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The Crappie are beginning to bed on Lake Seminole!I had a FANTASTIC day recently with Charlie and CJ Strickland from Mariana Florida. The BIG Crappie were biting I had a great time watching CJ fight them big Crappie to the Boat! Capt. Paul Tyre The

The first half of October has been AWSOME! The Bass fishing has been great and the Crappie fishing is turning on also! I had a Fantastic time with the Rannick’s from Canton Georgia. Josh Jake and their dad Justin they caught Bass and some BIG.

The cooler Fall weather has dropped the water to the upper 70’s. The Bass are beginning to feed up on Lake Seminole! I recently had a FANTASTIC time with Tim Biggs from Cincinnati Ohio! The Bass fishing should get even better as the water temp

The Bass and Crappie fishing have been very good through November. As we move into December it will get even better! I had a GREAT day with Mike Clemmons we caught Bass and Crappie the water temperature is in the low 60’s. Captain Paul Tyre Th

Bring on the big fish! It’s about to get very good out on Smith Mountain Lake as we turn from late summer into early fall for the region. Fish are starting to move around a lot more the bait is moving shallower and the cold nights are driving

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The first week of November has been very good! The water temperature has dropped to the mid 60’s and the Bass and Crappie are feeding up for the winter. I had a fantastic time with Will Decker from San Diego California! Capt Paul Tyre The post

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 The post Lake Oconee Fishing Repo

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 The post Lake Oconee Fis

Who’s ready for fall??? The cooler weather is here early this year with nightly lows in the lower 60’s for the first week of September. The fish are moving every day and getting active. We had a somewhat hot summer but nothing compared t

Well the conditions have flipped yet again! Warm February weather and a fair amount of rain has prompted some fish to start moving back up the lake and into the feeder creeks.  With water temps climbing into the upper 40’s-low 50’s m

The water is starting to clear with the lake level near normal pool and the water temperature has been hovering in the low to mid 50's. The bass fishing has been very good with many caught on Alabama rigs using jerk baits (Rogue) and crankbaits (

I had the opportunity to take 3 year old Aspyn and his Grandad Mr. Doug Vann what a removable experience fishing with Aspyn! He caught his first Crappie and Hybrid! The Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been very good and also the Crappie give me a

This year could be a really special October. We are having some strong Arctic high pressure systems coming south that are bringing low temperatures into the 40’s at night which is pretty early for this time of year. This will have the fish on

This June has been an interesting one for me with guiding. The weather this spring was very up and down with a few times of 8-10 degree swings. Our spawn started early then stopped then came back and stopped again. We hit 80 degree water in May and

Wow did that weather take a turn from October to November. We were on a path to have another great fall bite with some super cold nights in October that sent the water temp into a free fall but that all changed when 60-70’s decided to show up

Chilly mornings lots of fog and cooling water temps are going to get things moving this September. Each year is different with how the weather will advance the move to the shallows but this year is getting a kick start with lows in the 50’s ri