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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level: 0.4 over 475. Temp: 58-64 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear on the main lake and stained in creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is on fire, and you can catch them on a variety of baits all over the lake right now. We have been catching a lot of prespawn…
Aaron Jenkins calls Canton, N.C. home now, but his heart will forever be in east Georgia. He makes the three-hour trip home to crappie fish with his dad, Keith, whenever he can. As far as Aaron is concerned, there’s only one Georgia lake in which to fish for crappie. The 31-year-old grew up fishing on…
Russell: Level: 1.8 below 475. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake and stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Most of the fish are in main-lake pockets and ditches toward the mouth of the creeks feeding up on baitfish. With the warmer days, the fish should move shallow in…
Russell: Level: 0.2 below 475. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: The main lake is stained, and the creeks are muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been decent considering the severe cold and flooding. Most of the bass are set up in their winter pattern around baitfish in 25 to 35 feet of…
Russell: Level: 0.8 below 475. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Most of the fish we have been catching are 20 to 35 feet deep around rocks and timber. The baitfish are starting to bunch up pretty good with the cooler water temps, and the spotted bass are biting. We…
Russell: Level: Full at 475. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing was good the last couple of weeks, and we have been catching more than 30 fish a day. Most of the fish are grouped up with big schools of bait in some of the bigger coves,…
Russell: Level: 1.2 feet below 475. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been slow recently because the lake is turning over bad right now, and the water is a couple of feet lower than normal. During the turnover, some areas of the lake will fish better…
Russell: Level: Fluctuates between full and 2 feet below full. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Off due to turnover. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been slower this month due to the lake beginning to turnover. Some areas of the lake are starting to get that brown tint and some are still…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been a little tougher the last few weeks as the water temperature is the hottest it has been all year. We have still been catching some decent spotted bass when there is some current from generation,…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has two youth dove hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16 and 23 at the Richard B. Russell Project Office. For both hunts, a parent or guardian must accompany youth participants, ages 9-16, and will be permitted to hunt along with the youth hunter. Hunters will be selected…
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