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Lake Oconee
Lake Oconee is an excellent fishing lake located in central Georgia on the Oconee River near Greensboro, the real Buckhead and Eatonton. Oconee is known for very good bass fishing, great crappie fishing for huge slabs, and very good fishing for linesides and catfish. The lake was created in 1979 when Georgia Power completed the construction of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River. Lake Oconee runs through Georgia's Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties and is separated from its sister lake, Sinclair, by Wallace Dam. Lake Oconee is home to a number of golf communities, including Reynolds Plantation, Cuscawilla, and Harbor Club.
Lake Oconee Resources
Oconee: Level: 0.3 below 435. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: With all the rain, the lake is stained everywhere except Richland Creek in some areas. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp with Elite Guide Service reports, “Expect the largemouth to be getting shallow. They should be pulling up on seawalls and shallow blowdowns looking to spawn. A 1/2-oz. spinnerbait has been getting a lot of bites. As the day goes on, a 1/4-oz. Ned rig with a Senko has been producing numbers. This is one of the more fun months to catch big largemouth. One spot to try is just north of Lake Club Marina. Lots of fish have been coming off the seawalls in that area. Also look in the undeveloped areas of Richland Creek to find bed fish. The point right outside of the Armor Bridge boat ramp has lots of blowdowns and is holding some fish right now, as well.…
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Start your new year right pitching jigs around docks to catch some quality largemouth on Lake Oconee. The 14-inch limit at Oconee means there are many 2-lb. bass to give you a good fight in the cold water, and there are many bigger bass, too. Lake Oconee’s 19,900 acres formed by the Apalachee and Oconee…
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) and Glasslined Technologies, Inc. hosted 14 Purple Heart recipients during its inaugural Wounded Veterans ‘Cast and Blast’ event at the beautiful Lake Oconee from Sept. 18-20. This inaugural event provided veterans—including their family members or guests, an all-expenses-paid retreat—allowing them to rest, relax and experience Lake Oconee,…
Head to Lake Oconee this month if you are tired of dredging the depths for summertime bass. There is always a good shallow bite at Oconee, especially for quality bass. Target grassbeds, seawalls and rocks to catch them. However, if you like probing the depths, you can catch Oconee bass that way, too. Lake Oconee…
Ellaville native Justin Barnes emerged as the winner at the Lake Eufaula ABA-AFT Top 150 tournament after a remarkable turnaround on the second day, June 3. Competing against 117 other anglers, Barnes secured first place with a total weight of 38.16 pounds, earning a prize of $16,400. On the first day of the tournament, Barnes…
Koob Moua, from Monroe, didn’t set out to establish a new Lake Oconee record for blue catfish. In fact, Koob seldom even fishes for catfish, but he might from now on. On March 22, Koob joined his brother Jacob Moua and their friend Justin Pledger in a 16-foot aluminum Bass Tracker boat. Using light tackle,…
Lake Oconee Record Fish
Largemouth Bass | 12-lbs., 14-ozs. | Bill Brantley | 05/14/12 |
Hybrid Bass | 14-lbs., 4-ozs. | Jan Allen Ward | 04/03/91 |
Striped Bass | 29-lbs., 14.9-ozs. | Fred Worthy | 05/10/96 |
Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 12-ozs. | Edward Rhodes | 02/10/97 |
Channel Catfish | 34-lbs., 8-ozs. | Jonathan Clifton | 05/31/98 |
Blue Catfish | 70-lbs., 2-ozs. | Koob Moua | 03/22/23 |
Flathead Catfish | 62-lbs., 10.4-ozs. | Rob Allgood | 03/11/23 |
White Bass | 3-lbs., 6-ozs. | Tony Couch | 04/02/93 |
Longnose Gar | 20-lbs., 13-ozs. | Dustin Turk | 10/05/19 |
Chain Pickerel | 1-lb., 2-ozs. | Terry Brice | 03/05/17 |
Spotted Bass | 5-lbs., 3.2-ozs. | Austin Skinner | 03/19/22 |
Shellcracker | 1-lb., 14.56-ozs. | Randy Smith | 04/23/22 |
Yellow Perch | 11-ozs. | John Moore | 02/16/23 |