LAKE RUSSELL

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FISHING • GEORGIA

Lake Russell


April 27, 2024

Lake Russell is a 26,650-acre man-made lake located in the upper Savannah River basin in Georgia, USA. The lake offers excellent fishing opportunities for species such as bass, crappie, catfish, and bream. Nearby activities include hiking, camping, and boating. Fishing tips include using live bait or soft plastics to target bass and crappie in the spring and fall. The best time to visit Lake Russell is in the spring or fall when temperatures range from 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Summer temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, making fishing less productive during the heat of the day.



Fish Species
Image Alt Black Crappie
Image Alt Blue Catfish
Image Alt Kelp Bass

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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Presbyterian Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass

Windy Bay Fishing Site

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Largemouth Bass

Augerhole Branch

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Ramey Creek Fishing Site

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Santeetlah Lake

Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Rainbow Trout • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye

Muskie Bend Fishing Site

Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Largemouth Bass

Birchfield Branch

Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass • White Perch

Massey Branch Fishing Pier

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Green Sunfish • Largemouth Bass

Hickory Nut Cove Trout Farm

Apache Trout • Brown Trout

Shallow Flats Wildlife Viewing Area

Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass
                                                                                                                       
                                               

Area Boat Ramps

JACK'S CREEK BOAT RAMP
Hiwassee Watershed, Georgia
CANADA ROAD 14091, TUCKASEGEE
Tuckasegee Watershed, North-Carolina
JOE BROWN HIGHWAY 8240, MURPHY
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina
PAYNE STREET MURPHY
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina
WATTS PLACE SOUTH UNION COUNTY
Hiwassee Watershed, Georgia
MUSIC HALL ROAD TOWNS COUNTY
Hiwassee Watershed, Georgia
HANGING DOG CAMPGROUND ROAD 1881, MURPHY
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina
JACKRABBIT BOATING ACCESS
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina
HIWASSEE STREET MURPHY
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina
RAMSEY BEND SOUTH CHEROKEE COUNTY
Hiwassee Watershed, North-Carolina

Rafting & Kayaking

ICHETUCKNEE HEADSPRING TO THE FIRST POWERLINE CROSSING OVER ICHETUCKNEE RIVER
Santa Fe Watershed, Florida
THE LITTLE RIVER SPRINGS AT RIVER MILE 81 TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER AT THE GULF OF MEXICO
Lower Suwannee Watershed, Florida
THE FIRST POWERLINE CROSSING THE ICHETUCKEE RIVER TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SANTA FE RIVER, DOWN THE SANTA FE RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER
Santa Fe Watershed, Florida
TIRCE CREEK BRIDGE (MONKEY CREEK) TO FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY BOUNDARY IN SEC 13
Lower Ochlockonee Watershed, Florida
STATE HIGHWAY 6 TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SUWANNEE RIVER
withlacoochee Watershed, Florida
THE SUWANNEE RIVER SILL AT RIVER MILE 238 TO THE LITTLE RIVER SPRINGS AT RIVER MILE 81
Upper Suwannee Watershed, Georgia
FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY BOUNDAY TO ST. MARKS WILDLIFE REFUGE BOUNDARY
Lower Ochlockonee Watershed, Florida
BRADWELL BAY WILDERNESS (NORTHERN BOUNDARY) TO BRADWELL BAY WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AT TRICE BRIDGE ON FR 329
Lower Ochlockonee Watershed, Florida
THE FIRST POWERLINE CROSSING THE ICHETUCKEE RIVER TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SANTA FE RIVER, DOWN THE SANTA FE RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER
Santa Fe Watershed, Florida
HEADWATERS TO CONCRETE BRIDGE (BURNT BRIDGE) ON FH 13 (WHERE RIVER ENTERS BRADWELL RAY WILDERNESS)
Lower Ochlockonee Watershed, Florida

Parks & Recreation

                                                       

Kimberlin Heights Park

Scottish Pike Park

South Knoxville Optimist Park

Mary Vestal Park

Ijams Nature Center

Whitlow Logan Park

Charter E. Doyle Park

Sequoyah Hills Park

Fort Dickerson Park

High Ground Park

                                                                                                                        
                                               

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