October 26
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.35 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are back up to 67-69 degrees.
October 21
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.16 (full pool is 475.00) and water conditions are better as the turnover seems to be about done. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 68 degrees.
October 13
Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.16 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is still turning over. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 72 degrees.
October 6
Lake Russell water levels are down to 473.43 (full pool is 475.00) and, even though they haven’t even gotten a sprinkle of rain, the water is still pretty brown from the turnover. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 72 degrees.
September 29
Lake Russell water levels are at 473.77 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is dingy from the turnover. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped all the way to about 74 degrees.
The striped bass on Lake Russell continue to outfish their green friends, even though Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
September 15
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.34 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is typically clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 79 degrees.
The bass on Lake Russell are still doing a lot of roaming, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
September 8
Lake Russell water levels are around full pool (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 80s on the main lake.
The bass still aren’t biting too well on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
August 31
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.49 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 degrees on the main lake.
It seems like the bass have just started to make an early fall move on Lake Russell, and yesterday Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
August 18
Lake Russell water levels are around 473.96 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 degrees over most of the lake.
While the water temperatures are in the 80s over most of the lake, Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports
August 4
Lake Russell water levels are around 474.5 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is still clear on the main channel. Morning surface water temperatures are about 85 or 86 degrees.
The bite is fairly stable on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
July 22
Lake Russell water levels are around 474.4 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is still pretty clear on the main channel. Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 or 85 degrees.
The fish are starting to group up more on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
July 14
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.53 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is still pretty clear on the main channel. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 84 degrees.
One pattern is still stable with the bass on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
July 1
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.56 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is still relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 84 degrees.
With a mild week the bass still haven’t gone much deeper on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
June 23
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.11 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is very clear with no recent rain. Morning surface water temperatures range from 85-87 degrees, rising to about 90 in the afternoon.
Fish are getting into a true “mixed-bag” summer pattern on Russell, and Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports
June 17
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.24 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from 85-87 degrees, rising to about 90 in the afternoon.
While he would have expected super warm water temperatures to have pushed the fish very deep, Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
June 9
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.90 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees.
The bass on Lake Russell have now transitioned into early summer patterns, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 25
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.93 (full pool is 475.00) and even after a bunch of rain this week the main lake and fronts of creeks are still clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 75-78 degrees.
The bass fishing on Lake Russell is getting a little tougher, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 18
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.63 (full pool is 475.00) and with almost no rain in the past three weeks the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 77-79 degrees.
The bass fishing on Lake Russell is still in a late spring pattern, but Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 12
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.95 (full pool is 475.00) and with no rain in the past two weeks most of the lake is very clear, with only a slight stain in the very backs.
Morning surface water temperatures range from about 70-72 degrees.
Even though Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 4
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.83 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake has mostly cleared. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74-76 degrees.
It’s been a pretty good herring spawn bite for bass on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
April 21
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.74 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is still pretty clear while you can find stained water in the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are about 62 degrees on the main lake and 65 in the creeks.
The herring spawn has gotten underway on Lake Russell, but Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
April 8
Lake Russell water levels are up to 475.36 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is still pretty clear while the creeks are muddy in the backs after almost two and a half inches of rain Tuesday. Morning surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees on the main lake and 62 in the creeks.
The crappie fishing has turned back on again, and Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports
April 1
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.41 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is pretty clear while the creeks are dirty in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees on the main lake and 61 in the creeks.
The consensus among Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) and Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) is that the crappie fishing
March 25
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.59 (full pool is 475.00) and the main lake is pretty clear while the creeks are a little muddy in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures are about 57-58 degrees on the main lake to 60 in the creeks.
The bass fishing has been extremely good this week on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports