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…