Russell: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained up the lake in the river arms; main lake is lightly stained to mostly clear depending on area and depth.
Bass: Guide Bill Speer reports, “May is a fun time to fish. The weather is warm, and the fishing can be hot. Most of the lake will be in a postspawn mode with maybe a few fish still spawning at the lower end near the dam in the early part of the month. Where are the fish? Right where...
It’s so hot I saw two trees fighting over a dog. When it’s that hot, you have to wonder if it is worth going fishing. The dog days of August are tough, but head to Lake Russell, and you can catch a lot of keeper bass and have a chance at...
On April 3, Eastanollee’s Terry McConnell caught a Lake Russell striper that pulled a set of certified propane scales to 63 1/4 pounds. That translates to 63-lbs., 4-ozs., which would beat the current Georgia state record. However, because the...
