Fishing Reports

Russell: Level: 0.2 feet low. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is good for both largemouth and spotted bass. With the warmer weather, the bass are beginning to transition to their summer pattern, so the morning and evening bites are best. We have been catching a lot of spotted bass 10 to…

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for some stain in the major creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been good, and they are biting in all areas of the lake right now. The majority of the fish have spawned and are beginning to filter out to the secondary points and main-lake…

Russell: Level: 0.7 feet low. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been good with several patterns working. It has been taking 20 pounds to win almost every week. If you like to fish deep, you can catch them on jigs, shaky heads and Carolina-rigged lizards in…

Russell: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 50s and dropping. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water is finally clearing up on most the lake, and the temperature is dropping with the cooler weather coming in. The bass are really starting to bunch up with the baitfish and are feeding heavily a couple of…

Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is still pretty good, but the water is stained in a lot of areas, so that is hurting the fishing some. Most of the fish we have been catching are 20 to 30 feet deep around rocks and timber. The baitfish are…

Russell: Level: Full. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with some stain in the creeks and rivers. Bass: Guide Jerry Kotal reports, “The fish are biting really well. We are catching them on a drop shot using a finesse worm around brushpiles 20 to 25 feet deep. We are also catching them on a 1/2-oz. jig. They are also biting…

Russell: Level: 0.4 feet low. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Mid stain to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The lake is turning over in some areas, but the fishing is good in the places with clearer water. You can catch some decent fish early in the morning shallow around rocks and wood on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Later in…

Russell: Level: 0.7 feet low. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jerry Kotal reports, “Fish can be caught on drop shots and shaky heads around brush in 25 to 35 feet of water. You can catch a few fish on topwater early in the morning on a medium-sized Spook. If the water cools off, fish will start schooling more and migrating…

Russell: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 86 to 90 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Guide Jerry Kotal reports, “The bass are biting really well on channel swings in about 40 to 60 feet of water. They’re biting green, brown, watermelon seed or green-pumpkin finesse worms. These patterns should be the same all the way through…