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August is one of my favorite times to fish out here. That might seem against the grain since most fishing handbooks tell you summer time fishing is tough but I love solving the puzzle daily. Water temps are now back on track with what they have been

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE WINTER TACKLE I USE It’s about damn time I get another report out! Sorry about that folks. New born life running a few businesses and work like balance pulled me away last month and mos

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE What a strange spring. Talking to a lot of the bass guys around the lake and even some of the striper guides it sounds like this is one of the most off spring bites t

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE It’s an early spring again this year with stained water warming trends and all species of fish on the move. Flowers are blooming and the trees are not far behin

I am posting a little early this week to allow time to prepare for the Customer Appreciation tournament. Remember lines in at 6:30 back at the City Of Buford Ramp by 12 to submit pics. You best four Stripers are allowed and if you have a White Bass

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY WINTER TACKLE I USE Well that cold water lasted all of 10 days LOL. Looks to be setting up that we are getting another warmer spring with rising water temperatures. This is a good and b

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 The post Lake Oconee Striper Fish

Lake level is 1070.58’ (.42feet below full pool) with water temps 84-86 degrees and clear water conditions from the south end up thru the middle of the lake. Historically July striper fishing on Lanier means huge schools of fish in deep water

This afternoon Capt Greg and Shane had Sam Angelo out for stripers. Bait was easiest it has been all year to net and we went to work steadily picking away at stripers on live bunker. Lots of blues showed up but bounced around and caught the stripers

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY WINTER TACKLE I USE I’m starting to feel like a broken record on how bad we need a cold snap but i’ll say it again for this report. The fish are stacked and so ready to eat

  The next big show where I will be doing carp and striper fishing seminars is the Springfield Sportsmen's Show. This big outdoor show will be held at the Big E in Springfield from Friday Feb. 21 to Sunday Feb. 23. This show has everything

Lake level is 1071.33 (.33 feet above full pool) with water temps running from 52-55 degrees depending on where you are on the lake. The water is clear on the main lake going to stained/very stained in backs of major southern creeks and then stained

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY FALL TACKLE I USE DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAITSHOP FOR MY EARLY FALL LURE LIST. It’s an El Niño weather pattern this year and we are already seeing the effects on

The lake level is 1066.58 (4.42 feet below full pool) with water temps around 82-84 and clear water conditions.  Summer fishing has been great and there are still some big schools to be found.  Trolling lead core or using your Cannon downr

On Cape Cod June can be an awesome time for shore and boat anglers alike in both fresh and saltwater. We have LOTS of reports from many different areas and varying species being caught. So let’s get to it! SALTWATER We’ll start with the

April has been a good month for anglers targeting Lanier’s Gamefish!  We will see if we can duplicate that as we enter into the month of May? May is also historically a very good month on Lanier and often offers some very good post spawn

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE LATE WINTER TACKLE I RECOMMEND Well damn I left for most of January and y’all got one of the nastiest cold snaps from the last few years. Water temps dropped to nearly 40 here and IR

The lake level is 1064.42 (6.58 feet below pool) water temps are 49-53 degrees and water clarity is clear on the main lake to a slight stain in the backs of the creeks. This January will be like the last few years with small bait being the key to ca

Lake level is 1071.73 (.73 above full) and water temps are 71-73 degrees and water clarity varies from clear on main lake to stained farther north in the river systems and the backs of the creeks.  The striped bass spawn is winding down and the

June is here and it’s going to be a lot of fish movements. After having a strange weather month for May with two really big cold fronts the heat is finally here. Our fish have been in a long holding pattern of protecting fry chasing shad and b