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Guide Wendell Wilson has been catching plenty of Lake Russell spotted bass lately, and some pretty nice fish.

Spotted bass bite has been great on Lake Russell

A hot spotted bass bite has brought the fall fishing season home to Lake Russell in a big way, with lots of spots busting multiple lures at various depths. […]

Although August heat and recreational boat traffic may make summer fishing more than you bargained for, the cool waters at the upper end of Lake Russell offer perpetual spring time conditions through the dog days of summer.

Lake Russell striper fishermen should move up to Hartwell tailrace

Phillip Gentry

The tailrace behind the Lake Hartwell Dam offers cold water siphoned from the depths of the lake, and for striper fishermen on Lake Russell, it’s a great place to catch fish during the summer, especially the dog days. […]

Ronnie McKee is catching plenty of Lake Russell crappie long-line trolling in major creeks.

Lake Russell crappie ready to spawn, hitting trolled jigs

Phillip Gentry

Lake Russell is known for its natural setting of standing timber and underwater cover, and right now, that cover is the prime spawning grounds for crappie; Piedmont resident Ronnie McKee said crappie fishing is wide open. […]

Lake Russell's striped bass fishery doesn't promise a lot of fish, but it tilts toward bragging-sized specimens like this one guide Wendell Wilson caught on a February trip.

A 3-for-1 winter special! Lake Russell’s depths will give up plenty of species to winter fishermen

Terry Madewell

February gives fishermen the opportunity for a 3-for-1 special on Lake Richard B. Russell. […]

Catching a big stringer of spotted bass is all in a day’s work for guide Wendell Wilson in the fall at Lake Russell.

Spotted bass become aggressive in late fall and turn Lake Russell into an angler’s heaven.

Phillip Gentry

In the elite world of bass fishing, where sparkling, tricked-out bass boats and NASCAR-jerseyed athletes reign supreme, the largemouth bass is king of the castle. […]

Guide Wendell Wilson said water levels at Lake Russell have finally settled down, and the bite for spotted bass, striped bass and especially crappie, has turned on.

Brush pile bite for crappie on Lake Russell is going great guns

Phillip Gentry

According to guide Wendell Wilson, the fishing on Lake Russell the past couple of weeks has been and continues to be as good as he’s seen all summer. […]

Lake Russell is considered South Carolina’s No. 1 lake for trophy striped bass, no doubt because of fish like this one.

Big fish fever – Fall brings out the best in Lake Russell’s trophy striped bass

Scott Keepfer

About 13 years ago, Rich King caught his first striped bass. […]

Plenty of standing timber was left when Lake Russell was impounded in the mid-1980s.

Lake Richard B. Russell Lake particulars

Terry Madewell

Lake Russell was created by construction of the Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River, bordering Abbeville and Anderson counties in South Carolina. […]

Luke Wilson with a big crappie taken on a slip float rig during July.

Russell Roulette – Stick to deep water, and Lake Richard Russell will usually produce a great, mixed-bag summertime catch

Terry Madewell

Summertime lock several species of fish into predictable patterns, and that can be a very good thing for fishermen if they adapt their efforts. […]

Jason Cunningham landed this 39-pound striped bass on Lake Russell this past week, fishing with Mark Crawford of Sasser’s Guide Service.

Stripers ‘coming out to play’ from tops of Lake Russell’s submerged trees

Phillip Gentry

During the first 10 days of January, colder winter weather moving across South Carolina has reminded both anglers and their quarry that winter is here. […]