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These ratings are only recommendations. Skill and experience will dictate levels appropriate for each angler.
Hatcher Road/Todd Ford Road crosses Russell Creek two and a half miles northwest of Columbia, KY. To access this ford, head north out of Columbia on HWY-767/Dillon Street for 1.4 miles, turn left onto Bill Whitney Road for 0.4 miles, which will eventually turn into Chris Cole Road/Todd Ford Road for 0.1 miles, then turn left onto CR-1523/Hatcher Road, which will take you to the ford crossing. Parking is limited at the ford depending on water levels and bank availability. This site provides good access for canoes, kayaks, and wade fishing. Bank fishing is limited to the area directly around the ford due to adjacent private property. No amenities exist at this site. Please do not block the ford and respect private property.
Milltown Road bridge access crosses Russell Creek five and a half miles northwest of Columbia, KY. To access this site, head west out of Columbia on KY-61/Greensburg Road for 4.9 miles, then turn left onto KY-768 South for 0.6 miles, and finally turn left to access the road leading down to the river. Limited parking is available. This site provides good access for canoes, kayaks, and wade fishing. Bank fishing is limited to the area directly around the access due to adjacent private property. No amenities exist at this site. Please respect private property.
Russell Creek Road crosses Russell Creek just ten and a half miles northwest of Columbia, KY. To access this gravel/dirt access, head north out of Columbia on KY-61/Greensburg Road for 10 miles, then turn left onto Russell Creek Road for 0.7 miles until you reach the slab crossing. Several gravel pull-offs and a large gravel bar above the slab crossing are available for parking. There are no other amenities available at this site. This site is suitable for small jon boats, canoes, kayaks, and wade fishing. Bank fishing is available on each side of Russell Creek upstream of the Russell Creek Road slab crossing.
This access site is at the mouth of Russell Creek off US-68/KY-70. Anglers must park at the gate and walk into the bank fishing site. Yellow signage marks paths to fish either Green River or Russell Creek. This is not a developed site, and parking is very limited at the gate along the highway. There are no other amenities available at this site. This site is suitable for canoes, kayaks, and bank fishing.
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The following length-frequency graphs are representative of the top species sampled in Russell Creek in 2019.
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