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Fishing Reports

Lake Russell Fishing Reports – March 2021

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake and stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been good the last few weeks and should continue to get better with warmer weather. Most of the bass are being caught on main-lake points and pockets or…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – February 2021

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is still good and should continue to get better with the longer days and warmer temperatures. The last couple of weeks we have been catching fish on spoons, drop shots and jigs on points and ditches in…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – January 2021

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water finally cooled off, and the fishing is heating up. The baitfish are starting to bunch up better, and the bass are feeding up heavy right now. We have been catching a lot of spotted bass, and every now…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – December 2020

Russell: Level: 0.3 feet low. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Stain in much of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Not much has changed from last month. The water is the warmest I have ever seen for late November, so the bass are scattered both shallow and deep. We are still catching a lot…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – November 2020

Russell: Level: Full. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, but it’s stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been slow but is getting better each day. As we move into November, baitfish will be the key to finding and catching the bass. I use my Lowrance…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – October 2020

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70s. Clarity: The main lake is cloudy and stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been slow the last few weeks with the lake turning over. With the unusually cool temperatures and large amount of rain, the fishing should get better faster, especially…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – September 2020

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and it’s stained in creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been slow the last few weeks. We had a good bit of rain and some unusually cool weather that dropped the water temp, and the bass have been…

Lake Russell Fishing Reports – July 2020

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has still been slow for the most part with a few big bass being caught late in the evenings. Typically this time of year the bass are bunched up in schools of bait, but they seem to…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – June 2020

Russell: Level: Full. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Well this has been an unusual spring, and the fishing is changing daily with the weather. The bass are still spread out, so you can catch them shallow in the creeks and on the main lake or in transition areas like…

Lake Russell Fishing Report – May 2020

Russell: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and it’s stained in the creeks and rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing on Russell has been on fire the last couple of weeks, and this should continue through May. There have been several largemouth caught the last…

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