The best fall fishing at Lake Russell is at the very upper and lower ends. (Terry Madewell photo)
October 12, 2020
By Terry Madewell
Battling a trophy striped bass is a goal of many fishermen, and that’s a very realistic possibility at Richard B. Russell Lake, a 26,650-acre Savannah River impoundment on the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Dan Rankin, fisheries biologist for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) says Lake Russell’s striper fishery offers anglers the opportunity to catch 30- to 40-pound linesiders. “This fishery developed on its own for years, likely originally fed from striper influx from upstream Lake Hartwell and downstream Clarks Hill Lake via pumpback,” Rankin says. “Now, a low-density stocking program, closely coordinated with Georgia fishery...