| Fishing for smallmouth bass can be very | | | | possible. I will mark the very good fishing |
| exciting, especially if you are fishing for | | | | spots with my gps to make sure to come back |
| them in smaller rivers and streams. In my | | | | to them another day and slow down with a jig |
| experience, you can catch some very nice fish | | | | or even some live bait. On my first time out |
| on these types of water and many good fishing | | | | to cover some new water, it's all about the |
| spots receive very little fishing pressure. | | | | crankbaits and I do expect to lose a couple |
| I'm sure there are plenty of popular streams | | | | of them, but it's worth it to catch a few |
| and rivers that receive a ton of fishing | | | | bass. |
| pressure, but I have been lucky enough to be | | | | |
| able to fish some streams and rivers without | | | | In streams and small rivers, the best fishing |
| seeing another person in sight. | | | | spots for me are big bends, behind large |
| | | | rocks and boulders, overhanging trees, dams |
| To find some of these places to fish, you can | | | | and deep pools provide a lot of bigger fish |
| easily search your state's fish and wildlife | | | | for me in the summer. My top lures are |
| websites to find what rivers have smallmouth | | | | lipless crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, |
| bass in them. From here, I like to pull up a | | | | plastic worms as well as live worms, creek |
| Google map to see if there are any of these | | | | chubs and fathead minnows. |
| rivers or streams within a short drive to my | | | | |
| house. I have a few places to fish near my | | | | If you have a dam near you, try to get out |
| house, so I grab the waders, jump in the car | | | | there in the spring and fall. You should |
| and try to find some places to fish. This | | | | find a lot of fish up near the dam. On some |
| type of fishing seems to be more of an | | | | mornings, I will catch 6 to 8 bass within the |
| adventure than fishing in a pond or a lake | | | | first hour in the morning during the spring |
| because you will usually have to walk a long | | | | and fall at the base of the dam. Most of the |
| way on land and in the water just to find | | | | fish I catch on small rivers and streams are |
| some of the best spots. If you like a little | | | | usually smaller than what I catch in the |
| adventure, then this type of fishing is for | | | | nearby lakes, but I usually do get one nice |
| you. | | | | bass in the 2 to 3 pound range each trip to |
| | | | go along with many 12 to 14 inch smallmouth |
| For this type of fishing, I usually bring | | | | bass. |
| only one rod and I like to throw lipless | | | | |
| crankbaits early in the morning. I will | | | | For more information, take a look at our |
| typically fish during the first 2 hours of | | | | smallmouth bass fishing page. |
| daylight and try to cover as much water as | | | | |