Those with stained water can be a foot or two. Put a bait in front of a river smallmouth and they are probably going to eat it. Target deep riffle-pool sections of the river littered with hard structure – large rocks, boulders, sharp ledges, fallen wood, concrete dams and bridge pillars.
Don’t miss a chance to fish undercut banks, fallen trees, weed beds, deep holes, and eddies.
How to Fish Shallow Rivers for Smallmouth Bass – Go Angling E16. James Holst joins Luke Swanson of Livin’ the Dream Guide Service LLC for some upper Mississippi River smallmouth bass fishing. Eliminate big areas of water immediately, avoiding sandy/silty areas and fast, shallow water.
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July 23, 2019 at 3:37 pm #1869150. Summer stream fishing for smallmouth offers some of the most exciting, consistent fishing of the year. By the time July rolls around, smallies have slipped into summer behavior patterns. I enjoy using bottom contact baits the most so I'm usually fishing a finesse jig/craw or a t-rigged plastic (Menace Grub/Baby Rage Craw/Dinger). Like largemouth bass and other members of the sunfish family, smallmouth bass spawn in late spring and early summer. Gear Guide: Shallow River Smallmouth Bass.
Carter Johnson. Keymaster. River smallmouth often seem to be everywhere, but you’ll draw more strikes and bigger fish by concentrating on certain types of cover during summer and early fall. But as the season progresses, more smallmouth head to the shallows and stay longer. Posts: 601. It could be a single bass nabbing a shiner or a school of three-pounders waiting to do battle. Episode 16 of #GoAngling is Live! This is not an easy task on any body of water especially the shallow river waters of the Upper Potomac and Susquehanna. Rogers. Also be on the watch for fish swirling. The St. Lawrence River, on the other hand, runs extremely clear. When it comes to gear for smallmouth bass in shallow water, James says using simple quarter ounce swim jigs and a few …
Scott Johnson is a guide specializing in catching smallmouth bass on the Upper Potomac River and Susquehanna River. Posts: 1,206 . Most of my river fishing for smallmouth is in 1' - 6' of water, so pretty shallow. Participant. Rocky shoreline structure areas, such as points and shallow reefs in 3 to 8 feet of water, are focal points of much of the activity. What constitutes a shallow spot depends on the fishery. As a guide, Scott has to fish in whatever conditions face him and put his clients on fish.
In this episode of GO Angling, Gander Outdoors teamed up with InDepth Outdoors to bring you James Holst and Luke Swanson fishing for smallmouth bass on some smaller, shallower areas of the Upper Mississippi River. July 23, 2019 at …