this summer. 2 plus pounders aren’t that common this time of year, so this is a great catch along with the 30 other slabs she put in the boat.Let’s get you out ther fishing on Lake Oconee. By Lake Oconee Fishing…

The top water Striper bite started today and Bob and Evan to full advantage of it. They boated 10 fish in less than an hour. Got to love Oconee fishing in the summer! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

This doesn’t happen a lot, but Lexis first cast produces a 7 pound Striper on Oconee. This was the first fish she has ever caught in her life. Yep…it’s that easy!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Sarah and Chris had a huge day on Lake Oconee catching a boat load of crappie over tree tops. On our half day trips we are loading the boat! The fishing is amazing on Oconee right now so let’s get you out there! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The crappie bite couldn’t be better right now. Brad and his family went out on a morning trip with us yesterday and boated enough fish to feed the entire family on their vacation. Call us if it’s crappie you desire!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Clayton and Ritchie stayed hard on the big crappie for the entire half day and we’re rewarded with some big pigs!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

The Crappie are on the trees and Frankie and his friends put a hurt on them today. We could have sit on one tree for the entire trip and caught fish. Call now and book your Oconee fishing trip now. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

John, Allison and Magen put 46 nice fish in the boat today. The crappie are on the brush piles and are red hot.Let get you into some Oconee Slabs today! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Drs Pete and Chris found out what brush pile crappie fishing was all about yesterday!! We caught over 20 on the very first tree. It’s As close to fishing in a barrel as you will ever come. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

We are gearing up for the most awesome crappie bite of the year! They will get settled in over tree tops and brush piles and it is as close to catching “fish in a barrel” as you will ever experience. Book your trip now and see why Stacie and Terri are smiling By Lake Oconee…

The Derby comes to an end this weekend, but the big Stripers are still on fire. Checkout the monster fish we caught on vacation this weekend. Call us to book your trip. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Grandpa and Gracie teamed up to put some big hybrids and Stripers in the boat! Gracie cast, reeled, and hooked them all on her own!! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Randi, Marty and Ed just beat up the big Stripers on Oconee! The fish are in the spawn right now and big ones show up every day. Give us a call and we’ll put you on them! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It has started! Mrs Daphne was the first to experience the power of these awesome line sides. You should too! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Here we go! The long awaited Oconee Striper spawn is happening now!! Miss Margaret caught her personal “bestest” yesterday. She named him Ralph. Summer is here let’s get your group out there for a fun day fishing and catching. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It’s going off on Lake Oconee. The bass, the Stripers the Crappie, everything is hungry, mad or thinking about romance. Yesterday my client Randy Lewis and his party put 42 Stripers in the boat. Huge day, huge fun. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

March is when the big bass go to spawn on Lake Oconee. The water has hit that magical number of 63 degrees and romance is on their minds. Some of the biggest largemouth I have seen have come out of Oconee’s turbid water in the past 2 years, and this year is promising to be…

This has been the crappie season that I haven’t seen in many years. We have had a slew of big fish over 2 pounds and with the full moon coming up at the end of the month, the big bite should continue. This is it for a little while, but the Oconee Stripers are ramping…

If you wanna know how good the crappie are on Lake Oconee we are catching a limit of big fish on just about every trip. In our annual Derby, 9 crappie over 2 pounds have come to the scales over the past 13 days and the spawn has t even started. The next 2 weeks…

Guests staying at the Ritz Carlton had a pretty good day got a bunch of fish didn’t take very long. By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

It’s limits every trip right now and they are big ones! The calm before the spawn has started and we are seeing Lake Oconee 2 pound crappie come to the scales just about every day. Right now I am pushing for the big fish, but pulling (trolling) is working too. So hope to get you…

The big crappie have showed up and we have some two pounders starting to come to the scales. This is the time of years when all of our crappie become super-sized as they are looking for a place to begin their spawn. We are pushing our long rods over creek channels and flats and tipped…

The Striper fishing is just plain good right now. This cold cloudy weather that we have has fired them up and we are filling up our fish boxes on most every trip. The sizes are ranging from 3-8 pounds with the exception of some much larger. It should only get better from here. Our crappie…

Rob, Sa Sa, MC, Trey and Beth get into some white bass on Dec 28th, sporting their LOFG shirts. 2021 going to gray out on lake Oconee so let’s go! By Lake Oconee Fishing Guide Doug Nelms

Happy New Year and thank God for the cold weather! As I am writing this report it is forecasted to be 24 degrees tonight. Exciting times on Lake Oconee. I’m gonna talk about striper fishing first. January is when it all cranks up and the fisherman return to the water. We have been guiding right…

The cooler weather has brought great fishing on Lake Oconee and every fishing guide is welcoming this change. The Stripers are beginning to do their thing, and the sea gulls have arrived to show us just exactly where they are. We are catching 20 – 30 nice stripers on a half days trip and its…

Oconee crappie fishing has been great even with the cold fronts, we are still averaging 40-50 a trip vertical jigging over brush and ledges and there are some real nice fish coming off this technique, look for this bite to slow over the next few weeks and the long line bite to really heat up!…

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…

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…

Water temp is 89 degrees. The largemouth bass are stuck to the shaded docks trying to escape the brutal heat of dog days. You can still catch them early mornings on spinner baits and shakey head pumpkin seed trick worms. Around 10 am it seems as if the fish shut down. The same thing is…

The last few weeks the crappie fishing over brush piles with live bait and vertical jigging with jigs has been fantastic averaging 50-69+ fish each half day trip for the most part! A lot of big fish has come into the boat on both the live bait and jigs! September is shaping up to be…

Currently, the crappie fishing is on fire!! We are averaging 50-60+ fish each trip fishing 6am-10am and off the water before the heat sets in, Vertical fishing over brush and ledges has been the ticket using live bait as well as artificial! August is a great month as there isn’t as much boating activity due…

Lake Oconee hybrid fishing has been nothing shy of great! The morning bite has been awesome, live shad downlined close to the bottom has been the ticket! We have been running through over 130 baits in just a few hrs averaging 25-30+ hybrids a morning! The lake Oconee Stripper bite will continue through the month…

The lake Oconee crappie fishing has been awesome! Boating great numbers of good fish averaging 40-60+ fish each morning! They are finally over the brush piles and on ledges and are stacked! We are downlining live minnows as well as vertical jigging with small jigs to catch these fish! This bite will continue for the…

Lake Oconee Fishing is starting to heat up and the bass are starting to move up!! Warm is in the mid to high 50s and stain to absolutely muddy in some areas! Bass are relating to docks and rocks in 8-12 ft of water. A jig and crankbait have been go to lures although what…

Lake Oconee fishing is fair at the moment. Water temps in the 91-93 range and the lake is fairly clear. The dock bite is the hot bite for Lake Oconee Fishing right now. 3/16 oz shakey heads with zoom magnum shakey head worm in green pumpkin or junebug have had the best results. A Shooter…

Lake Oconee is warming back up in water temp!!!! Mid 80’s in the Wednesday night tourney last night but still took 16lbs to win!!! Dock flipping bite was good for all 4 places. Let’s get you out on the lake! Lake Oconee fishing guides is ready to get you a great catch!

Hey guys!!! John Duvall lake Oconee fishing guide fresh back from the FLW all American at Cross lake in Louisiana!!! To say it was hot there is an understatement. The fishing was great and the FLW crew put on a fantastic tournament! The water temp ranged from 90-95 degrees. We caught our fish flipping boat…

Stained upriver above i30 and gradually clearing towards the dam. 3-5ft visibility in the Richland creek arm. Largemouth bite is stingy currently as they are recouping from the spawn. Bass are being caught off of bream beds with pop-r and hollow body frogs early in the morning and occasionally throughout the day. The dock flipping…