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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.
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Duane Case and his son, Thomas, had a good day in the March 9 Flint River Bass Club tournament on Oconee. Duane had a 6.82-pounder for big fish, and his three fish went 9.20 pounds and placed him third out of nine anglers. Thomas had five at 11.33 for first and that included a 5.17-pounder. The river was muddy, but they found clearer water at the mouths of some small creeks and caught at least 20 bass on blue/chrome crankbaits and shaky heads with junebug finesse worms with chartreuse tails. Rocky points seemed to be the key. The 6-pounder hit a crankbait, and the five came on shaky heads. Most of the fish were frustrating, 13.5-inch throwbacks. Allen Whitten said he ran to Sugar Creek, but it was muddy. His four bass at 9.48 pounds was good for second. There were two more bass over 4 pounds each. One was…
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Winter can be a tough time to fish with cold temperatures, strong winds and rainy conditions rolling around every few days. You must catch the weather “just right,” says Joe Partenza, an expert crappie angler and a seasoned crappie tournament competitor, who just won one of the most prestigious and highest cash award crappie tournaments…
After spending a day on the water with three members of the Lake Oconee Striper Club (LOSC), it was obvious this club is all about serving people. In my own summary, these guys and gals get together to celebrate Lake Oconee striper fishing while helping those in the community and teaching one another to become…
A good friend of mine says it like this: “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” Capt. Kevin Wahl with Wild Side Fishing Guide Service has an approach for fall stripers on Lake Oconee that falls into this category. Known locally as “The Rod Father” for his impressive trolling spread, Kevin is familiar with catching linesides…
Boater Michael Conley, of Bainbridge, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 25-lbs., 10-ozs., to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on Lake Oconee. The tournament, which concluded Sept. 22, was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Conley earned $4,869 for…
A report about a goose with what looked at first like four “legs” being spotted at Lake Oconee’s Wallace Dam certainly raised some eyebrows. When at least three Georgia Power employees saw the oddball goose, and finally got a decent photo, it was time to ask GON about it. After speaking with WRD, this goose…
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 |