| A whole lot of advice can be said about fishing for | | | | of the largemouth, that is going to be virtually |
| bass in a river, but I speed through all of the best | | | | anything smaller than it is! The largemouth will go |
| tips and tricks here in this article. | | | | after smaller fish, crawdads, rodents, lizards, |
| Before taking into consideration anything else, | | | | insects, and just about anything that it can reach. |
| keep in mind that bass do not do very well at all | | | | The largemouth can easily be fished topwater in |
| in very rapid waters and need to have a way to | | | | slower areas of a river, particularly portions that |
| hide in a break from the full blunt of the current. | | | | are sealed off from the current well and have a |
| Very fast rivers are usually not great spots, but | | | | lot of weeded cover, or anywhere along the bank |
| anywhere has potential. Just keep an eye out | | | | where the edge overextends above the water. |
| with the following advice in mind: | | | | The best places are going to be muddy covered |
| A river offers many possibilities for food for the | | | | areas where smaller prey can easily get in to but |
| bass, as well as many possibilities for danger. | | | | really have to struggle to get back out of. In |
| Shallower water can spell disaster in extreme | | | | these areas where the current fights itself, the |
| temperatures for the bass, and there are many | | | | best largemouth technique is to allow a nice |
| predators that feed on bass who also camp out | | | | colorful topwater lure to ride along the top |
| prime river spots. | | | | towards the area, then to jerk and pull fast but in |
| The bass metabolism is a key factor in finding | | | | very small and short spurts as if the lure is trying |
| great fishing on the river, because that | | | | to fight the current to get away from the slower |
| determines how hard the bass is willing to work | | | | area. The largemouth cannot resist such a sight. |
| to stay fed and to stay out of trouble. | | | | Nor can the smallmouth, but the smallmouth likes |
| Usually, the best bet is to do some good, | | | | to be much nearer to stronger current and solid |
| old-fashioned reconnaissance work of the area | | | | objects, so the best bet for them is to look for |
| beforehand while the water is clear and low. This | | | | any large object that really cuts the flow and |
| will help the savvy fisher spot attractive locations | | | | gets the oxygen back into the water. This |
| that are normally hidden or the object's image | | | | tendency also has a little to do with the |
| obscured. | | | | smallmouth's preference of deeper and colder |
| What we are looking for are deeper spots that | | | | water, because cool water generally absorbs |
| are out of the way, particularly rocky areas that | | | | more oxygen than warmer water and the |
| cut the flow of the river, weeds, stumps, tree | | | | smallmouth has a high metabolism, which means it |
| trunks, and generally anything that looks like | | | | needs to have a higher level of oxygen in the |
| smaller fish and prey will seek the area out or be | | | | water. Another important tendency to keep in |
| forced into it during higher waters. | | | | mind of the smallmouth is that it ideally feeds on |
| Now, the next thing to look for is the type of | | | | very small bottom prey, like small crawdads and |
| prey that the bass will be going after. In the case | | | | small mollusks. |