United StatesRichard B. Russell Lake
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Location:
Elberton, GA
United States
United StatesCoordinates:
34.1061, -82.6865
Distance:
26,500 Acres
Description:
Richard B. Russell State Park: Located on a 26,500-acre lake, Richard B. Russell State Park offers some of the state's finest fishing and boating. The park's campground and fully equipped cottages are located on or near the water's edge for a relaxing getaway. A nature trail follows the shoreline to one of the oldest steel pin bridges in the area, loops through the adjoining woods and returns to the beach. The park's 18-hole championship golf course, Arrowhead Pointe, was named 2nd Best New Affordable Public Course in America by Golf Digest in 2005. The course features a LEED Certified clubhouse, golf pro, and junior/senior citizen discounts. Several Indian sites were excavated near the park in 1980 before the lake was filled, indicating that Paleo-Indians lived in the area more than 10,000 years ago. This area is now called Rucker's Bottom and lies deep within the waters of Lake Richard B. Russell. All park facilities are designed for wheelchair accessibility, including the swimming beach.
Park Hours: 7AM-10PM
Office Hours: 8AM-5PM
Located 8 miles northeast of Elberton off Ga. Hwy. 77 on Ruckersville Road.
Facilities:
2,508 Acres
28 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites ($25) - cable TV hookups
17 Cottages ($110-$120)
Cottages #1 and #2 are dog friendly cottages
3 Picnic Shelters ($30)
Group Shelter (seats 175, $200)
Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course (18-Holes) ($41-$46 with cart)
Lake and Swimming Beach
Rowing Area
Activities:
Golf
Disc Golf
Fishing and Boating
Waterskiing and Rowing
Canoe and Pedal Boat Rental
Beach Volleyball
Swimming
Hiking and Bicycling - 6 miles of trails
Two marinas with gas docks, pump-out station, boat slips, restaurant and boat storage
Cover/Structure:
Oak, hickory, sweetgum, flowering dogwood, and black gum.Dense stands of redcedar. Numerous small, protected coves.
Spot Access:
Boat Ramp, Parking (car/truck), Parking (boat/trailer), Picnic Area, Power Boats Allowed, Swimming Area, Pier, Disabled access, State campground, Shore fishing access, State picnic area, Playground, Camping, Restrooms, Beach, Fly Fishing, Wading
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New Fishing Report
Fishing Reports
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 05.23.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. Points and the larger secondary points are getting pounded. With the temperatures warming fast use the plastics to catch bass. Key areas to look for are those points that contain the most wood. The larger bass are relating to the lay downs and submerged stumps for most of the day. The wind has been active at some time during the day, mostly afternoons and this gets the bass shallow where t...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 05.17.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 68 DEGREES
Bass fishing is excellent. First thing in the morning bass are on shallow clay banks and any rip rap or rocks all over the lake feeding on the shad that are spawning. A small buzz bait, a small spinner bait or a ¼ ounce Rat L Trap will work all day. If there is any wind, work the wind blown banks with a small crank bait, like a ¼ ounce Rat T Trap in the chrome and black or a number 5 Shad Rap in s...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 05.10.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 68 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good. Blue bird skies brought on warmer temperatures and there is a good bite during the afternoon heat. Good quality bass are still coming out of Beaver Dam Creek and up the Savannah River. The top water bite is good early in the morning. Use a Skitter Walk and Chug Bugs in the shallow water. Use the plastics early concentrating on lay down trees and stumps. Be careful not to&nbs...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 05.02.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 67 DEGREES
Bass fishing is very good and the spotted bass are roaming around the rocks and filling up on shad. Largemouth are relating more to wood cover or rock and wood combinations. The rip rap rock around the bridges is still producing good fish this week and anglers are using everything from 1/4 ounce spinner baits to Shad Raps along these rocks to catch both the spots and largemouth. Medium size rocky banks and poin...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.25.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 67 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the males are everywhere, just use a green trick worm all day. The fish are still moving now and are slowly committing themselves to find a good spawning area. Many of the bass are still staging up, but you can still catch bass on the shallow, flat shelves and around the spawning areas. Shad and Olive Green X-Raps are great colors to be using this week. Spotted bass are still roaming al...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.19.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 61 DEGREES
Bass fishing is great. Husky Jerks are still hard to beat along the edges of any wood. The buck bass along with some females that haven't gone to the beds are hanging out here. Crank baits like the Shad Raps and the DT6 in baby bass and shad along with spinnerbaits will work all during the spring. Look for the bass to be on the secondary points and back to the shallow water for...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.12.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 61 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good. The top water baits are now starting to work along with spinnerbaits and cranks. My baits of choice this week include the Skitter Walk, Glass Shad Rap and a jig. The bass are from the secondary points and back and are holding to or near wood. The bucks are busy fanning the beds and the females are close by. The warm weather is working on the shallow water and tempe...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.05.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 58 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good. The spinnerbaits and the crank baits are starting to work. Use the Rapala Glass Shad Rap and a jig. The bass are from the secondary points and back and are holding to or near wood. The bucks will be up soon fanning the beds. Points with rock and wood are still holding bass and remember not all the bass will spawn at the same time. Throwing the Chatter baits and the Alab...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.29.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and this week’s full moon has a lot of small bass shallow. The upper reaches of the Savannah River are getting most of the bass angers this week. The creeks and coves that have the heavy submerged stumps are getting a lot of fishing pressure. Spinnerbaits and plastics are flooding these areas. Flukes and Rapala X Raps and Rapala #5 Shad Raps are working. For the bass that are still hol...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.21.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good, but the fishing slowed down from mid week. Another cold front will hit the area with lows dropping into the 20's. Bedding bass will be the focus this week with the full moon on the 27th of March. The majority of the bass have not locked on tight to the beds. Many shallow water bass can be found and the shallow running Shad Raps along with the DT4's and McSticks. Fish the shall...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.14.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.4 FEET, CLEAR & 52 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. The bass are out of the main lake up and half way into the creeks and rivers. Slow rolling a 1/2 ounce spinner bait is working on a few bass, but the better bite is coming off the Ito Vision 110 jerks baits, Glass Shad Raps and DT Baits. Expect to find anglers scattered all over the lake concentrating their efforts on structure, main lake points and secondary points. The...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.08.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 52 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. The bass are moving out of the main lake up into the creeks and rivers. Slow rolling a 1/2 ounce Strike King spinner bait is working on a few bass, but the better bite is coming off the Husky Jerks, Glass Shad Raps and DT Baits. Expect to find anglers scattered all over the lake concentrating their efforts on structure, main lake points and sec...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.21.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 52 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair but the morning bite is slow. The lake is stained and more rain is on the way and the creeks will see some heavy rain this week. The water temperature is averaging about 51 degrees out in the middle of the lake, but warmer water can be found back in the coves and around the grassy spawning areas. It is a few days early to expect the pre spawn bass to start to move up. Start on the secondary...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.15.13
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 52 DEGREES
Bass fishing is barely fair as the water temperatures continue to fall and cold fronts move through one after the other. Finding the best time to go fishing is hard, but do check those feeding tables before heading out. The spotted bass are still biting Zoom finesse worms and Rapala DT10 and DT14 off the wind blown rocky points and up in the Savannah River. Stay with the wind when fishing for the best results. Also try...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 01.24.13
January 24, 2013
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.2 FEET CLEAR & 54 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair but changes will happen all week. With the bright sunny days, the bass got a little sluggish but good keepers were still being caught. Crank baits in the winter are still catching fish but have the Carolina rigs ready also. The bigger bass will react to the slow moving bait Bandit or the Rapalas in the DT10 or DT6 in shad and silver. The water staying good and clean for...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 01.11.13
January 11, 2013
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.1 FEET CLEAR & 54 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and there are largemouth and spotted bass biting. Most of the bass are coming out of shallow water later in the day and are being caught early on flukes and Senko’s. The crank baits are working on rocky points on the main lake. Shad and green tiger are good colors Make long casts with these baits to the points and crank them slow. Use a slow retrieve and stop the b...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 01.04.13
January 4, 2013
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.1 FEET CLEAR & 54 DEGREES
Bass fishing is slow and the cold weather and winds moved the bass out into deeper water. On the warmer sunny days, these bass will move up in search for food but not real shallow. The rip rap is a good place to find these fish after the sun comes up and the heat gets on the rocks. The slight change in temperature, one to three degrees can get the bait fish active. If the water is stained, try throwing...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 12.28.12
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 4.1 FEET CLEAR & 56 DEGREES
Bass fishing is slow and there are only a few anglers on the lake. The drop shot and Carolina rig seem to be the lure of choice right now, but we have been catching some on the jigging spoon early in the morning. The bait fish are really stacked now into the creeks, pockets and major ditches, so keep watch the Lowrance sonar and find the bait schools half way back in the creeks. The bait and bass are anywhere from 20 to 40...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 12.21.12
December 21, 2012
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 4.1 FEET CLEAR & 56 DEGREES
Bass fishing is slow. The majority of the bass caught are holding tight to some form of wood cover. A few good fish can be caught in brush piles in around seven feet of water and deeper. Try tying on a three of four inch finesse or pencil style worms in red shad color for any stained or off color water and the pearl for the really clear water. Rig it on twelve or fourteen pound test line and a 1/4 oun...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 12.14.12
December 14, 2012
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 4.1 FEET CLEAR & 59 DEGREES
Bass is fishing. This is a good lake to fish during the winter months. The spotted bass seem to rule the water and can easily be found. Spots love to hang around rock and finding an ample supply of rock on this lake is not a problem. Everything from spinner baits to six inch finesse worms will usually work. Try down the lake near the dam or up the Savannah River near the state park. A slow moving DT10 or a #5 jo...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 12.07.12
December 7, 2012
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET CLEAR & 59 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the spotted bass are very active. Spots will be on the rocky points and finding an ample supply of rock on this lake is not a problem. Everything from spinner baits to six inch finesse worms will usually work. A slow moving Rapala DT10 or a #5 jointed Shad Rap are great picks for the wintertime baits. The key will be to keep moving and fish as much rock as possible all day and...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 11.08.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.6 FEET, CLEAR & 65 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. This is a good week to be on the main lake structure and use the crank bait and the Carolina rig. There are some anglers already vertical jigging with a shaky head, spoon or a drop s...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 10.13.11
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 8.40 FEET, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the water is cooling down moving the bait schools shallow. Stay down lake where the waters are a little warmer in the backs of the creeks. Use small finesse worms or a trick worm as well as the jigs and the dark greens are best. Keep a pearl Super Fluke ready all day for any schooling action. The bass will move shallow on a warmer afternoon and small crank baits on poi...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 10.07.11
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.6 FEET, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good as the water temperature dip. Many anglers are using those Carolina Rigs along rocky banks and points to bag a limit of two pounders daily. Numerous larger Bass and suspended Bass can be found out in deeper water ranging from ten to twenty feet deep. DT16's DT14's and Minnow Raps along with Rattlin' Raps are all excellent baits to use while fishing the ledges and main lake points...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 09.28.11
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.4 FEET, CLEAR & 77 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and now is a good time to start using the early fall baits. Start the mornings off with a white buzz bait up the rivers on long run out points. Try to locate the widest and biggest one you can find. Make long casts to the shallow water and work the bait all the way back looking for any bass that might follow it. Be sure to work the points using all angl...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 09.21.11
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.7 FEET, CLEAR & 77 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and now is a good time to start using the early fall baits. Start the mornings off with a white buzz bait up the rivers on long run out points. Try to locate the widest and biggest one you can find. Make long casts to the shallow water and work the bait all the way back looking for any bass that might follow it. Be sure to work the points using all angl...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 08.26.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.9 FEET, CLEAR & 87 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair early and late on Zooms Creepy Crawlers in motor oil on the up lake river points. A few top fish will hit a gold black back Bang A Lure early and late. Try the Zoom Trick worm in centerline yellow. The down lake fish are b...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.25.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
April 22, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 71 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good. Almost all the banks and any point or wood has bass close by. Now is the time to pitch and flip any wood on the banks. If you like spinner baits, get the Redemption 3/8 ounce bait by Lucky Craft and throw it all da...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.12.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
April 8, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 62 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good off the rivers with buzz baits and Manns Shallow Minus One bright crank baits. Keep a trick worm and a Super Fluke ready fo...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 04.05.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
April 1, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 60 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the fish are heading to the sand pockets lake wide. On the main part of the lake around the islands...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.29.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
March 25, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 60 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and there are lots of bass moving to the shallows with the warm weather. Shad seem to be headed for the creeks, so it's a...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.22.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
March 18, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 56 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the fish are on the main lake and creeks primary and secondary points. The female bass will start feeding at this water temperature in preparation for spawn. The male bass may be up shallow...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.16.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
March 11, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 57 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the upper portions of the lake are real dirty due to all the rain. Anglers are trying to avoid these areas at all cost. With the water temps. on the rise, the spinnerbait and liple...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.08.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.6 FEET, CLEAR, 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the water is trying to warm up. The key this week and trough the month is find bait schools. Almost all the lakes pockets and deep coves are shallow and the water will b...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 03.01.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET, CLEAR, 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the fish are moving to the shallows lake wide. Look on the main lake points and creek ledges at 10 feet. Use the gourd green worm on a Texas rig in the tight bank cover....
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.23.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET, CLEAR, 49 DEGREES
Bass fishing is picking up and the lake is still down. The water temperatures will vary depending on where in the lake you are. Up in the rivers expect to find colder water. But be aware, it is still February...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.15.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
February 11, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.2 FEET, CLEAR, 46 DEGREES
Bass are slow and deep in the major creeks and schools of bait fish are still very deep. Use small or medium spoons and jigs on the points closest...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.07.11
The Southern Fishing Report
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.havefunfishing.com
February 4, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.8 FEET, CLEAR, 46 DEGREES
Bass fishing is slow. With the water temperature still in the 46 to 48 degree range, the largemouth will be holding tight and deep this week. The spotted bass however, are moving in an...
Richard B. Russell Lake Fishing Report 02.03.11
Bass fishing is slow but expect it to improve over the weekend and into next week when and if the weather warm the shallows. Spots will be the key targets as they can handle the sold weather and deep water that the largemouth. The Bandit 300 or the Rapala DT6 will be a good baits on any wind blown points but make long casts and reel the baits back slowly. Also, try slow cranking the DT16 along the channel ledges and areas near the south end of the lake where you find small patches of stumps in...
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